HQOC/ITAMP Joint Quantum Sciences Seminar Wednesday, March 22, 2017 4:00 PM, Jefferson 250 Prof. Randall Hulet, Rice University “Pairing of Spin Polarized Fermi Gases” Ultracold atomic gases are versatile platforms for realizing novel many-body states of matter by virtue of the ability to tune parameters such as interaction, density, dimensionality, and spin-polarization. I will describe experiments that have produced phase diagrams of spin-polarized Fermi gasses in 1D, 3D, and in the 1D-3D dimensional crossover. I will conclude with our progress to create the holy grail of this research, which is the observation of the “elusive” FFLO superfluid state, a state that exhibits coexisting magnetic and superconducting order. Dr. Rivka Bekenstein, ITAMP "Optical Simulations of the Newton-Schrodinger System" Postdoc Presentation from 4:00-4:10 PM Refreshments Served from 4:10-4:30 PM Guest Presentation from 4:30-6:00 PM -- Clare Ploucha Faculty Assistant to Professors Lukin & Greiner and their labs Department of Physics 17 Oxford St., Lyman 324A Cambridge, MA 02138 P. (617) 496-2544