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Matter waves with position-dependent interactions
We studied the evolution of BECs with position-dependent interaction strengths. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 183602 (2020)].
Oct 28, 2020
Matter waves with position-dependent interactions
New Investigator Award

Hurray, we got the New Investigator Award by the EPSRC. The award will provide two years of funding for a project about Quantum bright solitons.
Jul 1, 2020
New Investigator Award
PhD viva of Dr Andrea Di Carli

Congratulations to Dr Andrea Di Carli for his PhD viva. Well done."

Sep 25, 2019
PhD viva of Dr Andrea Di Carli
Breathing and higher-order excitations of solitons
We studied the excitation modes of bright matter-wave solitons, with the goal to observe breathing, higher-order excitations and splitting. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 123602 (2019)].
Sep 10, 2019
Breathing and higher-order excitations of solitons
New team member
Matt Mitchell joined the team as a PhD student. Welcome Matt!
Sep 1, 2019
New team member
PhD viva of Dr Craig Colquhoun

Congratulations to Dr Craig Colquhoun for his PhD viva. Well done."

Jun 21, 2019
PhD viva of Dr Craig Colquhoun
Measurement of micro-g acceleration
We managed to measure micro-g accelerations in an earth-bound experiment with freely expanding BECs [New J. Phys. 21, 053028 (2019)].
May 22, 2019
Measurement of micro-g acceleration
Microwave preparation of two-dimensional fermionic spin mixtures
We present a method for preparing a single two-dimensional sample of a two-spin mixture of fermionic potassium in a single antinode of an optical lattice New J. Phys. 21 013020 (2010).
Jan 2, 2019
Microwave preparation of two-dimensional fermionic spin mixtures
Sub-Doppler laser cooling of 40K
We show that efficient gray molasses can be implemented on the D2 line of 40K with red-detuned lasers J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 50 095002 (2017).
Apr 12, 2017
Sub-Doppler laser cooling of 40K
Single-atom imaging of fermions in a quantum-gas microscope
We resolved single atom in an optical lattice with single-site resolution using a quantum-gas microscope Nature Physics 11, 738–742 (2015.
Jul 13, 2015
Single-atom imaging of fermions in a quantum-gas microscope