Ultracold Atoms in a Quasicrystalline Optical Lattice

量子模拟领域利用真实的、易于调谐的量子系统作为研究其他量子系统的物理的一种手段，这些系统通常很难直接测试或模拟计算。这个项目就是这样做的，在光学晶格中使用超冷原子来探测一种新的准晶体几何结构中的许多身体量子现象。该系统的特性，以及对散射长度等一系列参数的控制，使我们能够研究一系列有趣的量子现象。

The field of quantum simulation utilises real, easily tuneable quantum systems as a means of investigating the physics of other quantum systems, which are typically very difficult to test directly or simulate computationally. This project does just that, using ultracold atoms in an optical lattice to probe many body quantum phenomena in a novel quasicrystalline geometry. This system's properties, along with control over a range of parameters such as scattering length, allow investigation into a range of interesting quantum phenomena.