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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik

Q 64: Poster – Ultra-cold atoms, ions and BEC (joint session A/Q)

Q 64.42: Poster

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 17:00–19:00, Philo 1. OG

Towards Bose-Einstein condensation of strongly dipolar mixtures of dysprosium atoms — Lennard Reihs, Marian Duerbeck, Johannes Seifert, Bhalchandra Choudhari, Juan Pablo Marulanda, Nelson Werum, Marco De Pas, Gerard Meijer, and •Giacomo Valtolina — Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany

Quantum gases of magnetic atoms, such as dysprosium (Dy), can provide access to a wide range of exotic many-body physics. Prominently, this included the recent realization of the long-sought-after supersolid phase. A richer landscape of supersolid phases has been theoretically predicted for mixtures of these magnetic atoms. We report on our efforts to create stable mixtures of Dy. We show a broadly applicable frequency-modulation scheme for simultaneous slowing and trapping of different isotopes of Dy and discuss progress toward producing mixtures of strongly dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates.

Keywords: Dysprosium; Bose-Einstein condensate; Dual-isotope laser cooling