Prof. Dr. Luis Santos

• Institute of Theoretical Physics
  Leibniz Universität Hannover
  Appelstr. 2, D-30167 Hannover
  
  Phone: (+49) (511) 762-5890
  Fax: (+49) (511) 762-4945
• Email: santos(at)itp.uni-hannover.de

Major Research Interests concerning QUEST:

Physics of Cold Gases
Bose-Einstein Condensation
Atom Optics

10 most relevant publications:

• L. Santos, T. Pfau
  Spin-3 Chromium Bose-Einstein condensates
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 190404 (2006).
• D. Gangardt, P. Pedri, L. Santos, and G. V. Shlyapnikov
  Mott insulator phase of one-dimensional atomic gases in a two-dimensional optical lattice
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 040403 (2006); cond-mat/0408437.
• J. Stuhler, A. Griesmaier, T. Koch, M. Fattori, T. Pfau, S. Giovanazzi,
  P. Pedri, L. Santos
  Observation of dipole-dipole interaction in a degenerate quantum gas
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 150406 (2005).
• H. Gimperlein, S. Wessel, J. Schmiedmayer, L. Santos
  Ultracold atoms in optical lattices with random on-site interactions
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 170401 (2005).
• L. Santos, M.A. Baranov, J.I. Cirac, H.-U. Everts, H. Fehrmann,
  M. Lewenstein
  Atomic quantum gases in kagome lattices
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 030601 (2004).
• M. Lewenstein, L. Santos, M. A. Baranov, H. Fehrmann
  Atomic Bose-Fermi mixtures in optical lattices
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 050401 (2004).
• L. Santos, G. V. Shlyapnikov
  Roton-maxon spectrum and stability of trapped dipolar condensates
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 250403 (2003).
• K. Goral, L. Santos, and M. Lewenstein
  Quantum phases of dipolar bosons in optical lattices
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 170406 (2002),
• S. Dettmer, D. Hellweg, P. Ryytty, J. Arlt, W. Ertmer, K. Sengstock, D. S. Petrov, G. V. Shlyapnikov, H. Kreutzmann, L. Santos, M. Lewenstein
  Observation of Phase Fluctuations in Bose-Einstein Condensates
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 160406 (2001).
• L. Santos, G. Shlyapnikov, P. Zoller, and M. Lewenstein
  Bose-Einstein condensation in trapped dipolar gases
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 1791 (2000).