Spin-Orbit Coupled Degenerate Fermi Gases
Pengjun WangState Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People's Republic of ChinaZeng-Qiang YuInstitute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People’s Republic of ChinaZhengkun FuState Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People’s Republic of ChinaJiao MiaoInstitute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People’s Republic of ChinaLianghui HuangState Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People’s Republic of ChinaShijie ChaiState Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People’s Republic of ChinaHui ZhaiInstitute for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People’s Republic of ChinaJing ZhangState Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-Electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, People’s Republic of China
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Abstract
In this Letter, we report the first experimental realization and investigation of a spin-orbit coupled Fermi gas. Both spin dephasing in spin dynamics and momentum distribution asymmetry of the equilibrium state are observed as hallmarks of spin-orbit coupling in a Fermi gas. The single particle dispersion is mapped out by using momentum-resolved radio-frequency spectroscopy. From momentum distribution and momentum-resolved radio-frequency spectroscopy, we observe the change of fermion population in different helicity branches consistent with a finite temperature calculation, which indicates that a Lifshitz transition of the Fermi surface topology change can be found by further cooling the system.
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