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Wolfgang Ketterle

Wolfgang Ketterle

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Physics D-index 105 Citations 57,982 257 World Ranking 905 National Ranking 494

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Awards & Achievements

2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

2006 - OSA Fellows For pioneering work in the production and application of coherent matter waves.

2005 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Physics

2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2001 - Nobel Prize for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates

2000 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute

1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1999 - Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics

1997 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering research in achieving BoseEinstein condensation in an atomic vapor, and for seminal studies on the properties of the condensate

1997 - I. I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, American Physical Society For achieving Bose-Einstein condensation of an atomic gas, for creating techniques for studying the Bose condensate, and for measuring the physical properties of the weakly interacting atomic Bose gas.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

Wolfgang Ketterle spends much of his time researching Bose–Einstein condensate, Condensed matter physics, Atomic physics, Superfluidity and Quantum mechanics. His research in Bose–Einstein condensate is mostly focused on Bose gas. His study in Condensed matter physics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Atom, Light scattering and Vortex.

His studies in Atomic physics integrate themes in fields like Ultracold atom, Quasiparticle, Atom laser and Evaporative cooler. His Superfluidity research incorporates elements of Fermion, Quantum phase transition, Fermi gas and Spin-½. In general Quantum mechanics study, his work on Boson, Coherence time and Astronomical interferometer often relates to the realm of Diffusion, thereby connecting several areas of interest.

His most cited work include:

  • Bose-Einstein condensation in a gas of sodium atoms. (3477 citations)
  • Bose-Einstein condensation (3063 citations)
  • Observation of Feshbach resonances in a Bose–Einstein condensate (1306 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Atomic physics, Bose–Einstein condensate, Condensed matter physics, Quantum mechanics and Superfluidity. His Atomic physics study incorporates themes from Atom, Feshbach resonance, Molecule, Condensation and Magnetic field. His Bose–Einstein condensate research focuses on Matter wave and how it relates to Scattering.

His Condensed matter physics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Fermion, Ultracold atom, Quantum and Fermi gas. His Fermi gas research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Fermi energy and Pairing. His Superfluidity research includes elements of Phase transition, Quantum phase transition and Optical lattice.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Atomic physics (44.76%)
  • Bose–Einstein condensate (41.92%)
  • Condensed matter physics (35.81%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Atomic physics (44.76%)
  • Condensed matter physics (35.81%)
  • Molecule (8.08%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Wolfgang Ketterle mainly investigates Atomic physics, Condensed matter physics, Molecule, Ultracold atom and Quantum mechanics. His Atomic physics study focuses on Excited state in particular. His Condensed matter physics research includes themes of Fermion, Boson and Fermi gas.

His Fermion research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Feshbach resonance and Photon. Quantum mechanics is a component of his Hamiltonian, Bose–Einstein condensate and Quantum Hall effect studies. His Bose–Einstein condensate study combines topics in areas such as Scattering and Superfluidity.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Realizing the Harper Hamiltonian with Laser-Assisted Tunneling in Optical Lattices (656 citations)
  • Radio Frequency Magneto-Optical Trapping of CaF with High Density (118 citations)
  • Weyl Points in Three-Dimensional Optical Lattices: Synthetic Magnetic Monopoles in Momentum Space. (117 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Photon

His main research concerns Condensed matter physics, Ultracold atom, Atomic physics, Quantum mechanics and Fermion. A large part of his Condensed matter physics studies is devoted to Superfluidity. He has included themes like Spin and Fermi gas in his Ultracold atom study.

His research integrates issues of Zeeman slower, Flux, Beam, Feshbach resonance and van der Waals force in his study of Atomic physics. His is doing research in Hamiltonian, Bose–Einstein condensate and Quantum tunnelling, both of which are found in Quantum mechanics. The concepts of his Bose–Einstein condensate study are interwoven with issues in Field and Condensation.

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Best Publications

Bose-Einstein condensation in a gas of sodium atoms.

K.B. Davis;M.-O. Mewes;M.R. Andrews;N.J. van Druten.
Physical Review Letters (1995)

8453 Citations

Bose-Einstein condensation

Christopher Townsend;Wolfgang Ketterle;Sandro Stringari.
Physics World (1997)

5129 Citations

Observation of Feshbach resonances in a Bose–Einstein condensate

S. Inouye;M. R. Andrews;M. R. Andrews;J. Stenger;H.-J. Miesner.
Nature (1998)

2884 Citations

Observation of Interference Between Two Bose Condensates

M. R. Andrews;C. G. Townsend;H.-J. Miesner;D. S. Durfee.
Science (1997)

2455 Citations

Observation of Vortex Lattices in Bose-Einstein Condensates

J. R. Abo-Shaeer;C. Raman;J. M. Vogels;W. Ketterle.
Science (2001)

1914 Citations

Condensation of pairs of fermionic atoms near a Feshbach resonance.

M. W. Zwierlein;C. A. Stan;C. H. Schunck;S. M. F. Raupach.
Physical Review Letters (2004)

1629 Citations

Observation of Bose-Einstein condensation of molecules.

M. W. Zwierlein;C. A. Stan;C. H. Schunck;S. M. F. Raupach.
Physical Review Letters (2003)

1470 Citations

OPTICAL CONFINEMENT OF A BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATE

D. M. Stamper-Kurn;M. R. Andrews;A. P. Chikkatur;S. Inouye.
Physical Review Letters (1998)

1463 Citations

Vortices and superfluidity in a strongly interacting Fermi gas

M. W. Zwierlein;J. R. Abo-Shaeer;J. R. Abo-Shaeer;A. Schirotzek;C. H. Schunck.
Nature (2005)

1453 Citations

Spin domains in ground-state Bose-Einstein condensates

J. Stenger;S. Inouye;D. M. Stamper-Kurn;H.-J. Miesner.
Nature (1998)

1427 Citations

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