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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik

Q 20: Ultracold plasmas and Rydberg atoms

Q 20.6: Talk

Monday, March 18, 2013, 18:00–18:15, E 415

Binding by dissipation — •Hendrik Weimer — Institut für Theoretische Physik, Leibniz Universität Hannover

I will demonstrate how dissipative forces can act as a binding mechanism between two strongly interacting particles, even when the interaction potential is purely repulsive [1]. The bound state arises as a quasi-stationary state of the dynamical evolution of the system. This method also carries the potential to serve as a cooling mechanism for strongly interacting quantum gases. Finally, I will discuss a possible experimental realization with ultracold Rydberg atoms.

[1] M. Lemeshko, H. Weimer, arXiv:1211.4035 (2012).