An analog of magnetic oscillations for neutral atoms with induced electric dipole

Abstract

We show that the analog of de Haas–van Alphen effect (adHvA) can be generated in a two-dimensional (2D) atomic gas by the interaction between an induced electric dipole and an electromagnetic field. When the neutral atoms move in a properly designed field configuration, we have a quantization similar to the Landau levels. The effective magnetic field dependence of the oscillation amplitude of the the energy and the analog magnetization of the atomic cloud are studied. We also estimate the area of the Fermi circle of the atomic gas.