Transport and Turbulence in Quasi-Uniform and Versatile Bose-Einstein Condensates

Advancing the experimental study of superfluids relies on increasingly sophisticated techniques. We develop and demonstrate the loading of Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) into nearly arbitrary trapping potentials, with a resolution improved by a factor of seven when compared to reported systems. These advanced control techniques have since been adopted by several cold atoms labs around the world.

How this BEC system was used to study 2D superfluid dynamics is described. In particular, ne...