Fermionic pairs, from the surface to the bulk

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2607.20412v1
• Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:51:10 GMT
• Title: Fermionic pairs, from the surface to the bulk
• Abstract summary: We image pair correlations in a finite, tunable system of few fermionic atoms with single-particle resolution and full counting statistics.<n>We observe that confinement and shell structure re-organize pairing in real space.<n>Our measurements provide a microscopic view of pairing in finite fermionic matter.
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• Abstract: Fermion pairing underlies collective quantum phenomena across widely different forms of matter. In extended systems such as ultracold Fermi gases, pairing is commonly understood through the BCS--BEC crossover, where the pair size evolves from large, overlapping Cooper pairs to tightly bound dimers. In finite systems such as atomic nuclei, superconducting grains and quantum dots, however, the same pairing tendency competes with confinement, shell filling and spatial inhomogeneity, making the microscopic structure of pairs much harder to access. Here, we image pair correlations in a finite, tunable system of few fermionic atoms with single-particle resolution and full counting statistics. We observe that confinement and shell structure re-organize pairing in real space: In the weakly interacting, confinement-dominated regime, closed-shell configurations suppress correlations in the high-density trap center. Pairing is mainly observed toward the low-density surface. Open-shell systems, however, support substantially stronger central pairing. Already for surprisingly small systems, increasing either interaction strength or particle number restores a locally bulk-like Cooper-pair profile in the trap center, whereas the edge retains dimer-like correlations. By resolving where pairs form and how their character changes from localized dimers to overlapping Cooper pairs, our measurements provide a microscopic view of pairing in finite fermionic matter and connect the physics of mesoscopic cold atoms to pairing phenomena in nuclei and superconducting nanostructures.

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