Classical-linear-chain behavior from dipolar droplets to supersolids

Abstract

We investigate the classicality of linear dipolar droplet arrays through a normal mode analysis of the dynamical properties in comparison to the supersolid regime. The vibrational patterns of isolated-droplet crystals that time-evolve after a small initial kick closely follow the properties of a linear droplet chain. For larger kick velocities, however, droplets may coalesce and separate again, showing distinct deviations from classicality. In the supersolid regime the normal modes are eliminated by a counterflow of mass between the droplets, signaled by a reduction of the center-of-mass motion. Our study effectively captures the vibrational patterns of isolated droplets in the presence of three-body loss and can be generalized to systems with a larger number of droplet arrays.