Publications

2023

36. S. Buob, J. Höschele, V. Makhalov, A. Rubio-Abadal, and L. Tarruell
A strontium quantum-gas microscope
arXiv:2312.14818

35. L. Barbiero, J. Cabedo, M. Lewenstein, L. Tarruell, and A. Celi
Frustrated magnets without geometrical frustration in bosonic flux ladders
Phys. Rev. Research 5, L042008 (2023), arXiv:2212.06112

34. J. Höschele, S. Buob, A. Rubio-Abadal, V. Makhalov, and L. Tarruell
Atom-number enhancement by shielding atoms from losses in strontium magneto-optical traps
Phys. Rev. Applied 19, 064011 (2023),  arXiv:2302.02992

2022

33. A. Frölian, C. S. Chisholm, E. Neri, C. R. Cabrera, R. Ramos, A. Celi, and L. Tarruell
Realizing a 1D topological gauge theory in an optically dressed BEC
Nature 608, 293–297 (2022), arXiv:2204.05380
See also the ICFO press release.

32. C. S. Chisholm, A. Frölian, E. Neri, R. Ramos, L. Tarruell, and A. Celi
Encoding a one-dimensional topological gauge theory in a Raman-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate
Phys. Rev. Research 4, 043088 (2022), arXiv:2204.05386
Selected as Editors’ Suggestion.

31. J. Sanz, A. Frölian, C. S. Chisholm, C. R. Cabrera, and L. Tarruell
Interaction control and bright solitons in coherently-coupled Bose-Einstein condensates
Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 013201 (2022), arXiv:1912.06041

2020

30. M. Buser, C. Hubig, U. Schollwöck, L. Tarruell, and F. Heidrich-Meisner
Interacting bosonic flux ladders with a synthetic dimension: Ground-state phases and quantum quench dynamics
Phys. Rev. A 102, 053314 (2020), arXiv:2006.13862

29. T. Salamon, A. Celi, R. W. Chhajlany, I. Frérot, M. Lewenstein, L. Tarruell, and D. Rakshit
Simulating twistronics without a twist
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 030504 (2020)arXiv:1912.12736

2018

28. L. Tanzi, C. R. Cabrera, J. Sanz, P. Cheiney, M. Tomza, and L. Tarruell
Feshbach resonances in potassium Bose-Bose mixtures
Phys. Rev. A 98, 062712 (2018), arXiv:1810.12453.

27. L. Tarruell and L. Sanchez-Palencia
Quantum simulation of the Hubbard model with ultracold fermions in optical lattices
C. R. Physique 19 365–393 (2018), arXiv:1809.00571.

26. Y. V. Kartashov, B. A. Malomed, L. Tarruell, and L. Torner
Three-dimensional droplets of swirling superfluids
Phys. Rev. A 98, 013612 (2018), arXiv:1806.08570

25. P. Cheiney, C. R. Cabrera, J. Sanz, B. Naylor, L. Tanzi, and L. TarruellSoliton-to-droplet
Bright Soliton to Quantum Droplet Transition in a Mixture of Bose-Einstein Condensates
Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 135301 (2018)arXiv:1710.11079
See also the News and Views article in Nature Physics.

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24. Y. Ashida, R. Schmidt, L. Tarruell, and E. Demler
Many-body interferometry of magnetic polaron dynamics
Phys. Rev. B 97, 060302(R) (2018), arXiv:1701.01454
See also the Research Highlight in Nature Physics.

Droplets

23. C. R. Cabrera, L. Tanzi, J. Sanz, B. Naylor, P. Thomas, P. Cheiney, and L. Tarruell
Quantum liquid droplets in a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates
Science 359, 301-304 (2018), arXiv:1708.07806
See also the accompanying Perspective in Science, the News and Views in Nature Physics, the general audience article in Physics Today and the ICFO press release [English] [Spanish].

