UC Berkeley Ultracold Atomic Physics Group

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Welcome to the home of the Stamper-Kurn group Our research is concentrated on creating novel macroscopic and mesoscopic quantum systems using ultra-cold atoms as a resource. We are currently pursuing two projects in this area. In one, a flexible and robust Bose-Einstein condensation apparatus is used to create a variety of novel, many-body quantum systems by applying various tools to control the internal and external structure or an ultra-cold atomic gas. In the second experiment, magnetically trapped and evaporatively cooled atoms are delivered to the confines of a high-finesse optical cavity where they are used as a reservoir for producing single or multiple trapped "active" atoms, which are used for studies in cavity quantum-electrodynamics. Recent news: Doctor James Higbie successfully defends his thesis! Research Highlights Coherence-enhanced imaging of a degenerate Bose gas Spontaneous symmetry breaking in a quenched ferromagnetic spinor Bose condensate Probing the quantum state of a guided atom laser pulse Real-time imaging of a spinor BEC Magnetic storage ring for ultracold atoms Betatron resonances in an ultracold-atom storage ring Recent Press: AIP Physics News Update Nature Physics Research Highlights The Daily Californian Times of India Daily Science News Physorg.com UC Berkeley Press Release Physics 290F - Atom, Molecular, and Optical Physics Seminar

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