Abstract
In this letter we report on a novel approach to study the dynamics of harmonically confined Weyl particles using magnetically trapped fermionic atoms. We find that after a kick of its center of mass, the system relaxes towards a steady state even in the absence of interactions, in stark contrast with massive particles which would oscillate without damping. Remarkably, the equilibrium distribution is non-Boltzmann, exhibiting a strong anisotropy which we study both numerically and experimentally.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 26005 |
| Journal | EPL |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2016 |