2017

22. S. Mugel, A. Dauphin, P. Massignan, L. Tarruell, M. Lewenstein, C. Lobo, and A. Celi
Measuring Chern numbers in Hofstadter strips
SciPost Phys. 3, 012 (2017), arXiv:1705.04676

21. T. Grass, R. W. Chhajlany, L. Tarruell, V. Pellegrini, and M. Lewenstein
Proximity effects in cold atom artificial graphene
2D Mater. 4, 015039 (2017)arXiv:1608.02868

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20. J. Rodríguez-Laguna, L. Tarruell, M. Lewenstein, and A. Celi
Synthetic Unruh effect in cold atoms
Phys. Rev. A 95, 013627 (2017)arXiv:1606.09505

19. L. Tarruell
Los gases cuánticos de fermiones ultrafríos como sistemas modelo de física de la materia condensada (general audience article)
Revista Española de Física, 31, 35 (2017).

2015

18. A. Celi and L. Tarruell
Probing the edge with cold atoms (Perspective)
Science 349, 1450 (2015).

2014

17. L. Tarruell
Spectroscopic Tools for Experiments with Ultracold Fermions in Optical Lattices
Chapter 11 in Quantum Gas Experiments – Exploring Many-Body States, Eds. P. Törmä and K. Sengstock, Imperial College Press, London (2014).

16. J. Imriška, M. Iazzi, L. Wang, E. Gull, D. Greif, T. Uehlinger, G. Jotzu, L. Tarruell, T. Esslinger, and M. Troyer
Thermodynamics and magnetic properties of the anisotropic 3D Hubbard model
Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 115301 (2014)arXiv:1309.7362

2013

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15. D. Greif, T. Uehlinger, G. Jotzu, L. Tarruell, and T. Esslinger
Short-Range Quantum Magnetism of Ultracold Fermions in an Optical Lattice
Science 340, 1307-1310 (2013)arXiv:1212.2634
See also the accompanying Perspective in Science, the News Article in Physics World and the ETH press release.

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14. T. Uehlinger, D. Greif, G. Jotzu, L. Tarruell, T. Esslinger, L. Wang, and M. Troyer
Double transfer through Dirac points in a tunable honeycomb optical lattice
Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics 217, 121-133 (2013), arXiv:1210.0904 

2012

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13. L. Tarruell, D. Greif, T. Uehlinger, G. Jotzu, and T. Esslinger
Creating, moving and merging Dirac points with a Fermi gas in a tunable honeycomb lattice
Nature 483, 302–305 (2012)arXiv:1111.5020
See also the accompanying News and Views in Nature, the News Article in Physics World and the
ETH press release.

2011

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12. D. Greif, L. Tarruell, T. Uehlinger, R. Jördens, and T. Esslinger
Probing nearest-neighbor correlations of ultracold fermions in an optical lattice
Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 145302 (2011)arXiv:1012.0845 

2010

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11. R. Jördens, L. Tarruell, D. Greif, T. Uehlinger, N. Strohmaier, H. Moritz, T. Esslinger, L. De Leo, C. Kollath, A. Georges, V. Scarola, L. Pollet, E. Burovski, E. Kozik, and M. Troyer
Quantitative Determination of Temperature in the Approach to Magnetic Order of Ultracold Fermions in an Optical Lattice
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 180401 (2010)arXiv:0912.3790

10. N. Strohmaier, D. Greif, R. Jördens, L. Tarruell, H. Moritz, T. Esslinger, R. Sensarma, D. Pekker, Doublon decayE. Altman, and E. Demler
Observation of Elastic Doublon Decay in the Fermi-Hubbard Model
Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 080401 (2010)arXiv:0905.2963

9. R. Sensarma, D. Pekker, E. Altman, E. Demler, N. Strohmaier, D. Greif, R. Jördens, L. Tarruell, H. Moritz, and T. Esslinger
Lifetime of double occupancies in the Fermi-Hubbard model
Phys. Rev. B 82, 224302 (2010)arXiv:1001.3881

