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Ultracold atoms

A kicked quasicrystal

Quasicrystals are ordered but not periodic, which makes them fascinating objects at the interface between order and disorder. Experiments with ultracold atoms zoom in on this interface by driving a quasicrystal and exploring its fractal properties.

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Fig. 1: Quasicrystalline potentials and transport.

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Léonard, J. A kicked quasicrystal. Nat. Phys. 20, 351–352 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02357-0

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