Quantum Institute: Visitor Schedule

The Quantum Lunch is regularly held on Thursdays in the Theoretical Division Conference Room, TA-3, Building 123, Room 121. For more information, contact Diego Dalvit.

May 10, 2007
12:30 PM

Dan M. Stamper-Kurn,
University of California

Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensates: A Dipolar Magnetic Superfluid

Abstract

We have used dispersive non-destructive imaging to measure the complete vector magnetization of spinor Bose-Einstein condensates in situ. Recent applications of this method include the study of spontaneous symmetry breaking and topological defect formation at a quantum phase transition, observations of the dissolution of spin textures due to long-range magnetic dipole interactions, and also implementation spatially resolved high-precision magnetometry.