Quantum Statistics of Degenerate Bose Gases

本实验研究项目的重点是研究和控制原子的量子统计。拟议工作的基础是一个主要为此目的而开发的独特系统。起始点是一个标准的玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚(BEC)装置和一个平行的钠系统。凝聚的原子被转移到一种新型的光学“盒陷阱”中，它在二维上提供了严格的限制，并在第三(轴)维上提供了任意势的能力。Rb系统将致力于量子控制，创造单原子Fock态。钠实验将致力于量子临界现象的第一次统计研究，它应该能够探索简并玻色气体的相图和相变。该计划的更广泛影响涉及教育、多样性努力以及量子计算的应用。

This experimental research program focuses on the study and control of the quantum statistics of atoms. The foundation for the proposed work is a unique system that has been developed primarily for this purpose. The starting point is a standard Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) apparatus in rubidium, and a parallel system in sodium. Condensed atoms are transferred to a novel optical "box trap" which provides tight confinement in two dimensions and the capability of arbitrary potentials along the third (axial) dimension. The rubidium system will be devoted to quantum control, with the creation of single-atom Fock states. The sodium experiment will be devoted to the first statistical study of quantum critical phenomena, which should be able to explore the phase diagrams and phase transitions for a degenerate Bose gas. The broader impact of the program involves education, efforts at diversity and applications to quantum computing.