Normal and superfluid atoms in optical lattices
MRSEC center:
Northwestern University
IRG Number :
Seed I
IRG Status:
Active The research goal of this seed project is to explore the fundamental science and possible device applications of cold atoms and ions which are “floating” on (i.e., assembled within or trapped on) a two-dimensional periodic blue-shifted “optical sea”. Such systems can be viewed as an exciting new class of condensed matter systems.