Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Understanding many body systems is a key challenge in physics. Single atom resolved imaging techniques have unlocked access to microscopic correlations in ultracold quantum gases. However they cannot be used when the relevant length scales are obscured by the resolution of the detection technique. We present a matter wave magnification scheme, based on evolutions in optical potentials, tailored to magnify the wave function of atoms, such that all length scales can be resolved. To showcase this method, we image atoms in the strongly interacting regime, establishing a new way to characterize correlated systems.
Source: Physical Review Letters
DOI: 10.1103/wdjr-m2hg
Authors: Sandra Brandstetter, Carl Heintze, Paul Hill, Philipp M. Preiss, Maciej Gałka, Selim Jochim
Institution: Heidelberg University
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4411372185