Effective magnetic field and periodic potential barriers for ultracold atoms

Project name: Effective magnetic field and periodic potential barriers for ultracold atoms

Project No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-24-0114

This project has received funding from the European Social Fund under the No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712 “Development of Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities” measure under grant agreement with the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT).

Duration: from 2021-07-05 to 2021-08-31

Supervisor: prof. Gediminas Juzeliūnas

Student: Edvinas Gvozdiovas

Summary: Over the course of this project, the student will investigate a new way to form artificial magnetic fields and periodic lattice potentials for ultracold atoms via atom-light interactions, creating excitations between atomic internal states. Research on ultracold atoms is important not just fundamentally, but also useful for practical applications, such as precise measurements, quantum computation, and quantum simulators.

Aim of the project: the student will improve their knowledge in ultracold atomic physics. He will analyze the atomic dynamics in the optical Lambda setup, where the atom is affected by traveling optical waves in three directions. He will numerically evaluate the band structure, and will compare the results with the effective model for the system.