We explore the time evolution of two-component Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), quasi one dimensional with respect to …
Quenched binary Bose-Einstein condensates: Spin-domain formation and coarsening Read more →
Lindsay LeBlanc et al‘s result demonstrating Zitterbewegung in a spin-orbit coupled atomic Bose gas has been featured …
Zitterbewegung featured as a NJP “Highlight of 2013” Read more →
Resonant absorption imaging is a common technique for detecting the two-dimensional column density of ultracold atom …
Optimally focused cold atom systems obtained using density-density correlations Read more →
S. Kelly of the JQI did a very nice writeup with awesome artwork for Lindsay’s Zitterbewegung paper …
We present a new technique for producing two- and three-dimensional Rashba-type spin-orbit couplings for ultracold atoms …
Magnetically Generated Spin-Orbit Coupling for Ultracold Atoms Read more →
Ultracold gases of interacting spin-orbit-coupled fermions are predicted to display exotic phenomena such as topological superfluidity …
Creating and measuring topological matter – with non-local order deeply embedded in the global structure of …
Review article: Detection of topological matter with quantum gases Read more →
Zitterbewegung, a force-free trembling motion first predicted for relativistic fermions like electrons, was an unexpected consequence of …
Direct observation of zitterbewegung in a Bose–Einstein condensate Read more →
Electronic properties such as current flow are generally independent of the electron’s spin angular momentum, an …
Spin–orbit coupling links a particle’s velocity to its quantum-mechanical spin, and is essential in numerous condensed …