Experiments with Trapped Neutral Atoms

Abstract

PROPOSAL in response to BAA N00014-16-S-BA14TITLE: Experiments with Trapped Neutral AtomsPI: Wolfgang Ketterle, MITThis proposal aims at advancing the frontier of the field of ultracold atoms. Techniques are proposed which will prepare samples of ultracold atoms at extremely low temperatures and realize new forms of matter. We would like to pursue three distinct major directions: 1. Adiabatic cooling in optical lattices, which enable e.g. magnetically ordered states. 2. Developing new coolingtechniques using a quantum gas microscope with single-site resolution, which may lead to manybody states with non-trivial topology 3. Cooling dysprosium atoms, the most magnetic atom in the periodic table, to very low temperatures. This creates a system with new metrological capabilities and opportunities to realize novel many-body physics.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Mar 03, 2017
Source ID
N000141712253

Entities

People

  • Wolfgang Ketterle

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing