Quantum mixtures of ultracold gases of neutral atoms
After decades of improvements in cooling techniques of several atomic species and in
finding methods for the achievement of stable quantum mixtures, the field is now ready for …
finding methods for the achievement of stable quantum mixtures, the field is now ready for …
Universal many-body response of heavy impurities coupled to a Fermi sea: a review of recent progress
In this report we discuss the dynamical response of heavy quantum impurities immersed in a
Fermi gas at zero and at finite temperature. Studying both the frequency and the time …
Fermi gas at zero and at finite temperature. Studying both the frequency and the time …
Ultrafast many-body interferometry of impurities coupled to a Fermi sea
The fastest possible collective response of a quantum many-body system is related to its
excitations at the highest possible energy. In condensed matter systems, the time scale for …
excitations at the highest possible energy. In condensed matter systems, the time scale for …
Repulsive Fermi and Bose polarons in quantum gases
Polaron quasiparticles are formed when a mobile impurity is coupled to the elementary
excitations of a many-particle background. In the field of ultracold atoms, the study of the …
excitations of a many-particle background. In the field of ultracold atoms, the study of the …
Extracting quantum work statistics and fluctuation theorems by single-qubit interferometry
We propose an experimental scheme to verify the quantum nonequilibrium fluctuation
relations using current technology. Specifically, we show that the characteristic function of …
relations using current technology. Specifically, we show that the characteristic function of …
Measuring the characteristic function of the work distribution
L Mazzola, G De Chiara, M Paternostro - Physical review letters, 2013 - APS
We propose an interferometric setting for the ancilla-assisted measurement of the
characteristic function of the work distribution following a time-dependent process …
characteristic function of the work distribution following a time-dependent process …
Spectral filtering induced by non-hermitian evolution with balanced gain and loss: Enhancing quantum chaos
The dynamical signatures of quantum chaos in an isolated system are captured by the
spectral form factor, which exhibits as a function of time a dip, a ramp, and a plateau, with the …
spectral form factor, which exhibits as a function of time a dip, a ramp, and a plateau, with the …
Time-dependent impurity in ultracold fermions: Orthogonality catastrophe and beyond
The recent experimental realization of strongly imbalanced mixtures of ultracold atoms
opens new possibilities for studying impurity dynamics in a controlled setting. In this paper …
opens new possibilities for studying impurity dynamics in a controlled setting. In this paper …
Thermometry of strongly correlated fermionic quantum systems using impurity probes
We study quantum-impurity models as a platform for quantum thermometry. A single
quantum spin-1 2 impurity is coupled to an explicit, structured, fermionic thermal sample …
quantum spin-1 2 impurity is coupled to an explicit, structured, fermionic thermal sample …
In Situ Thermometry of a Cold Fermi Gas via Dephasing Impurities
The precise measurement of low temperatures is a challenging, important, and fundamental
task for quantum science. In particular, in situ thermometry is highly desirable for cold atomic …
task for quantum science. In particular, in situ thermometry is highly desirable for cold atomic …