An Icy Gaze into the Big Bang: Quantum physicists pave the way for investigating new states of matter in ultracold atom mixtures
Friday, March 18, 2011 - 09:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Scientists have reached a milestone in the exploration of quantum gas mixtures. In an international first, researchers have succeeded in producing controlled strong interactions between two fermionic elements - lithium-6 and potassium-40. This model system not only promises to provide new insights into solid-state physics but also shows intriguing analogies to the primordial substance right after the Big Bang.