Magnifying the Wave Function of Interacting Fermionic Atoms
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.
Authors
- Carl Heintze
- Philipp M. Preiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5677-617X)
- Paul Hill
- Selim Jochim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6049-2658)
- Maciej Gałka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9456-1073)
- Karl J. Friston
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/wdjr-m2hg
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.48