Perspective on Quantum Bubbles in Microgravity

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2211.04804v1
• Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2022 10:55:49 GMT
• Title: Perspective on Quantum Bubbles in Microgravity
• Authors: Nathan Lundblad, David C. Aveline, Antun Balaz, Elliot Bentine, Nicholas P. Bigelow, Patrick Boegel, Maxim A. Efremov, Naceur Gaaloul, Matthias Meister, Maxim Olshanii, Carlos A. R. S\'a de Melo, Andrea Tononi, Smitha Vishveshwara, Angela C. White, Alexander Wolf, and Barry M. Garraway
• Abstract summary: The NASA Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) aboard the International Space Station has enabled the study of ultracold atomic bubbles. Cal experiments have been performed on CAL with an. rf-dressing technique; an alternate technique (dual-species interaction-driven bubbles) has also been proposed. Both techniques can drive discovery in the next decade of fundamental physics research in microgravity.
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• Abstract: Progress in understanding quantum systems has been driven by the exploration of the geometry, topology, and dimensionality of ultracold atomic systems. The NASA Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) aboard the International Space Station has enabled the study of ultracold atomic bubbles, a terrestrially-inaccessible topology. Proof-of-principle bubble experiments have been performed on CAL with an rf-dressing technique; an alternate technique (dual-species interaction-driven bubbles) has also been proposed. Both techniques can drive discovery in the next decade of fundamental physics research in microgravity.

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