A Spanish BEC

First observation:

BEC! - report: June 4, 2015

Group:

Tarruell

Authors and contributors

Pierrick Cheiney, César Cabrera, Luca Tanzi, Julio Sanz, Jordi Sastre, Leticia Tarruell

spanish BEC graph

In the evening of June 4, 2015 we observed the first degenerate gas in Spain: a BEC of ⁴¹K atoms. The apparatus is designed to cool as well the other potassium isotopes.

Current ICFO team (clockwise from back to front): L. Tarruell, P. Cheiney, C. Cabrera, J. Sastre, L. Tanzi, J. Sanz.
Former members: M. Bosch, V. Lienhard, L. Saemisch.

spanish BEC people