Solitons, spatially localized, mobile excitations resulting from an interplay between nonlinearity and dispersion, are ubiquitous in …
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We propose a cold-atom realization of a zigzag ladder. The two legs of the ladder correspond …
Semisynthetic zigzag optical lattice for ultracold bosons Read more →
The internal degrees of freedom provided by ultracold atoms provide a route for realizing higher dimensional …
Real-space mean-field theory of a spin-1 Bose gas in synthetic dimensions Read more →
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We observed a new mechanism for vortex nucleation in Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) subject to synthetic magnetic …
Vortex nucleation in a Bose–Einstein condensate: from the inside out Read more →
Lauren defended her thesis titled “Topological excitations in a Bose gas & sexual harassment reported by …
Synthetic gauge fields for ultracold neutral atoms—engineered using the interaction between laser fields and the atoms’ …
Tutorial: Synthetic gauge potentials for ultracold neutral atoms Read more →
We realized a quantum geometric “charge” pump for a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in the lowest Bloch …
Geometrical Pumping with a Bose-Einstein Condensate Read more →
The boys of Boy Scout troop 1097 helped Ian out and presented experiments ranging from magnetism …
The UMD team got together to celebrate our recent paper “Magnetic phases of spin-1 spin–orbit-coupled Bose …
Celebration of: Magnetic phases of spin-1 spin–orbit-coupled Bose gases Read more →