US-France Cooperative Research: Cold Atom Dissertation Enhancement

该论文强化奖支持美法在理论原子、分子和光学物理方面的合作研究，包括科罗拉多大学的研究生Joshua N. Milstein和他的导师Murray J. Holland以及巴黎高等师范学院（ENS） Kastler Brossel实验室的Christophe Salomon。该项目的重点是在超冷原子气体中控制相互作用。本论文的研究涉及几个重要问题。其中包括产生超流体费米气体所需的温度水平，对凝聚玻色气体中分子形成的影响，以及产生的分子的利用。法国高等教育学院的Kastler Brossel实验室正在进行与该学生的超冷原子气体理论方面的论文直接相关的主要实验。这些实验涉及使用新的双共振，这是理解超冷原子气体行为的基础。美国国家科学基金会的这项奖励为约书亚·米尔斯坦前往法国进行为期四个月的访问以及参加在西班牙举行的关于冷原子气体的国际会议提供旅费和生活费。

0334050HollandThis dissertation enhancement award supports US-France cooperative research in theoretical atomic, molecular and optical physics and involves graduate student Joshua N. Milstein and his advisor, Murray J. Holland, of the University of Colorado and Christophe Salomon at the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Ecole Normal Superieure (ENS) in Paris. The project's focus is controlled interactions in ultra-cold atomic gases. This dissertation research addresses several important issues. Among them are the temperature level required to create a super-fluid Fermi gas, the effects on molecular formation within a condensed Bose gas, and exploitation of the generated molecules. ENS' Laboratoire Kastler Brossel is performing leading experiments directly related to the student's dissertation on the theoretical aspects of ultra-cold atomic gases. The experiments involve the use of novel double resonance that is fundamental to understanding the behavior of ultra-cold atomic gases. This NSF award provides travel and living expenses for a four-month visit to France by Joshua Milstein and for his participation in an international conference in Spain on cold atomic gases.