Topological pumping of a 1D dipolar gas into strongly correlated prethermal states
Abstract
Most nonequilibrium, many-particle systems eventually reach a thermal state. However, some one-dimensional quantum systems do not thermalize, although they may settle into a long-term equilibrium state. Kao et al. studied such a system consisting of dipolar dysprosium atoms confined in an optical potential shaped like a two-dimensional array of elongated tubes. The authors cycled the contact interaction between the atoms in a prescribed way, creating increasingly excited nonthermal quantum many-body states.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 15, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.abb4928
Entities
People
- Benjamin Lev
- Kuan-Yu Li
- Kuan-Yu Lin
- Sarang Gopalakrishnan
- Wil Kao
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- CUNY Graduate School and University Center
- College of Staten Island
- National Science Foundation
- Stanford University