Evolution of Fermion Pairing from Three to Two Dimensions
We follow the evolution of fermion pairing in the dimensional crossover from three-dimensional to two-dimensional as a strongly interacting Fermi gas of [superscript 6]Li atoms becomes confined to a stack of two-dimensional layers formed by a one-dimensional optical lattice. Decreasing the dimension...
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| author | Sommer, Ariel Tjodolv Cheuk, Lawrence W. Zwierlein, Martin Wolfram Ku, Mark J. H. Bakr, Waseem S |
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| description | We follow the evolution of fermion pairing in the dimensional crossover from three-dimensional to two-dimensional as a strongly interacting Fermi gas of [superscript 6]Li atoms becomes confined to a stack of two-dimensional layers formed by a one-dimensional optical lattice. Decreasing the dimensionality leads to the opening of a gap in radio-frequency spectra, even on the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer side of a Feshbach resonance. The measured binding energy of fermion pairs closely follows the theoretical two-body binding energy and, in the two-dimensional limit, the zero-temperature mean-field Bose-Einstein-condensation to Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer crossover theory. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/708782022-09-29T18:36:52Z Evolution of Fermion Pairing from Three to Two Dimensions Sommer, Ariel Tjodolv Cheuk, Lawrence W. Zwierlein, Martin Wolfram Ku, Mark J. H. Bakr, Waseem S Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms Zwierlein, Martin Wolfram Sommer, Ariel Tjodolv Cheuk, Lawrence W. Ku, Mark Jen-Hao Bakr, Waseem S. Zwierlein, Martin Wolfram We follow the evolution of fermion pairing in the dimensional crossover from three-dimensional to two-dimensional as a strongly interacting Fermi gas of [superscript 6]Li atoms becomes confined to a stack of two-dimensional layers formed by a one-dimensional optical lattice. Decreasing the dimensionality leads to the opening of a gap in radio-frequency spectra, even on the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer side of a Feshbach resonance. The measured binding energy of fermion pairs closely follows the theoretical two-body binding energy and, in the two-dimensional limit, the zero-temperature mean-field Bose-Einstein-condensation to Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer crossover theory. National Science Foundation (U.S.) United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative United States. Army Research Office. Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative United States. Office of Naval Research United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Young Faculty Award United States. Army Research Office United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Optical Lattice Emulator Program David & Lucile Packard Foundation Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 2012-05-17T18:22:09Z 2012-05-17T18:22:09Z 2012-01 2011-10 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0031-9007 1079-7114 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70878 Sommer, Ariel et al. “Evolution of Fermion Pairing from Three to Two Dimensions.” Physical Review Letters 108.4 (2012): Web. 17 May 2012. © 2012 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1391-0428 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-8548 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-8812 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.045302 Physical Review Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society APS |
| spellingShingle | Sommer, Ariel Tjodolv Cheuk, Lawrence W. Zwierlein, Martin Wolfram Ku, Mark J. H. Bakr, Waseem S Evolution of Fermion Pairing from Three to Two Dimensions |
| title | Evolution of Fermion Pairing from Three to Two Dimensions |
| title_full | Evolution of Fermion Pairing from Three to Two Dimensions |
| title_fullStr | Evolution of Fermion Pairing from Three to Two Dimensions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evolution of Fermion Pairing from Three to Two Dimensions |
| title_short | Evolution of Fermion Pairing from Three to Two Dimensions |
| title_sort | evolution of fermion pairing from three to two dimensions |
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