Yan Lab

Come explore the frontiers of quantum many-body physics!

In the field of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) physics, we are achieving remarkable feats by manipulating atoms and molecules with lasers and cooling them to a millionth of a degree above absolute zero.  In this regime, quantum physics dominates. The movement and interaction strength of these particles can be meticulously controlled, letting us study the open questions of quantum mechanics with textbook precision. 

The Yan Lab is building an experiment with a brand new molecule species, leveraging its strong dipolar interactions to create novel superfluid phases with topological behavior.  The emergence of a topological phase from a gas of polar molecules will show extraordinary characteristics such as frictionless flow and potentially even realize exotic particles.