Markus Greiner
Harvard University and Center for Ultracold Atoms, USA
Date
26 February 2014
Host
Gregor Jotzu
Title
A CLOSE-UP of Synthetic Quantum Matter
Abstract
Ultracold atoms in optical lattices enable experimenters to create and study synthetic quantum matter, opening a window into the fascinating world of many-body quantum physics. With quantum gas microscopy we are now able to take the control of atoms in an optical lattice to the next and ultimate level of high fidelity addressing, manipulation and readout of single particles. I will present microscopic studies of strongly correlated quantum matter and the realization of quantum magnetism in an optical lattice. Furthermore I will present recent studies of quantum walks in optical lattices, enabling us to directly observe the fermionization of strongly interacting bosonic atoms.