Optical Manipulation of Spin States in Ultracold Magnetic Atoms

ImageWe present an all-optical method for deterministically controlling the spin composition of a quantum gas, based on a clock-like transition, and demonstrate that this transition can also be used to create spin-selective light shifts! 

The article has now been published in Physical Review Research, and the pre-print can be accessed here: arxiv.org/abs/2405.01499.

Spektrum magazine article: glitches in supersolids and neutron stars for Sterne und Weltraum

For German speakers: in this month’s edition of ‘Sterne und Weltraum’ of Spektrum magazine, you will find an article  about the links between glitches in supersolids and in neutron stars, written by our very own Elena Poli, Thomas Bland, Manfred Mark, and Francesca Ferlaino, alongside frequent collaborator, Massimo Mannarelli.

Read the article here: https://www.spektrum.de/news/pulsare-quantenwirbel-beschleunigen-neutronensterne/2206793

Welcome to Felix

Felix Borchers joins us in the T-REQS lab for 5 months as a Masters Intern! Felix is originally from Bonn, Germany and in 2023 he completed his Bachelors in Heidelberg with a thesis on ‘Simulating Absorption Imaging of Ultracold Fermi Gases’. He is currently in the third semester of his Masters in Physics at ETH Zurich. Welcome to the group, Felix!

Goodbye to Tana

On the 4th of October, we said goodbye to the Theory group‘s visiting PhD student Tanausú Hernández Yanes! Tana joined us almost a year ago from the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFPAN), where he obtained the scholarship NAWA PRELUDIUM BIS 1 from the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange to work with us.

During his visit, Tana worked on many projects such as investigating the expansion of a dipolar gas on the lattice alongside our longtime collaborator Prof. Luca Barbiero. Tana also completed his PhD thesis during his time with our group – good luck with your defense and we wish you the best in the next stage of your career, Tana!

Austria 24: Francesca nominated for ‘Austrian of the Year’ in the research category!

Die Presse – the Austrian newspaper of record – has nominated Francesca for Austria 24, the Austrians of the year in the research category! This prestigious award is given to personalities who have achieved excellence in their field, and are honored in six categories:

  • International success
  • Research
  • Humanitarian commitment
  • Climate initiative
  • Cultural heritage
  • Company with responsibility

On Saturday the 26th of October 2024, at 17:25 ORF will broadcast the “Austrians of the year” awards ceremony, where Francesca is one of the 3 finalists in the category of research.
You can watch the program here:

https://tv.orf.at/program/orf2/austria-di108.html