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UCAM2011

Welcome to UEDA Macroscopic Quantum Control Project website!

Ueda macroscopic quantum control project is an ERATO (Exploratory Research for Advanced Technology) project funded by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), which is the core organization for implementing the Science and Technology Basic Plan adopted by the Japanese Government. The project is directed by Dr. Masahito Ueda (Professor, The University of Tokyo, Department of Physics). It started September 2005, and continues until March 2011.

Research Goal:
Recent advance in laser cooling and evaporative cooling technology enabled us to cool millions of atoms close to absolute zero temperature, typically less than one millionth of a kelvin. This ultracold atomic gas is an ideal system for studying the manifestation of quantum mechanics: not only we can access wavefunctions of atoms, we can "tune" the details. Further, if we design our system properly, this "tuning" should result in drastic change in physical properties of the whole system. The goal of the Ueda project is to establish an ultimate control over this ideal system by investigating the limit of engineering. Also we explore new possibilities of this system as a macroscopic quantum object. Comprehensive understanding of the cold atom physics obtained from this project should contribute both fundamental science and practical applications.

Research Groups:
The project consists of the following four research groups: (1) Ultracold Molecules group, (2) Quantum Information group, (3) Strongly Correlated Quantum Gases group, and (4) Theory group. The experimental groups (1)-(3) take different route to establish an ultimate control over interactions between light and matter, and pioneer a new research area on macroscopic quantum object. The theory group is committed to all the experimental groups by providing insights and obtaining feedbacks. All the research activities takes place in one building to maintain high efficiency.

Ultracold Molecules

Quantum Information

Strongly Correlated Quantum Gases

Theory


News:
Jan 26, 2011ERATO Macroscopic Quantum Control Conference on Coldatoms and Molecules (UCAM2011) was held at Tokyo University on January 24-26, 2011. Please click here to view the conference website.
Apr 5, 2010Dr. Mukaiyama was awarded the Young Scientists' Prize, the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports Science and Technology!
Jan 22, 2010Strongly Correlated Quantum Gases Group's paper "Measurement of Universal Thermodynamic Functions for a Unitary Fermi Gas" is published in Science magazine! (Science 327, 442 (2010) Abstract)
Sep 24, 2009Theory Group's paper "Independent Control of Scattering Lengths in Multicomponent Quantum Gases" is published in Physical Review Letters! ( Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 133202 (2009) PDF)
Sep 15, 2009The first LENS-ERATO joint workshop was held September 14-15, 2009 in Florence, Italy.
Aug 14, 2009Theory Group's paper "Possible Efimov Trimer State in a Three-Hyperfine-Component Lithium-6 Mixture" is published in Physical Review Letters! ( Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 073203 (2009) PDF)

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Last updatedF02/01/2011

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