Li-7 Machine for Quantum Magnetism Experiments

POSTER

Abstract

A new Li-7 Bose-Einstein condensate experiment (currently under construction) will realize and probe novel magnetic phases of matter. Because of the small mass of the Li atom and tight lattice spacing, we expect to achieve a 100-fold increase in tunneling rate between lattice sites over comparable Rb-87 optical lattice emulator experiments. These improvements will allow us to access new regimes in quantum magnetic phase transitions and spin dynamics.

Authors

  • Jesse Amato-Grill

    MIT

  • Ivana Dimitrova

    MIT

  • Niklas Jepsen

    MIT

  • Michael Messer

    MIT

  • Graciana Puentes

    ICFO

  • David Weld

    University of California, Santa Barbara, UC Santa Barbara

  • David Pritchard

    MIT

  • Wolfgang Ketterle

    MIT, Research Laboratory for Electronics, Department of Physics, MIT