Strongly Interacting Fermi Gases in Three Dimensions and One Dimension

Date
2011
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract

This thesis presents the experimental study on the two-spin component, strongly interacting 6 Li Fermi gases in 3D and 1D traps. The interaction strength is tuned from the molecular BEC regime to the BCS regime using a Feshbach resonance. The trap dimension can be tuned from 3D to 1D with the implementation of optical lattice. The evaporation of imbalanced Fermi gases in 3D trap is studied. The anisotropic and fast evaporation is the cause of the deformation observed in the 2006 Rice experiment. In a balanced Fermi system, the fraction of correlated states is measured as a function of interaction and temperature. At unitarity, the fraction of correlated states is ∼85% and exists above T c . The one-body-like photoexcitation rate can be related to the contact quantity. Lastly, the spin-imbalance in a one-dimensional Fermi gas is studied. The 1D phase diagram is mapped out. The result agrees well with the 1D theory, in which the partially polarized regime is predicted to be a FFLO phase, an exotic superfluid with pairs carrying finite center-of-mass momentum proposed almost 50 years ago.

Description
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Type
Thesis
Keywords
Pure sciences, Fermi gases, Evaporation, Optical lattices, Paired fractions, Condensed matter physics, Atoms, Subatomic particles, Optics
Citation

Liao, Yean-an. "Strongly Interacting Fermi Gases in Three Dimensions and One Dimension." (2011) Diss., Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/70320.

Has part(s)
Forms part of
Published Version
Rights
Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.
Link to license
Citable link to this page