Making, probing, and understanding BECs of microwave-shielded NaCs molecules

ORAL

Abstract

Atomic Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) have enabled major advances in the fields of quantum simulation, quantum computation, and precision measurement with neutral atoms. Similarly, the recent realization of BECs of dipolar molecules [1] promises a far-reaching impact on the field of quantum science. Here, we report on our experimental approach to creating molecular BECs with more than 2000 condensed molecules. Furthermore, we report on thermodynamic expansion and loss dynamics of the hardcore BEC. We will share latest insights on many-body phenomena of the dipolar BECs.

[1] Bigagli, N., Yuan, W., Zhang, S. et al. Observation of Bose–Einstein condensation of dipolar molecules. Nature 631, 289–293 (2024).

**We acknowledge funding from NSF, AFOSR, ONR, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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Publication: [1] Bigagli, N., Yuan, W., Zhang, S. et al. Observation of Bose–Einstein condensation of dipolar molecules. Nature 631, 289–293 (2024).

Presenters

  • Lin Su

    • Columbia University

Authors

  • Lin Su

    • Columbia University

  • Weijun Yuan

    • Columbia University

  • Siwei Zhang

    • Columbia University

  • Haneul Kwak

    • Columbia University

  • Asaf Toprakci

    • Columbia University

  • Niccolò Bigagli

    • Columbia University
    • Qunnect, Inc.

  • Ian C Stevenson

    • Columbia University
    • University of Virginia

  • Tijs Karman

    • Radboud University Nijmegen

  • Sebastian Will

    • Columbia University