Ultracold fermions with SU(N >2) symmetry offer a unique opportunity to study quantum dynamics and interaction effects in the large spin systems that have no analogue in condensed matter physics. In this poster, we present a set of experiments on the measurement of contact parameters and collective excitations with a SU(N) Fermi gas of 173Yb atoms. First, we explore the short-range interaction effect via Tan’s contact parameters in a multi-component Fermi gas with SU(N >2) symmetry. The s-wave contact parameter is experimentally measured by recording the high-momentum tail of weakly interacting fermions. For a tunable number of spin component N with a fixed number of atoms per component, we verify the linear increase in the contact with N providing experimental confirmation of SU(N) interactions. Furthermore, we explore the momentum distribution of SU(N) fermions at the low momentum regime. Next, we measure collective excitations of a harmonically trapped twodimensional SU(N) Fermi gas. Various collective modes are investigated with a tunable number of spin component N showing a decrease in the ratio of quadruple and dipole mode with N. Our work will pave the way for the experimental study of interacting SU(N) Fermi gases with large spin.Ultracold fermions with SU(N >2) symmetry offer a unique opportunity to study quantum dynamics and interaction effects in the large spin systems that have no analogue in condensed matter physics. In this poster, we present a set of experiments on the measurement of contact parameters and collective excitations with a SU(N) Fermi gas of 173Yb atoms. First, we explore the short-range interaction effect via Tan’s contact parameters in a multi-component Fermi gas with SU(N >2) symmetry. The s-wave contact parameter is experimentally measured by recording the high-momentum tail of weakly interacting fermions. For a tunable number of spin component N with a fixed number of atoms per component, we verify the linear increase in the contact with N providing experimental confirmation of SU(N) interactions. Furthermore, we explore the momentum distribution of SU(N) fermions at the low momentum regime. Next, we measure collective excitations of a harmonically trapped twodimensional SU(N) Fermi gas. Various collective modes are investigated with a tunable number of spin component N showing a decrease in the ratio of quadruple and dipole mode with N. Our work will pave the way for the experimental study of interacting SU(N) Fermi gases with large spin.

APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Meeting AbstractsMay 1, 20190 citations

Multicomponent strongly attractive Fermi gas: A color superconductor in a one-dimensional harmonic trap

Xia-Ji Liu, Hui Hu, P. D. Drummond

Recent advances in ultracold atomic Fermi gases make it possible to achieve a fermionic superfluid with multiple spin components. In this context, any mean-field description is expected to fail, owing to the presence of tightly bound clusters or molecules that consist of more than two particles. Here we present a detailed study of a strongly interacting multicomponent Fermi gas in a highly elongated or quasi-one-dimensional harmonic trap, which could be readily obtained in experiment. By using the exact Bethe ansatz solution and a local density approximation treatment of the harmonic trap, we investigate the equation of state of the multicomponent Fermi gas in both a homogeneous and trapped environment, as well as the density profiles and low-energy collective modes. The binding energy of multicomponent bound clusters is also given. We show that there is a peak in the collective mode frequency at the critical density for a deconfining transition to a many-body state that is analogous to the quark color superconductor state expected in neutron stars.Recent advances in ultracold atomic Fermi gases make it possible to achieve a fermionic superfluid with multiple spin components. In this context, any mean-field description is expected to fail, owing to the presence of tightly bound clusters or molecules that consist of more than two particles. Here we present a detailed study of a strongly interacting multicomponent Fermi gas in a highly elongated or quasi-one-dimensional harmonic trap, which could be readily obtained in experiment. By using the exact Bethe ansatz solution and a local density approximation treatment of the harmonic trap, we investigate the equation of state of the multicomponent Fermi gas in both a homogeneous and trapped environment, as well as the density profiles and low-energy collective modes. The binding energy of multicomponent bound clusters is also given. We show that there is a peak in the collective mode frequency at the critical density for a deconfining transition to a many-body state that is analogous to the quark color superconductor state expected in neutron stars.

arXiv:0709.2273Physical Review AJan 29, 200834 citations

Spin-Imbalance in a 1-Dimensional Trapped Fermi-Gas

Tobias Paprotta, Guthrie B. Partridge, Yean-an Liao +2 more

Bulletin of the American Physical SocietyMay 30, 20080 citations

Thermodynamic contacts and breathing-mode physics of one-dimensional p -wave Fermi gases in the high-temperature limit

Jeff Maki

An important tool for understanding the effects of interactions in harmonically trapped atomic gases is the examination of their collective modes. One such mode is the breathing or monopole mode, which is special as it is constrained to occur at twice the harmonic trapping frequency when the interactions are scale invariant. When the interactions are not scale invariant, the frequency of the breathing mode will deviate from twice the trap frequency. The deviation itself depends on the thermodynamic contacts, which describe how the energy changes with the interactions. In this work I examine how the thermodynamic contacts and the breathing-mode frequency of a spin-polarized one-dimensional (1D) $p$ -wave Fermi gas depend on the 1D scattering volume $\ensuremath{\ell}$ and the effective range $r$ in the high-temperature limit. Such dynamics can be studied in experiments and provide a tool for understanding how the dynamics depends on interactions with a finite effective range.An important tool for understanding the effects of interactions in harmonically trapped atomic gases is the examination of their collective modes. One such mode is the breathing or monopole mode, which is special as it is constrained to occur at twice the harmonic trapping frequency when the interactions are scale invariant. When the interactions are not scale invariant, the frequency of the breathing mode will deviate from twice the trap frequency. The deviation itself depends on the thermodynamic contacts, which describe how the energy changes with the interactions. In this work I examine how the thermodynamic contacts and the breathing-mode frequency of a spin-polarized one-dimensional (1D) $p$-wave Fermi gas depend on the 1D scattering volume $\ensuremath{\ell}$ and the effective range $r$ in the high-temperature limit. Such dynamics can be studied in experiments and provide a tool for understanding how the dynamics depends on interactions with a finite effective range.

arXiv:2110.05725Physical Review ADec 20, 20215 citations

Exploring collective spin dynamics in a weakly interacting gas of fermions

Scott Smale, Andrew Koller, Ben A. Olsen +5 more

Bulletin of the American Physical SocietyJun 7, 20170 citations

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-wave Fermi gas depend on the 1D scattering volume $\ensuremath{\ell}$ and the effective range

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in the high-temperature limit. Such dynamics can be studied in experiments and provide a tool for understanding how the dynamics depends on interactions with a finite effective range.