8. C. Guerlin, K. Baumann, F. Brennecke, D. Greif, R. Joerdens, S. Leinss, N. Strohmaier, L. Tarruell, T. Uehlinger, H. Moritz, and T. Esslinger:
Synthetic quantum many-body systems
Laser spectroscopy, Proceedings of the XIX International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy ICOLS 2009, World Scientific, pp. 212-221 (2010)

2009

7. S. Nascimbène, N. Navon, K. Jiang, L. Tarruell, M. Teichmann, J. McKeever, F. Chevy and C. Salomon
Collective Oscillations of an Imbalanced Fermi Gas: Axial Compression Modes and Polaron Effective Mass
Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 170402 (2009)arXiv:0907.3032

6. F. Werner, L. Tarruell and Y. Castin
Number of closed-channel molecules in the BEC-BCS crossover
Eur. Phys. J. B 68, 401 (2009),  arXiv:0807.0078
See also this Physics viewpoint explaining the meaning of our work.

2007

5. L. Tarruell, M. Teichmann, J. McKeever, T. Bourdel, J. Cubizolles, L. Khaykovich, J. Zhang, N. Navon, F. Chevy and C. Salomon
Expansion of an ultra-cold lithium gas in the BEC-BCS crossover
Proceedings of the International School on Physics Enrico Fermi 2006, Ultracold Fermi Gases (eds. Inguscio, M., Ketterle, W. & Salomon, C.) 845-855 (IOS Press, Amsterdam, (2007))
arXiv:cond-mat/0701181v1

2005

4. F. Chevy, T. Bourdel, J. Zhang, L. Khaykovich, M. Teichmann, L. Tarruell, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans and C. Salomon
Resonant scattering properties close to a p-wave Feshbach resonance
Phys. Rev. A 71, 062710 (2005)arXiv:cond-mat/0412393

3. J. Zhang, E.G.M. Van Kempen, T. Bourdel, L. Khaykovich, J. Cubizolles, F. Chevy, M. Teichmann, L. Tarruell, S. J. J. M. F. Kokkelmans and C. Salomon
Expansion of a lithium gas in the BEC-BCS crossover
Atomic Physics 19: XIX International Conference on Atomic Physics ICAP 2004. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 770, pp. 228-237 (2005)arXiv:cond-mat/0410167

2004

2. J. Zhang, E.G.M. van Kempen, T. Bourdel, L. Khaykovich, J. Cubizolles, F. Chevy, M. Teichmann, L. Tarruell, S. J.J.M. F. Kokkelmans and C. Salomon
P-wave Feshbach resonances of ultra-cold 6Li
Phys. Rev. A 70, 030702 (2004)arXiv:quant-ph/0406085

1. T. Bourdel, L. Khaykovich, J.Cubizolles, J. Zhang, F. Chevy, M. Teichmann, L. Tarruell, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans and C. Salomon
Experimental Study of the BEC-BCS Crossover Region in Lithium 6
Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 05040 (2004)arXiv:cond-mat/0403091

Theses

Doctoral theses

 

Master theses

  • Characterization and transverse laser cooling of a strontium atomic source
    Master thesis of Carlos Gas Ferrer, Barcelona Master in Photonics, UPC-UB-UAB-ICFO (2023)
  • Engineering quantum spin liquid states with ultracold bosons in optical lattices
    Master thesis of Marc Miranda Riaza, Barcelona Master in Quantum Science and Technology, UB-UAB-UPC-ICFO-BSC-IFAE-ICN2 (2023)
  • Beam shaping and aberration correction using a spatial light modulator in ultracold atom experiments
    Master thesis of A. Pérez Barrera, Barcelona Master in Photonics, UPC-UB-UAB-ICFO (2022)
  • A Strontium Atomic Source for Ultracold Quantum Gas Experiments
    Master thesis of E. Gil Portal, Barcelona Master in Quantum Science and Technology, UB-UAB-UPC-ICFO-BSC-IFAE-ICN2 (2022)
  • A 461 nm laser system for an ultracold strontium quantum gas experiment
    Master thesis of A. Estarellas Perales, Barcelona Master in Photonics, UAB-UB-UPC-ICFO (2021)
  • Design and construction of a new experimental apparatus for the laser cooling of strontium
    Master thesis of D. Jacobs, University of Hamburg (2019)
  • Optical dipole potentials for multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensates
    Master thesis of P. Thomas, University of Hamburg (2017)
  • Development of a fluorescence imaging system for a quantum gas experiment
    Master thesis of J. Sanz Sánchez, Barcelona Master in Photonics, UAB-UB-UPC-ICFO (2015)
  • An experimental setup for gray molasses sub-Doppler cooling of potassium gases
    Master thesis of M. Bosch Aguilera, Barcelona Master in Photonics, UAB-UB-UPC-ICFO (2014)

