Abstract
We study interacting ultracold atoms in a three-dimensional (3D) harmonic trap with spin-selective dissipations, which can be effectively described by non-Hermitian parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$) symmetric Hamiltonians. By exactly solving the non-Hermitian two-body problem of spin-1/2 (spin-1) bosons in a 3D harmonic trap, we find that the system can exhibit third-order (fifth-order) exceptional points (EPs) with ultrasensitive cube-root (fifth-root) spectral response due to interaction anisotropies in spin channels. We also present the general principle for the creation of high-order EPs and their spectral sensitivities with arbitrary particle number $N$ and arbitrary spin $s$. Generally, with spin-independent interactions, the EP order of bosons can be as high as $2Ns+1$, and the spectral response around EP can be as sensitive as $\ensuremath{\sim}{\ensuremath{\epsilon}}^{1/(2ks+1)}$ under a $k$-body interaction anisotropy. Moreover, we propose to detect the ultrasensitive spectral response through the probability dynamics of certain state. These results suggest a convenient route towards more powerful sensor devices in spinor cold atomic systems.
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