Ultra-cold molecules in an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate

S. Stringari

David Alexander Anderson, Andrew T. Cadotte, Rachel Sapiro +1 more

M. Johanning, Rainer Dumke, Jonathan D. Weinstein +2 more

Autler-Townes spectroscopy is performed to investigate the coherence properties between ultra-cold atoms and sodium-dimers generated by photoassociation. Ultra-cold molecules have recently generated new interest due to the accomplishment of Bose-Einstein-condensation (BEC) of molecules and offer a variety of new approaches for a better understanding of atomic and molecular physics, precision measurements and fundamental research.

Sudhir R. Jain

Hélène Perrin, P. Lemonde, Franck Pereira dos Santos +4 more

In this review, we discuss the impact of the development of lasers on ultra-cold atoms and molecules and their applications. After a brief historical review of laser cooling and Bose–Einstein condensation, we present important applications of ultra-cold atoms, including time and frequency metrology, atom interferometry and inertial sensors, atom lasers, simulation of condensed matter systems, production and study of strongly correlated systems, and production of ultra-cold molecules.