 

Bachelor theses and internship projects

  • Implementation of a 405 nm ECDL-based laser system
    Summer internship of G. Gordillo Núñez, Universidad de Granada (2023)
  • Electromagnetically induced transparency in rubidium atoms and their optical characterization
    Summer internship of L. Castillo González, UAB (2023)
  • Generating light potentials for ultracold atoms using a Digital Micromirror Device and a broad spectrum light source
    Summer internship of A. Prakash, ISER Bhubaneswar (2023)
  • Development of laser sources for the laser cooling and manipulation of potassium atoms
    Master internship of D. Ribes Marzá, UB (2022)
  • Construction and lock of a 767 nm Distributed Feedback Laser using a Red Pitaya
    Summer internship of C. Caro Villanova, UB (2022)
  • Magnetic levitation and numerical calculation of the lifetime of a Raman-coupled potassium BEC
    Summer internship of S. Castro Holbæk, University of Copenhaguen (2022)
  • Repumping Schemes for an Ultracold Strontium Experiment
    Master 1 internship of R. Finance, Ecole Polytechnique (2022)
  • Design and implementation of a new 767 nm DFB-based laser source for laser cooling of fermionic potassium.
    Summer internship of M. Zayas Orihuela, UPV (2021)
  • A setup for modulation transfer spectroscopy of potassium on the 767 nm transition.
    Spring/Summer internship of A. Pérez Barrera, UAB (2021)
  • Holographic creation of arbitrary potentials for Bose-Einstein condensates with digital micromirror devices
    Bachelor thesis of D. Allepuz Requena, UB (2019)
  • Measurement and stabilization of ambient magnetic fields for a quantum gas experiment
    Summer internship of T. Gil Moreno de Mora Sardà, UAB (2018)
  • Characterization of a Red Pitaya board applied to atomic physics experiments
    Summer internship of D. Allepuz Requena, UB (2018)
  • Développement d’un système laser Raman pour le couplage cohérent de deux condensats de Bose-Einstein de potassium
    Master 1 internship of M. Ballu, Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (2018)
  • Dynamical potentials and aberration correction with a Digital Micromirror Device
    Summer internship of A. Muñoz de las Heras, UAM (2017)
  • Generating Arbitrary Potentials with a Digital Micromirror Device
    Summer internship of I. Urtiaga Erneta, UPC-CFIS (2016)
  • Construction of a potassium magnetometer based on Faraday rotation
    Master 1 internship of V. Brunaud, Ecole Polytechnique (2016)
  • Design and construction of optical superlattices for a quantum gas experiment
    Bachelor thesis of J. Sastre Pellicer, UPC-CFIS (2015)
  • Development of a high numerical aperture imaging system for a quantum gas experiment
    Erasmus internship of L. Saemisch, University of Bonn (2015)
  • Development of RF and MW sources for evaporative cooling of a potassium gas to quantum degeneracy
    Summer internship of J. Sastre Pellicer, UPC-CFIS (2014)
  • Contributions à une expérience d’atomes froids
    Master 1 internship of V. Lienhard, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan (2014)