A new ultracold quantum gas experiment at the University of San Diego

Ultracold atomic physics experiments provide a flexible platform for studying quantum gas mixtures in a table-top setting. In the Quantum Hydrodynamics Lab at the University of San Diego (a primarily undergraduate institution), we are currently building an apparatus capable of creating and manipulating quantum gas mixtures of rubidium and potassium in 1D and 2D. In this research, we have developed computational models in python to optimize the performance of the apparatus, as well as started to build the physical apparatus. We will discuss the design of the system as well as provide the status of experiments.