ERBIUM LAB

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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Lab news

Nature Physics: Top publication honored

Our publication on the first-time observation of roton quasiparticles in quantum gases was chosen by the editors of Nature Physics as one of their favorite papers of the past 15 years. To mark the anniversary of the journal, the most important works in the various disciplines of physics are presented.

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Er-Team hike to the Meissner Haus

On July 23th, the Erbium Team was hiking to the Meissner Haus near Innsbruck to get together for a discussion day.

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Lauriane Chomaz becomes member of the New Journal of Physics Editorial Board

Since May 15th 2020, Lauriane has joined the Editorial Board of New Journal of Physics (NJP). NJP is a scientific journal publishing important new research with significance across a broad readership.

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Jan is now Doctor of Philosophy

Jan held his defense for his PhD thesis and is now officially a Doctor of Philosophy. He will continue to carry out his research as a post-doctoral fellow in the group of Selim Jochim in Heidelberg. Congratulations and good luck!

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Lattice-confined dipolar fermions exchange spin d.o.f. !

In joint theoretical and experimental work with our theory colleagues A.-M. Rey (JILA) and B. Zhu (ITAMP) we investigate dipolar induced magnetization-conserving spin exchange dynamics with fermionic Er in a 3D optical lattice. Our work is now published in Physical Review Research.

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Simon Baier receives IQOQI Dissertation Prize

Simon Baier is honored for his dissertation "Ultracold Dipolar Erbium Atoms: From Scattering Phenomena to Quantum Simulations", which gives an overview of his research on dipolar quantum phenomena. It documents Simon Baier's research on the long-range magnetic interaction of ultracold particles, which he studied in the group of Francesca Ferlaino.

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