Experiments With Trapped Neutral Atoms

Abstract

Major steps were taken to explore superfluidity in Fermi clouds. This created close links with condensed matter and many body physics. During the funding period, major advances were done towards atom interferometry with Bose-Einstein condensates. The goal was to build matter wave sensors of unprecedented sensitivity due to the superior properties of condensates as atom sources. We also demonstrated quantum simulation of magnetism using ultracold gases for the first time. We believe this system may provide answers to many open questions on magnetism in condensed matter systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 05, 2010
Accession Number
ADA514076

Entities

People

  • Wolfgang Ketterle

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bose Einstein Condensates
  • Exclusion Principle
  • Interferometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Optical Lattices
  • Optical Tweezers
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Phase Separation
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physics
  • Quasiparticles
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Frequency Spectroscopy
  • Simulations
  • Subatomic Particles
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing