Dipolar Gas of Fermionic Molecules

该奖项支持对偶极费米气体的理论研究。在这种极冷的分子气体中，分子的电偶极矩之间的相互作用导致了丰富的不寻常的量子相阵列。它们属于量子物质的最新品种，是在实验室里通过激光精确控制分子而制造出来的。该系统有可能模拟和解决一些关于强相互作用费米子与远程相互作用的深奥谜团。该研究将绘制出二维光学晶格上的偶极费米子相图。目标是发现和理解物质的新相，并预测它们的实验特征。研究结果可为当前和今后的实验提供参考。所获得的知识将有助于理解相互作用的费米子，这是一个对物理学和材料科学至关重要的课题。更好地理解并因此更好地控制该系统将有助于实现超冷分子研究的其他目标，如精确测量和量子计算。该奖项将激发许多身体物理学与原子、分子和光学物理学之间在超冷分子跨学科前沿的更深层次的对话。它还将加强乔治梅森大学与美国国家标准与技术研究所在冷原子研究方面的合作。首席研究员将继续指导当地高中生进行独立研究项目，以参加英特尔和西门子科学与工程博览会。

This award supports theoretical research on dipolar Fermi gases. In such ultracold gases of molecules, interactions between the electric dipole moments of the molecules lead to a rich array of unusual quantum phases. They belong to the latest breeds of quantum matter engineered in laboratories by precise control of molecules using laser light. The system has the potential to simulate and solve some profound mysteries regarding strongly interacting fermions with long-range interactions. The research will chart out the phase diagrams of dipolar fermions on two-dimensional optical lattices. The goal is to discover and understand novel phases of matter and predict their experimental signatures. The results can provide input for current and future experiments. The knowledge acquired will contribute to the understanding of interacting fermions in general, a subject of fundamental importance to physics and material science. Better understanding and consequently better control over the system will help to achieve other goals of ultracold molecule research, such as precision measurement and quantum computation.The award will stimulate deeper dialogue between many body physics and Atomic, Molecular, and Optical physics at the interdisciplinary frontier of ultracold molecules. It will also strengthen the collaboration between George Mason University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology on cold atoms research. The principal investigator will continue to coach local high school students on independent research projects to compete in the Intel and Siemens Science and Engineering Fair.