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First AION collaboration workshop

11 November 2021

Finally, we were able to hold teh first in-person collaboration of the new AION collaboration, where we want to develop large scale atom interferometers. aion_collaboration_nov21_2mp.jpg

Postdoc positions Open

2 December 2020

Two new Postdoc positions available to work with us on experiments with ultracold atoms in and out of optical lattices. Application closes on 3/1/21.

Localisation paper published in PRL

13 November 2020

Our latest work on Observing localisation in a 2D quasicrystalline optical lattice was published today in PRL. Quasicrystals are long-range ordered but not periodic, representing an interesting middle ground between order and disorder. We experimentally and numerically study the localization transition in the ground state...

Quasicrystal Paper covered in Physics World

9 April 2019

Our recent PRL on the connection between our 2D Quasicrystal and a 4D periodic crystal has been covered in Physics World.

$The eight beams forming the optical quasicrystal are realized using four beams and four retro mirrors. Bottom: A time-of-flight picture showing the different discrete diffraction peaks and their fractal structure. For longer pulse times, more and more pe$

Quasicrystal Paper published in PRL

20 March 2019

The first experimental result from the Quasicrystal lab, showing the fractal nature of the potential as well as the connection to a 4D crystal, has now been published as an Editor's suggestion in PRL.

Postdoc positions open - optical lattices

4 March 2019

Two Postdoc positions available to work on experimental many-body quantum dynamics using ultracold atomic gases and optical lattices. Application closes on 31/3/19.

Quantum Walk on fractal

5 July 2018

The first result from our brand-new setup on optical Quasicrystals is on the Arxiv.

K39 BEC

16 May 2018

We achieved Bose-Eintein condensation of K39 atoms.

Lecture course on Quantum Simulations

19 January 2018

Today our new lecture course on Quantum Simulations starts in Cambridge for the first time

Slow Dynamics near the Many-Body Localization Transition

30 December 2017

We could observe the (critical) slowing down of the relaxation dynamics close to the MBL transition and our results were now published in PRL (1D) and PRX (2D).

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Nature: Observing the 2D Bose glass

13 September 2024

Our work on observing the 2D Bose glass in our optical quasicrystal has been published in Nature: Observing the two-dimensional Bose glass in an optical quasicrystal Jr-Chiun Yu, Shaurya Bhave, Lee reeve, Bo Song, Ulrich Schneider Nature 633 , 338–343 (2024). Press release on the Department of Physics Webpage : Physicists...

Individual tunnelling control in optical lattices

9 September 2024

Optical lattices are power quantum simulators with many applications in e.g. strongly-correlated and topological systems. However, up to now, they were limited in programmability since typically all tunnelling links were of the same strength. In this new paper, we show theoretically how local control over individual...

Cold atoms and molecules for fundamental physics Conference

1 August 2024

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting 85 scientists for our ICAP satellite conference on Cold Atoms and Molecules for Fundamental Physics in Cambridge. Many thanks to all the speakers, poster presenters and participants for 3 days of inspiring discussions! Cold atoms and molecules for fundamental physics - ICAP satellite

IOP Joseph Thomson Medal

22 December 2023

Professor Ulrich Schneider received the IOP 2023 Joseph Thomson Medal and Prize for groundbreaking experiments on the collective dynamics of quantum gases in optical lattices, including fundamental studies of localization effects in both disordered and quasicrystalline systems. More information at: https://www.iop.org/...

First AION collaboration workshop

Postdoc positions Open

Localisation paper published in PRL

Quasicrystal Paper covered in Physics World

Quasicrystal Paper published in PRL

Postdoc positions open - optical lattices

Quantum Walk on fractal

K39 BEC

Lecture course on Quantum Simulations

Slow Dynamics near the Many-Body Localization Transition

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