An atomic Bose–Fermi mixture was driven through a quantum phase transition by varying an applied magnetic field to tune the interspecies interactions. This approach enabled the efficient generation of sodium–potassium molecules in the quantum degenerate regime.
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This is a summary of: Duda, M. et al. Transition from a polaronic condensate to a degenerate Fermi gas of heteronuclear molecules. Nat. Phys. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-01948-1 (2023).
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Using a quantum phase transition to efficiently produce heteronuclear molecules. Nat. Phys. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-01950-7
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