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Institute for Quantum Physics

Institute for
Quantum Physics

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Status of the experiment (2012)

7 December 2012|ilp Sengstock

First quantum degenrate Fermi gas of Ytterbium in Hamburg

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We have successfully cooled fermionic 173Yb atoms to quantum degeneracy. Typically the Fermi seas we produce contain up to 5 *105 atoms at...

13 June 2012|ilp Sengstock

First Ytterbium BEC in Hamburg

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Wednesday night, June 13th 2012, we achieved our first BEC of 174Yb containing about 10000 atoms. In this experiment we prepared about 4x107 atoms in...