Two-dimensional Fermi gases Two dimensional Fermi gases
Michael Köhl
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Two-dimensional Fermi gases Two dimensional Fermi gases Michael Khl BEC-BCS crossover What happens in reduced dimensions? S Sa de Melo, Physics Today (2008) d M l Ph i T d (2008) A very short theory overview for 2D ( E F / h
Michael Köhl
S d M l Ph i T d (2008) Sa de Melo, Physics Today (2008)
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kHz) 8 / ( h EF
shift of resonance Mean-field coupling in 2D
(Bloom 1975)
2 2 2 D F D
n(kF a2D)
D D
a m g
3 2 3
4
l B [G] Hz] 2D
3D
B [G]
D Fa
k
2
ln
1 1 EB [kH confinement-induced bound state
Fermi liquid ? strongly interacting 2D Fermi gas non-interacting 2D Fermi gas Bose gas
1
B [G] bou d state
Theory: Bloom, P.W. Anderson, Randeria, Shlyapnikov, Petrov,
[ ]
y , , , y p , , Devreese, Julienne, Duan, Zwerger, Giorgini, Sa de Melo, ...
kHz 80 π 2 kHz 8 h EF
Conditions for 2D
Hz 130 π 2
kHz 80 π 2
z
Strong axial confinement required
ħz Optical lattice: array of 2D quantum gases
hopping rate 0.002 Hz
y x
p y
l0
60 nm
L/2
= 532 nm
x z
, , g , , g , , , ( )
Feshbach resonances in 40K
|1> & |2> |1> & |3> |3> = |-5/2> a3D / a0 |2> = |-7/2> a |1> = |-9/2> B [G] |2> & |3> B [G]
174a aBG
|2> & |3>
RF pulse (association/dissociation)
224G FB res.
hyperfine transition frequency
ħRF,0 ħRF
frequency
e.g. repulsively interacting gas
3D: Regal et al., Nature (2003) g , ( ) 2D: B. Fröhlich, M. Feld, E. Vogt, M. Koschorreck, W. Zwerger, MK, PRL 106, 105301 (2011)
ħRF
ħ
|3> (E,k)
ħRF E
final state |3> (weak interactions)
Energy E ħRF
m k f k
E
2
2 2
) (
initial state, e.g. BCS-like dispersion
2 2 2
2 2
) (
m k i k
E
202G FB res.
momentum k
2
) (
m i
ARPES in 3D Experiment: Jin Theory: Georges, Strinati, Levin, Ohashi, Zwerger, Drummond, ...
|-9/2> |-7/2> |-5/2> RF pulse
2 2 y x
k k k
atoms
“BCS” side ln(kFa2D) > 0 , EB < EF ln(kFa2D) 0 , EB EF no isolated dimers, attractive interactions, pairs are huge compared to inter-particle “Condensation energy” of Cooper pairs p g p p spacing
pairs
B th
E E k E 2 ) (
2
gy p p
(MF theory, T=0, Randeria 1989)
pairs
ln(kFa2D) = 0.19
F th
E 2
Only the case in 2D
(in 3D: E 0 on the BCS side) (in 3D: EB=0 on the BCS side)
) , (
) , ( ) , (
x T i
e x T x T
complex order parameter
spatial average
) , (
) , ( ) , (
x T i
e x T x T
complex order parameter =0 =0 0
(condensed Cooper pairs) (phase-fluctuating
Temperature
In 3D weak coupling BCS: T
c ≈ T* (pairs condense as they form)
Theory: Randeria, Levin, Sa De Melo, Kleinert, ...
Eth
th
E k E 2 ) (
2
F
E 2
Finite temperature mean field theory mean field theory, no free parameters
th/EB
ln(kF a2D)
0 2
Et
0.2 0.5 0.8
T/T* T/T
In 3D: Observation of Fermion condensates below T/TF ≈ 0.15 [b j ti t l l ] [by projection onto molecules] In 2D: No condensation observed.
log(kFa2D) = 0.2 T/TF = 0.65 T/TF = 0.45 BCS-like dispersion T/TF = 0.27 BCS like dispersion at low T
The “N+1” problem: one |↓> impurity in a large |↑> Fermi sea
Energy
ln(k a ) repulsive polaron
Metastability
interacting with a Fermi sea of atoms Tunable interactions
ln(kFa2D) attractive polaron
determine phase
molecule
diagram of imbalanced Fermi mixtures
3D Theory: Bruun, Bulgac, Chevy, Giorgini, Lobo, Prokofiev, Stringari, Svistunov, ... 3D E t Z i l i S l G i
It’s disputed whether there is a transition in 2D
2D Theory: Bruun, Demler, Enss, Parish, Pethick, Recati, ... 3D Expmt: Zwierlein, Salomon, Grimm
l (k ) Energy
repulsive polaron
ln(kFa2D)
repulsive polaron molecule attractive polaron molecule Theory from: R. Schmidt, T. Enss, ( ) free particle dispersion s btracted
0 Signal 1
free-particle dispersion subtracted
Rabi oscillations between polaron and free particle
E [kHz]
4 8
k[μm-1]
Incoherent transfer: rate ~ amplitude
Theory: V N tik t l Energy repulsive polaron
EPL 98 30005 (2012). Energies comparable to ln(kFa2D) repulsive polaron l l attractive polaron Energies comparable to:
PRA 85, 021602 (2012) molecule Similar experiments in 3D: Ketterle & Grimm groups
Quadrupole mode
h i it Breathing mode
b lk i it
Simple equation of state P=2/D
I li d i ll t i t l i i i l d b
SO(2,1) Lorentz symmetry (Pitaevskii/Rosch, 1997) Two remarkable predictions: Two remarkable predictions:
(Olshanii 2010)
For bosons: Pitaevskii/Rosch, Perrin/Olshanii, Chin, Dalibard; for fermions: Schaefer, Hofmann, Randeria/Taylor, Bruun,...
Breathing mode Quadrupole mode
collisionless (zeroth sound) hydrodynamic (f ) (first sound)
Shear viscosity
F
F F
0
dimensionless function
F F
Theory discussions/ collaboration: collaboration:
Fermi gases
Ion & BEC
Ion trap QIP H.-M. Meyer, M. Steiner www.quantumoptics.eu Funding: EPSRC, ERC, Leverhulme Trust