Non-equilibrium dynamics in lattice-confined antiferromagnetic spinor condensates
Dr. Zihe Chen - Oklahoma State University
A spinor Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) is highly controllable especially when combining with optical lattices. Lattice-confined spinor BEC is an ideal candidate for studying many non-equilibrium quantum dynamics since it can be easily prepared far from equilibrium. I will present the results of our experimental studies on non-equilibrium quantum spin dynamics in our spinor BEC (23Na) confined by 3D cubic optical lattices.