"Fermionic Condensates"
Marcus Greiner
University of Colorado
Wednesday, February 9, 11 AM - 12:00 Noon in 375 LeConte Hall
Abstract
The realization of fermionic superfluidity in a dilute gas of atoms,
analogous to superconductivity in metals, is a long-standing goal of ultracold gas
research. In my talk I will present experiments where it has become possible to create a
condensate of fremionic atom pairs. These pairs are regarded as generalized Cooper pairs
in the crossover regime between BCS-type superfluidity and Bose-Einstein condensation
(BEC). Beyond providing experimental access to this exciting crossover regime, a gas of
ultracold fermionic atoms is a highly controllable system where experimenters can
widely vary interactions and study dynamical behaviour. The experiments therefore
open the intriguing possibility to address fundamental questions of modern solid
state physics with an atomic physics system.
