Towards the creation of atomic Fock states

ORAL

Abstract

Atomic Fock states provide ideal initial conditions to study few-body atomic physics. Recently, our group proposed and demonstrated the method of ``laser culling'', achieving sub-Poissonian atom number statistics in a degenerate bosonic gas. We propose a new approach using fermionic Lithium 6, where a theoretical analysis has demonstrated the prospect of producing an atom ``on demand'' with ultra-high fidelity. A new experimental setup is being built towards this end and the current status of the experiment is discussed.

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Authors

  • David Medellin

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Gabriel Price

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Kirsten Viering

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Jianyong Mo

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Mark Raizen

    • The University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin
    • Department of Physics and Center for Nonlinear Dynamics, The University of Texas at Austin