Perspective on quantum bubbles in microgravity

Authors

Nathan Lundblad, Bates CollegeFollow
David C. Aveline, California Institute of Technology
Antun Balaž, University of Belgrade
Elliot Bentine, University of Oxford
Nicholas P. Bigelow, University of Rochester
Patrick Boegel, Universität Ulm
Maxim A. Efremov, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Naceur Gaaloul, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
Matthias Meister, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Maxim Olshanii, University of Massachusetts Boston
Carlos A.R. Sá de Melo, Georgia Institute of Technology
Andrea Tononi, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques
Smitha Vishveshwara, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Angela C. White, The University of Queensland
Alexander Wolf, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Barry M. Garraway, University of Sussex

Publication Title

Quantum Science and Technology

Document Type

Article

Department or Program

Physics and Astronomy

Publication Date

2-6-2023

Keywords

condensates, curved space, microgravity, quantum bubbles, superfluid shells, topology, ultracold atoms

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 radiofrequency-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.

Comments

Original version is available from the publisher at: https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/acb1cf

Recommended Citation

Lundblad, N., Aveline, D. C., Balaz, A., Bentine, E., Bigelow, N. P., Boegel, P., Efremov, M. A., Gaaloul, N., Meister, M., Olshanii, M., Carlos A R Sá de Melo, Tononi, A., Vishveshwara, S., White, A. C., Wolf, A., & Garraway, B. M. Perspective on quantum bubbles in microgravity. Quantum Science and Technology, 8, 024003 (2023).

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