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Controlled acoustic-driven vortex transport in coupled superfluid rings

  • A. Chaika
  • , A. O. Oliinyk
  • , I. V. Yatsuta
  • , M. Edwards
  • , N. P. Proukakis
  • , T. Bland
  • , A. I. Yakimenko

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Abstract

Atomtronic quantum sensors based on trapped superfluids offer a promising platform for high-precision inertial measurements where the dynamics of quantized vortices can serve as sensitive probes of external forces. We analytically investigate the persistent current oscillations between two density-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate rings of equal radius and show that the vortex dynamics is governed by low-energy acoustic excitations circulating through the condensate bulk. The oscillation frequency and damping rate are quantitatively predicted by a simplified hydrodynamic model, in agreement with Bogoliubov-de Gennes analysis and Gross-Pitaevskii simulations. We identify the critical dissipation separating persistent oscillations from overdamped vortex localization. Furthermore, we demonstrate that periodic modulation of the interring barrier at resonant frequencies enables controlled vortex transfer even when the condensates are well separated in density. These results clarify the role of collective hydrodynamic modes in circulation transfer and establish a framework for employing vortex dynamics in atomtronic quantum technologies.
Original languageEnglish
Article number053305
Number of pages13
JournalPhysical Review A
Volume113
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 May 2026

Funding

We acknowledge Y. Borysenko and Y. Bidasyuk for use-ful discussions. A.C. and A.O.O. acknowledge support from the National Research Foundation of Ukraine (Grant No. 2020.02/0032) . A.Y. is supported by PRIN Project "Quan-tum Atomic Mixtures: Droplets, Topological Structures, and Vortices." T.B. is supported by the Knut and Alice Wal-lenberg Foundation (Grant No. KAW 2018.0217) and the Swedish Research Council (Grant No. 2022-03654vr) . M.E. is supported by U.S. National Science Foundation Grant No. PHY-2207476.

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