Group News (2014)8 July 2014|ILP SengstockSpin Orbit Coupling in Periodically Driven Optical LatticesPhoto: AG SengstockWe propose a novel experimental scheme for the emulation of spin-orbit coupling for ultracold, neutral atoms trapped in a one-dimensional lattice...4 July 2014|ilp SengstockObservation of Density-Induced TunnelingPhoto: AG SengstockWe study the dynamics of bosonic atoms in a tilted one-dimensional optical lattice and report on the first direct observation of density-induced...16 April 2014|ilp SengstockRelaxation Dynamics of an Isolated Large-Spin Fermi Gas Far from EquilibriumPhoto: AG SengstockWe show that the spatial “collisions” of the atoms can flip their internal spins and lead to the relaxation of the spin-state distribution to its...7 April 2014|ilp SengstockDimerized Mott insulators in hexagonal optical latticesPhoto: AG SengstockWe study bosonic atoms in optical honeycomb lattices with anisotropic tunneling and find dimerized Mott insulator phases with fractional filling...24 January 2014|ilp SengstockQuantum phases in tunable state-dependent hexagonal optical latticesPhoto: AG SengstockWe study the ground-state properties of ultracold bosonic atoms on a state-dependent graphene-like honeycomb lattice. We discuss the various...24 January 2014|ILP SengstockQuantum phases in tunable state-dependent hexagonal optical latticesPhoto: AG SengstockWe study the ground-state properties of ultracold bosonic atoms on a state-dependent graphene-like honeycomb lattice. We discuss the various...