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Area of Science:

  • Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
  • Quantum Control
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

  • Precise control of ultracold atomic systems has enabled Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) and degenerate Fermi gases.
  • Extending this control to complex molecular systems remains a significant challenge.
  • Producing ultracold molecules from atoms in BECs is a key strategy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To achieve coherent coupling between atoms and molecules in an ultracold Bose-Einstein condensate.
  • To create and probe a quantum superposition of atomic and molecular states.
  • To investigate the coherence properties of such hybrid systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a time-varying magnetic field near a Feshbach resonance.
  • Produced coherent coupling between Rubidium-85 (85Rb) atoms and diatomic molecules.
  • Probed the atomic-molecular mixture by inducing sudden changes in the magnetic field.

Main Results:

  • Observed oscillations in the number of atoms remaining in the condensate.
  • Measured oscillation frequencies over a wide range of magnetic fields.
  • Demonstrated excellent agreement between measured frequencies and theoretical molecular binding energy.

Conclusions:

  • Successfully created a quantum superposition of ultracold atoms and diatomic molecules.
  • The results validate the use of magnetic fields for coherent control of atomic-molecular mixtures.
  • This work paves the way for exploring novel quantum phenomena in hybrid atomic-molecular systems.