We study generation and stabilization of vortex rings in atomic Bose-Einstein condensates. We suggest an approach for generating vortex rings by optical tweezers-two blue-detuned optical beams forming a toroidal void in a magnetically or optically confined condensate cloud. We demonstrate that matter-wave vortex rings trapped within the void are energetically and dynamically stable. Our theoretical findings suggest a possibility for the generation, stabilization, and nondestructive manipulation of quantized vortex rings in experimentally feasible trapping configurations.
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Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 7598, Lab Jacques Louis Lions, F-75005 Paris, FranceUniv Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 7598, Lab Jacques Louis Lions, F-75005 Paris, France
Aftalion, Amandine
Blanc, Xavier
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Univ Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 7598, Lab Jacques Louis Lions, F-75005 Paris, FranceUniv Paris 06, CNRS, UMR 7598, Lab Jacques Louis Lions, F-75005 Paris, France