We propose to realize a novel quantum simulator made of magnetic atoms in periodic potentials, which will enable the investigation of quantum-many body problems associated with long-range dipole-dipole interactions.
We concluded a great collaborative work with Marc Cheneau and his team, at Laboratoire Charles Fabry, on a new spectroscopy scheme for the intercombination line for strontium. For a large spectroscopy signal and a low complexity, look here.
Welcome to Andrea Litvinov, for his PhD on the strontium apparatus!
Fermionic degeneracy reached! We now produce 10-component spinor Fermi gases of strontium 87, around half the Fermi temperature.
Welcome to Pierre Bataille, first PhD on the strontium apparatus!
Strontium 88 at 500 nK in a crossed dipole trap.
Narrow-line red magneto-optical trap at about 1 µK, with strontium 88.
Our first blue magneto-optical trap.
The bake-out is completed, the blue laser system is in place. Oven loading and laser cooling come next.
Welcome to Isam Manai, first post-doc on the strontium apparatus, taking on the challenge of building it!
