Quantum degenerate potassium‐rubidium mixtures
Giovanni Carlo Modugno, G. Roati, M. Inguscio
Abstract We report on the production of quantum degenerate mixtures of potassium and rubidium isotopes, by means of evaporative cooling in a magnetic trap. Specifically, we produce a Bose–Bose mixture with 41K and 87Rb and Fermi–Bose mixture with 40K and 87Rb. Application of association schemes in these systems may allow the production of degenerate gases of heteronuclear molecules of both bosonic and fermionic character. Ultracold dipolar molecules have been recognized as a viable candidate for the implementation of quantum computing.
Fortschritte der Physik•Apr 24, 2003•3 citations