Annular Vortex Chain in a Resonantly Pumped Polariton Superfluid
  We report the formation of a ring-shaped array of vortices after injection of angular momentum in a polariton superfluid. The angular momentum is injected by a $\ell= 8$ Laguerre-Gauss beam, whereas the global rotation of the fluid is hindered by a narrow Gaussian beam placed at its center. In the linear regime a spiral interference pattern containing phase defects is visible. In the nonlinear (superfluid) regime, the interference disappears and the vortices nucleate as a consequence of the angular momentum quantization. The radial position of the vortices evolves freely in the region between the two pumps as a function of the density. Hydrodynamic instabilities resulting in the spontaneous nucleation of vortex-antivortex pairs when the system size is sufficiently large confirm that the vortices are not constrained by interference when nonlinearities dominate the system. 
T. Boulier, H. Ter\c{c}as, D. D. Solnyshkov, Q. Glorieux, E.   Giacobino, G. Malpuech, A. Bramati
cond-mat.other cond-mat.quant-gas quant-ph