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Dr Rob Smith

Associate Professor

Research theme

  • Quantum optics & ultra-cold matter

Sub department

  • Atomic and Laser Physics

Research groups

  • Dipolar Quantum Gases group
robert.smith@physics.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 272206
Clarendon Laboratory, room 512.10.33,241
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Interaction shift of the Bose-Einstein condensation temperature in a dipolar gas

Physical Review A American Physical Society (APS) 111:5 (2025) L051303

Authors:

Milan Krstajić, Jiří Kučera, Lucas R Hofer, Gavin Lamb, Péter Juhász, Robert P Smith

Abstract:

We report measurements of the Bose-Einstein condensate critical temperature shift due to dipolar interactions, employing samples of ultracold erbium atoms which feature significant (magnetic) dipole-dipole interactions in addition to tunable contact interactions. Using a highly prolate harmonic trapping potential, we observe a clear dependence of the critical temperature on the orientation of the dipoles relative to the trap axis. Our results are in good agreement with mean-field theory for a range of contact interaction strengths. This work creates an opportunity for further investigations into beyond-mean-field effects and the finite-temperature phase diagram in the more strongly dipolar regime where supersolid and droplet states emerge. Published by the American Physical Society 2025
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Shift of the Bose-Einstein condensation temperature due to dipolar interactions

(2025)

Authors:

Milan Krstajić, Jiří Kučera, Lucas R Hofer, Gavin Lamb, Péter Juhász, Robert P Smith
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Interacting Bose-condensed gases

Chapter in Encyclopedia of Condensed Matter Physics, (2024) V3:124-V3:134

Authors:

C Eigen, RP Smith

Abstract:

We provide an overview of the effects of interactions in Bose-condensed gases. We focus on phenomena that have been explored in ultracold atom experiments, covering both tuneable contact interactions and dipolar interactions. Our discussion includes: modifications to the ground state and excitation spectrum, critical behavior near the Bose-Einstein condensation temperature, the unitary regime where the interactions are as strong as allowed by quantum mechanics, quantum droplets in mixtures, and supersolids in dipolar gases.
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Interacting Bose-condensed gases

Chapter in Encyclopedia of Condensed Matter Physics, Elsevier (2024) 124-134

Authors:

Christoph Eigen, Robert P Smith
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Characterization of three-body loss in 166Er and optimized production of large Bose-Einstein condensates

Physical Review A American Physical Society 108:6 (2023) 063301

Authors:

Milan Krstajić, Péter Juhász, Jiří Kučera, Lucas R Hofer, Gavin Lamb, Anna L Marchant, Robert P Smith

Abstract:

Ultracold gases of highly magnetic lanthanide atoms have enabled the realization of dipolar quantum droplets and supersolids. However, future studies could be limited by the achievable atom numbers and hindered by high three-body loss rates. Here we study density-dependent atom loss in an ultracold gas of 166Er for magnetic fields below 4 G, identifying six previously unreported, strongly temperature-dependent features. We find that their positions and widths show a linear temperature dependence up to at least 15 µK. In addition, we observe a weak, polarization-dependent shift of the loss features with the intensity of the light used to optically trap the atoms. This detailed knowledge of the loss landscape allows us to optimize the production of dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates with more than 2 × 105 atoms and points towards optimal strategies for the study of large-atom-number dipolar gases in the droplet and supersolid regimes.
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