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Challenges @ ultracold temperatures. Maykel L. González-Martínez. maykel.gonzalez-martinez@u-psud.fr. October 3 th , 2013. Bordeaux. Why?. October 3 th , 2013. Bordeaux. ... it's not about the money. October 3 th , 2013. Bordeaux. (the) science is cool!. October 3 th , 2013. Bordeaux.
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Challenges @ ultracold temperatures Maykel L. González-Martínez maykel.gonzalez-martinez@u-psud.fr October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
Why? October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
... it's not about the money October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
(the) science is cool! October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
...fairly cold G Quéméner and PS Julienne Chem. Rev.112, 4949 (2012) October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
control...? http://cua.mit.edu/ketterle_group/experimental_setup/BEC_I/background.html October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux T Kraemer Nature440, 315 (2006)
October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux I Bloch Nature Phys.1, 23 (2005)
October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux M Baranov et al. Chem. Rev.112, 5012 (2012)
October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux G Quéméner and PS Julienne Chem. Rev.112, 4949 (2012)
Novel condensed phases October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux KP Schmidt et al. Phys. Rev. Lett.101, 150405 (2008)
is it... RECOGNITION? October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
publications citations ultracold in title: ISI Web of Knowledge (30/09/2013) October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
publications (PRL) citations (PRL) ultracold in title, PRL: ISI Web of Knowledge (30/09/2013) October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
Serge Haroche David Wineland Eric A. Cornell Wolfgang Ketterle Carl E. Wieman Steven Chu Claude Cohen- Tannouidji William D. Phillips “... methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems...” 2012 Photos: U Montan “... achievement of Bose-Einsten condensation... fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates.” 2001 Photos: The Nobel Foundation 1997 “... methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light.” October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux Photos: The Nobel Foundation
1997 2012 2001 October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
Indirectly* * from ultracold atoms October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
The `ultracold' Periodic Table October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
Magneto-association October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux Fig. from J Herbig et al. Science301, 1510 (2003)
October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux T Takekoshi et al. Phys. Rev. A.85, 032506 (2012)
P hoto-association October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux Fig .from J Ulmanis et al. Chem. Rev.112, 4890 (2012)
Directly* * from`warm' species October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux LD Carr et al. New J. Phys. 11, 055049 (2009)
THERMALIZATION TRAP DYNAMICS Lifetimes in traps Trap losses Sympathetic cooling Buffer-gas cooling Evaporative cooling Collisions Reproduce · Understand · Predict October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
`Traditional' coupled-channel methodology Problem N coupled (differential) equations effort (time) ∝ N3 Observables! (S/T matrix) interpretation October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
1 Basis size Frustration October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
Hmm... if we really need to make it 'real'... Potential 'survey' + field strength '2' + angle f1/f2 ... Well... and potentials are not 100% accurate Collisions take place in traps... ... at a given 'temperature'. Field strength Collision energy 2 Parameters October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
... there are alternatives, aren't there?! October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
To 'CC' or not to 'CC'... Uff... do we really have to? '1' NO (if it's difficult!): Bohn's (et al.) statistical approach Phys. Rev. A85, 062712 (2012) Phys. Rev. A87, 012709 (2013) I know... but how far can we go if...? total-J approximation: Tsherbul's (et al.) J. Chem. Phys.133, 184104 (2010) Phys. Rev. A84, 040701 (2011) J. Chem. Phys.137, 024103 (2012) Phys. Rev. A85, 052710 (2012) 1 ... sure there aren't other ways? Multichannel Quantum Defect Theory: Croft's (et al.) Phys. Rev. A84, 042703 (2011) Phys. Rev. A86, 022711 (2012) Phys. Rev. A87, 032710 (2013) McBane (optimisations, approximations) MLGM (approximate hyperfine, single column) 2 1 1 October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux M Mayle et al. Phys. Rev. A85, 062712 (2012)
October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux M Mayle et al. Phys. Rev. A85, 062712 (2012)
quantum Scattering at Ultracold temPERatures: a few S-matrix COLumns is all we neeD October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux
pioneering multi-disciplinary evolving October 3th, 2013. Bordeaux