MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms
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The MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms is a joint research center dedicated to exploring quantum phenomena in matter cooled to near absolute zero, bringing together physicists from MIT and Harvard.
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| MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms Context triple: [Daniel Kleppner, affiliation, MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms]
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Boston University Photonics Center
The Boston University Photonics Center is a leading interdisciplinary research and education facility focused on advancing photonics science and technology, including optics, lasers, and related applications.
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JILA
JILA is a renowned joint physics institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and NIST, known for pioneering research in atomic, molecular, and optical physics, including the first creation of a Bose–Einstein condensate.
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MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
The MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center is a leading research facility at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology dedicated to advancing plasma physics and developing fusion energy technologies.
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Draper Laboratory
Draper Laboratory is a nonprofit research and development organization known for its pioneering work in guidance, navigation, and control systems and other advanced engineering technologies.
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Laboratory for Nuclear Science
The Laboratory for Nuclear Science is a major MIT research center focused on advancing fundamental understanding of nuclear and particle physics.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms Target entity description: The MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms is a joint research center dedicated to exploring quantum phenomena in matter cooled to near absolute zero, bringing together physicists from MIT and Harvard.
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Boston University Photonics Center
The Boston University Photonics Center is a leading interdisciplinary research and education facility focused on advancing photonics science and technology, including optics, lasers, and related applications.
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JILA
JILA is a renowned joint physics institute of the University of Colorado Boulder and NIST, known for pioneering research in atomic, molecular, and optical physics, including the first creation of a Bose–Einstein condensate.
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MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center
The MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center is a leading research facility at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology dedicated to advancing plasma physics and developing fusion energy technologies.
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Draper Laboratory
Draper Laboratory is a nonprofit research and development organization known for its pioneering work in guidance, navigation, and control systems and other advanced engineering technologies.
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Laboratory for Nuclear Science
The Laboratory for Nuclear Science is a major MIT research center focused on advancing fundamental understanding of nuclear and particle physics.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
joint research center
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physics research institute ⓘ research center ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CUA ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Harvard University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Harvard University Department of Physics
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surface form:
Harvard Department of Physics
MIT Department of Physics ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
AMO physics
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Bose–Einstein condensate ⓘ
surface form:
Bose–Einstein condensates
atomic physics ⓘ degenerate Fermi gases ⓘ quantum gases ⓘ quantum many-body physics ⓘ quantum optics ⓘ quantum physics ⓘ quantum simulation ⓘ ultracold atoms ⓘ |
| focus |
laser cooling and trapping of atoms
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optical lattices ⓘ quantum phenomena in matter near absolute zero ⓘ strongly correlated quantum systems ⓘ ultracold matter ⓘ |
| hasSubfield |
experimental atomic physics
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laser spectroscopy of ultracold atoms ⓘ quantum metrology with cold atoms ⓘ theoretical quantum many-body physics ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://cua.mit.edu/ ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| partOf | NSF Physics Frontiers Centers program ⓘ |
| researchArea |
Bose–Einstein condensate
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surface form:
Bose–Einstein condensation in dilute gases
Rydberg atom physics ⓘ few-body and many-body quantum systems ⓘ non-equilibrium quantum dynamics ⓘ optical control of interactions in ultracold gases ⓘ precision measurements with ultracold atoms ⓘ quantum information with neutral atoms ⓘ quantum phase transitions ⓘ strongly interacting Fermi gases ⓘ synthetic gauge fields for neutral atoms ⓘ topological phases of matter ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | National Science Foundation ⓘ |
| supports |
collaborative research between MIT and Harvard physicists
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graduate education in AMO physics ⓘ postdoctoral research in ultracold atoms ⓘ |
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