Ultracold Atoms
at the Quantum Edge

We cool lithium atoms to a millionth of a degree above absolute zero and explore the strangest corners of quantum physics — Bose-Einstein condensates with higher-order correlations, Efimov states, and ultracold chemistry. In brief, phenomena that exist nowhere else in the universe.

Our new BEC machine is nearing completion — we're now recruiting to do the science.

50+ Publications
20+ Years Active
PRL Nature Comms

Research Frontiers

Our upcoming program pushes the boundaries of quantum simulation and ultracold physics.

Higher-Order Interactions

Exploring novel quantum phases and many-body phenomena in weakly interacting Bose–Einstein condensates beyond the standard mean-field description.

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Coherent Few-Body Physics

Investigating exotic Efimov states with an originally developed interferometric approach — unprecedented control and precision over few-body quantum systems.

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Ultracold Chemistry

Probing state-to-state resolved chemical reactions and coherently manipulating reaction pathways at microkelvin temperatures — chemistry at the quantum limit.

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Recent Publications

Few-Body Systems · 2026
"Going beyond the two-channel model: systematic approach to multi-channel momentum-space contact-interactions models"
Y. Yudkin, F. Hamodi-Gzal and L. Khaykovich
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Review of Scientific Instruments · 2025
"Permanent magnet-based Zeeman slower for lithium atoms"
R. Elbaz, F. Hamodi-Gzal, N. Priel, M. O. Gzal and L. Khaykovich
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Nature Communications · 2024
"Reshaped three-body interactions and the observation of an Efimov state in the continuum"
Y. Yudkin, R. Elbaz, J.P. D'Incao, P.S. Julienne and L. Khaykovich
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We're recruiting.

Postdoc · PhD · MSc positions open now. Be part of the shift from building the apparatus to carrying out pioneering research.

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