Andkia Putra Ph.D. defends his thesis
On this the 17th of November, 2017, Andika Putra defended his thesis to be elevated to the status of Doctor of Philosophy. Congratulations Dr. Putra!
Author: Ian Spielman
Strong-coupling phases of the spin-orbit-coupled spin-1 Bose-Hubbard chain: Odd-integer Mott lobes and helical magnetic phases
We study the odd-integer filled Mott phases of a spin-1 Bose-Hubbard chain and determine their fate in the presence of a Raman induced spin-orbit coupling which has been achieved in ultracold atomic gases; this system is described by a quantum …
Kinetic theory of dark solitons with tunable friction
We study controllable friction in a system consisting of a dark soliton in a one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate coupled to a noninteracting Fermi gas. The fermions act as impurity atoms, not part of the original condensate, that scatter off of the …
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Lindsay and Ian’s book chapter published: Universal Themes of Bose-Einstein Condensation
The book’s focuses on: Following an explosion of research on Bose–Einstein condensation (BEC) ignited by demonstration of the effect by 2001 Nobel prize winners Cornell, Wieman and Ketterle, this book surveys the field of BEC studies. Written by experts in …
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Dr. Lauren M. Aycock awarded the APS Congressional Science Fellowship for 2017-2018
Newly minted Ph.D., Dr. Lauren M. Aycock has been award the 2017-2018 APS Congressional Science Fellowship! She will be spending a year working with members of Congress on issues where her experience can support the legislative and political process! Way …
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Fourier transform spectroscopy of a spin–orbit coupled Bose gas
We describe a Fourier transform spectroscopy technique for directly measuring band structures, and apply it to a spin-1 spin–orbit coupled Bose–Einstein condensate. In our technique, we suddenly change the Hamiltonian of the system by adding a spin–orbit coupling interaction and …
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Brownian motion of solitons in a Bose–Einstein condensate
Solitons, spatially localized, mobile excitations resulting from an interplay between nonlinearity and dispersion, are ubiquitous in physical systems from water channels and oceans to optical fibers and Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs). From our pulse throbbing at our wrists to rapidly moving …
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Semisynthetic zigzag optical lattice for ultracold bosons
We propose a cold-atom realization of a zigzag ladder. The two legs of the ladder correspond to a “synthetic” dimension given by two internal (spin) states of the atoms, so that tunneling between them can be realized as a laser-assisted …
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Real-space mean-field theory of a spin-1 Bose gas in synthetic dimensions
The internal degrees of freedom provided by ultracold atoms provide a route for realizing higher dimensional physics in systems with limited spatial dimensions. Nonspatial degrees of freedom in these systems are dubbed “synthetic dimensions.” This connection is useful from an …
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21 Rules of Thumb for Shipping Great Software on Time: applied to physics research
12 years ago when I was a still graduate student, my wife — then a database developer — sent me a small article titled “21 Rules of Thumb for Shipping Great Software on Time” that were applied in managing the …
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