Synthetic Partial Waves in Ultracold Atomic Collisions
Abstract
Ultracold atomic gases are attractive for quantum simulations of condensed-matter systems because of their tunability; however, while the strength of interactions can be tuned, their range is effectively zero. Williams et al. (p. 314 , published online 8 December) used a pair of Raman lasers to modify the interaction between two colliding Bose-Einstein condensates to include beyond– s -wave ( d - and g -wave) contributions. This technique should enable the simulation of more complicated solid-state systems, including those supporting exotic superfluidity.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 20, 2012
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.1212652
Entities
People
- A. R. Perry
- I. B. Spielman
- K. Jiménez-garcía
- L. J. Leblanc
- M. C. Beeler
- R. A. Williams
- W. D. Phillips
Organizations
- Army Research Office
- National Polytechnic Institute
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Naval Research
- University of Maryland