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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik
Q 33: Quantengase: Bosonen
Q 33.3: Vortrag
Mittwoch, 4. März 2009, 15:00–15:15, VMP 6 HS-A
Towards a BEC of Strontium — •Simon Stellmer1,2, Rudolf Grimm1,2, and Florian Schreck1 — 1Institut für Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria — 2Institut für Experimentalphysik, Universität Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Atomic Strontium shows some remarkable atomic properties related to its electronic configuration as an alkaline earth metal. Very long-lived metastable states, narrow intercombination lines, and zero magnetic moment for the bosonic isotopes offer unique possibilities for optical clocks, employment of optical Feshbach resonances, quantum computation and quantum simulation. While the cooling of true alkaline earth atoms into quantum degeneracy has not been achieved so far, a new approach is taken by the Innsbruck group.
In this talk, we will sketch the cooling strategy used, report on the current status of the experiment, and illustrate some possible future applications.