Dipolar Quantum Gases of Erbium Atoms
Erbium has very special properties that make it unique: a very strong magnetic moment, many valence electrons, clock transitions, and an extremely rich internal atomic structure.
In the ERBIUM LAB we bring all these properties in the quantum regime together to study strongly dipolar gases both in the continuum and in optical lattices. Recently, the ERBIUM team has observed roton excitations, the counterintuitive and long-sought supersolid states, deformed Fermi surface, Bose-Hubbard systems with long-range interaction, spin manipulation via the clock transition, and much more!
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Three Clusters of Excellence in Innsbruck have been funded! With highly endowed clusters of excellence, the Austrian Science Fund FWF creates Austrian flagships of basic research. The University of Innsbruck will coordinate the Cluster of Excellence for Quantum Sciences.
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We review the experiments of dipolar ultracold atoms, and highlight key discoveries over the past decade.
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Welcome to Ferdinand Claude in the ERBIUM team! He has joined us as a postdoc from LKB to bring his knowledge on quatum fluid of light to quantum fluid of atoms.
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Gabriele, PhD candidate in our Erbium Lab, won the best poster prize at the EMMI Workshop on Long-Range Ultracold Interactions!
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Studying erbium atoms in a one-dimensional lattice, we utilize Bloch oscillations to evaluate the role played by the quantum fluctuations and observe an interaction-driven transition to a localized state. Additionally, we reveal the existence of lattice-bound macrodroplets and two-dimensional bright solitons.
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Lab Team
Francesca Ferlaino, Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Group Leader / PI
Manfred Mark, Dr.
Senior Scientist/Research Assistant
Andrea Di Carli, Dr.
Academy Scientist/Research Assistant
Ferdinand Claude, Dr.
Post-Doc
Arfor Houwman, MSc.
PhD Student (ERBIUM)
Louis Lafforgue, MSc.
PhD Student (ERBIUM)
Sarah Embacher, BSc.
Master Student (ERBIUM)