Bridge between microscopic and macroscopic behaviour

A new quantum-gas microscope facility at Swinburne University of Technology will allow studies of ultra-cold atomic gases, giving researchers the ability to image and manipulate single atoms.

The facility will allow study of quantum effects at a macroscopic scale: a major unsolved issue in physics.

To harness the full potential of such quantum materials, we must grasp the underlying physics connecting the microscopic and macroscopic quantum worlds. The quantum-gas microscope will help bridge this gap, using the highly controllable setting of ultracold atoms.

The new microscope will be a critical resource for diverse FLEET experiments, ranging across multiple research institutes including Swinburne, Monash University and ANU.