Painting potential traps on a Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) KU Leuven
We are applying for a state of the art custom-designed projection laser system that will be vital for doing actual research with the BEC system. This system will “paint” optical traps onto the cloud of BEC atoms, with a high resolution and framerate. This high level of control on the BEC turns it into a genuine quantum simulator. We plan experiments on cutting-edge topics in quantum many body physics, including: non-equilibrium phenomena like prethermalization, quantum turbulence and collective BEC excitations. In addition, in the context of quantum technological applications, we plan to ...