Floquet engineering of Feshbach resonances in ultracold gases

  • Scattering resonances are fundamental to many areas of physics, occurring across a wide range of energy scales. In ultracold quantum gases, magnetic Feshbach resonances have transformed quantum many-body research by enabling precise interaction control between atoms. Here, we demonstrate unprecedented control to engineer Feshbach resonances at tunable positions via Floquet driving in a lithium-6 (^{6}Li) atom gas, achieved through strong magnetic field modulation at megacycles per second frequencies. This periodic modulation creates scattering resonances whenever dressed molecular levels cross the atomic threshold. By adding a second modulation at twice the base frequency, we tune the asymmetry of resonance loss profiles and suppress two-body losses from Floquet heating. This technique enhances control over atomic interactions, expanding possibilities for quantum simulations of complex systems and studies of exotic quantum phases.

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Author:Alexander GuthmannORCiD, Felix LangORCiD, Louisa Marie KienesbergerORCiD, Sian BarbosaORCiD, Artur WideraORCiD
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:386-kluedo-130721
ISSN:2375-2548
Parent Title (German):Science Advances
Publisher:American Association for the Advancement of Science
Document Type:Article
Language of publication:English
Date of Publication (online):2025/10/03
Year of first Publication:2025
Publishing Institution:Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau
Date of the Publication (Server):2026/04/23
Issue:11 / 40
Page Number:10
Source:10.1126/sciadv.adw3856
Faculties / Organisational entities:Kaiserslautern - Fachbereich Physik
DDC-Cassification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 530 Physik
PACS-Classification (physics):30.00.00 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
Collections:Open-Access-Publikationsfonds
Licence (German):Lizenz nach Originalpublikation