Stability of spin-orbit coupled fermi gases with population imbalance

M. Iskin*, A. L. SubaşI

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Abstract

We use the self-consistent mean-field theory to analyze the effects of Rashba-type spin-orbit coupling (SOC) on the ground-state phase diagram of population-imbalanced Fermi gases throughout the BCS-Bose-Einstein condensate evolution. We find that the SOC and population imbalance are counteracting, and that this competition tends to stabilize the uniform superfluid phase against the phase separation. However, we also show that the SOC stabilizes (destabilizes) the uniform superfluid phase against the normal phase for low (high) population imbalances. In addition, we find topological quantum phase transitions associated with the appearance of momentum-space regions with zero quasiparticle energies, and study their signatures in the momentum distribution.

Original languageEnglish
Article number050402
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume107
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jul 2011

Funding

FundersFunder number
Seventh Framework Programme268239

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