Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates

Bose-Einstein condensates

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Autores: Cabrera, C. R., Tanzi, L., Sanz, J., Naylor, B., Thomas, P., Cheiney, P., Tarruell, Leticia
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
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Quantum gases
Òptica quàntica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
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spelling Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensatesCabrera, C. R.Tanzi, L.Sanz, J.Naylor, B.Thomas, P.Cheiney, P.Tarruell, LeticiaQuantum OpticsQuantum gasesÒptica quànticaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::FísicaBose-Einstein condensatesquantum mixturesquantum liquidsquantum fluctuationsQuantum droplets are small clusters of atoms self-bound by the balance of attractive and repulsive forces. Here we report on the observation of a novel type of droplets, solely stabilized by contact interactions in a mixture of two Bose-Einstein condensates. We demonstrate that they are several orders of magnitude more dilute than liquid helium by directly measuring their size and density via in situ imaging. Moreover, by comparison to a single-component condensate, we show that quantum many-body effects stabilize them against collapse. We observe that droplets require a minimum atom number to be stable. Below, quantum pressure drives a liquid-to-gas transition that we map out as a function of interaction strength. These ultra-dilute isotropic liquids remain weakly interacting and constitute an ideal platform to benchmark quantum many-body theories.Peer Reviewed20172017-01-0120172017-11-24journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AOhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_b1a7d7d4d402bcceinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/111147reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengEuropean Commission http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011102 Seventh Framework Programme 631633 Exploring magnetic quantum phase transitions with ultra-cold Fermi gasesEuropean Commission http://doi.org/10.13039/100010661 Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 641122 Quantum simulations of insulators and conductorsMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 FIS2014-59546-P SIMULACION CUANTICA CON GASES ULTRAFRIOS FUERTEMENTE CORRELACIONADOSMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 SEV-2015-0522 AGR-INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FOTONICASMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 BES-2015-072186 BES-2015-072186European Commission http://doi.org/10.13039/100010661 Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 657439 Topological physics in tunable optical latticesMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 RYC-2015-17890 RYC-2015-17890open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spainhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1111472026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
title Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
spellingShingle Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
Cabrera, C. R.
Quantum Optics
Quantum gases
Òptica quàntica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
title_short Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
title_full Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
title_fullStr Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
title_full_unstemmed Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
title_sort Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cabrera, C. R.
Tanzi, L.
Sanz, J.
Naylor, B.
Thomas, P.
Cheiney, P.
Tarruell, Leticia
author Cabrera, C. R.
author_facet Cabrera, C. R.
Tanzi, L.
Sanz, J.
Naylor, B.
Thomas, P.
Cheiney, P.
Tarruell, Leticia
author_role author
author2 Tanzi, L.
Sanz, J.
Naylor, B.
Thomas, P.
Cheiney, P.
Tarruell, Leticia
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Quantum Optics
Quantum gases
Òptica quàntica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
topic Quantum Optics
Quantum gases
Òptica quàntica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física
description Bose-Einstein condensates
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv European Commission http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100011102 Seventh Framework Programme 631633 Exploring magnetic quantum phase transitions with ultra-cold Fermi gases
European Commission http://doi.org/10.13039/100010661 Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 641122 Quantum simulations of insulators and conductors
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 FIS2014-59546-P SIMULACION CUANTICA CON GASES ULTRAFRIOS FUERTEMENTE CORRELACIONADOS
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 SEV-2015-0522 AGR-INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FOTONICAS
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 BES-2015-072186 BES-2015-072186
European Commission http://doi.org/10.13039/100010661 Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 657439 Topological physics in tunable optical lattices
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 RYC-2015-17890 RYC-2015-17890
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