Bosons and Fermions in Optical Traps

What happens when quantum particles are in a smoothly varying "confining potential"? Read to find out!

Relevant Publications:

[245] P.M. Duarte, R.A. Hart, T-L. Yang, X. Liu, T. Paiva, E. Khatami, R.T. Scalettar, N. Trivedi, and R.G. Hulet,
"Compressibility of a fermionic Mott insulator of ultracold atoms",
Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 070403 (2015).

[242] R.A. Hart, P.M. Duarte, T. Yang, X. Liu, T. Paiva, E. Khatami, R.T. Scalettar, N. Trivedi, D.A. Huse and R.G. Hulet,
"Observation of antiferromagnetic correlations in the Hubbard model with ultracold atoms",
Nature 519, 211 (2015).

[210] T. Paiva, Yen Lee Loh, N. Trivedi, M. Randeria and R.T. Scalettar,
"Fermions in 3D Optical Lattices: Cooling Protocol to Obtain Antiferromagnetism",
Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 086401 (2011)

[189.] T. Paiva, R.T. Scalettar, M. Randeria, and N. Trivedi,
"Fermions in 2D Optical Lattices: Constraints on entropy for observing antiferromagnetism and superfluidity,"
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 066406 (2010).

[199.] Simone Chiesa, Richard T. Scalettar, Christopher N. Varney and Marcos Rigol,
"Magnetism and pairing of two-dimensional trapped fermions",
Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 035301 (2011).

[185.] Marcos Rigol, George G. Batrouni, Valery G.~Rousseau, and Richard T. Scalettar,
"Universal state diagrams for harmonically trapped bosons in optical lattices,"
Phys. Rev. A79, 053605 (2009).

[165.] R.T. Scalettar, M. Rigol, V.G. Rousseau, P. Sengupta, G.G. Batrouni, F. Hebert, P.J.H. Denteneer,
A. Muramatsu, and M. Troyer,
"Phase Diagram and Visibility of Optically Trapped Bosons,"
AIP Conf. Proc. 816, 232 (2006).

[155.] M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, G. G. Batrouni, V. Rousseau, R. T. Scalettar, P. J. H. Denteneer, and M. Troyer,
"Mott domains of bosons and fermions confined in optical lattices,"
AIP Conf. Proc. 678, 283 (2003).

[141.] M. Rigol, S. R. Manmana, A. Muramatsu, R. T. Scalettar, R. R. P. Singh, and S. Wessel,
"Comment on `Novel Superfluidity in a Trapped Gas of Fermi Atoms with Repulsive Interaction
Loaded on an Optical Lattice'",
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 218901 (2005).

[137.] M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, G.G. Batrouni, and R.T. Scalettar,
"Local Mott metal-insulator transition in confined fermions on optical lattices,"
AIP Conf. Proc. 715, 225-234 (2004).

[127.] M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, G.G. Batrouni, and R.T. Scalettar,
"Local quantum criticality in confined fermions on optical lattices,''
Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 130403 (2003).

[123.] M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, G.G. Batrouni, V. Rousseau, R.T. Scalettar, P.J.H. Denteneer, and M. Troyer,
"Mott Domains of bosons and fermions confined in optical lattices,''
Course in the Physics of Correlated Electron Systems and High-Tc Superconductors,
Vietri sul Mare (Salerno), Italy, 14 - 25 October 2002.

[115.] G.G. Batrouni, V. Rousseau, R.T. Scalettar, M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, and P.J.H. Denteneer,
``Mott Domains of Bosons Confined on Optical Lattices,''
Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 117203 (2002).

[245] P.M. Duarte, R.A. Hart, T-L. Yang, X. Liu, T. Paiva, E. Khatami, R.T. Scalettar, N. Trivedi, and R.G. Hulet, "Compressibility of a fermionic Mott insulator of ultracold atoms", Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 070403 (2015).
[242] R.A. Hart, P.M. Duarte, T. Yang, X. Liu, T. Paiva, E. Khatami, R.T. Scalettar, N. Trivedi, D.A. Huse and R.G. Hulet, "Observation of antiferromagnetic correlations in the Hubbard model with ultracold atoms", Nature 519, 211 (2015).
[210] T. Paiva, Yen Lee Loh, N. Trivedi, M. Randeria and R.T. Scalettar, "Fermions in 3D Optical Lattices: Cooling Protocol to Obtain Antiferromagnetism", Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 086401 (2011)
[189.] T. Paiva, R.T. Scalettar, M. Randeria, and N. Trivedi, "Fermions in 2D Optical Lattices: Constraints on entropy for observing antiferromagnetism and superfluidity," Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 066406 (2010).
[199.] Simone Chiesa, Richard T. Scalettar, Christopher N. Varney and Marcos Rigol, "Magnetism and pairing of two-dimensional trapped fermions", Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 035301 (2011).
[185.] Marcos Rigol, George G. Batrouni, Valery G.~Rousseau, and Richard T. Scalettar, "Universal state diagrams for harmonically trapped bosons in optical lattices," Phys. Rev. A79, 053605 (2009).
[165.] R.T. Scalettar, M. Rigol, V.G. Rousseau, P. Sengupta, G.G. Batrouni, F. Hebert, P.J.H. Denteneer, A. Muramatsu, and M. Troyer, "Phase Diagram and Visibility of Optically Trapped Bosons," AIP Conf. Proc. 816, 232 (2006).
[155.] M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, G. G. Batrouni, V. Rousseau, R. T. Scalettar, P. J. H. Denteneer, and M. Troyer, "Mott domains of bosons and fermions confined in optical lattices," AIP Conf. Proc. 678, 283 (2003).
[141.] M. Rigol, S. R. Manmana, A. Muramatsu, R. T. Scalettar, R. R. P. Singh, and S. Wessel, "Comment on `Novel Superfluidity in a Trapped Gas of Fermi Atoms with Repulsive Interaction Loaded on an Optical Lattice'", Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 218901 (2005).
[137.] M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, G.G. Batrouni, and R.T. Scalettar, "Local Mott metal-insulator transition in confined fermions on optical lattices," AIP Conf. Proc. 715, 225-234 (2004).
[127.] M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, G.G. Batrouni, and R.T. Scalettar, "Local quantum criticality in confined fermions on optical lattices,'' Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 130403 (2003).
[123.] M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, G.G. Batrouni, V. Rousseau, R.T. Scalettar, P.J.H. Denteneer, and M. Troyer, "Mott Domains of bosons and fermions confined in optical lattices,'' Course in the Physics of Correlated Electron Systems and High-Tc Superconductors, Vietri sul Mare (Salerno), Italy, 14 - 25 October 2002.
[115.] G.G. Batrouni, V. Rousseau, R.T. Scalettar, M. Rigol, A. Muramatsu, and P.J.H. Denteneer, ``Mott Domains of Bosons Confined on Optical Lattices,'' Phys. Rev. Lett. 89, 117203 (2002).