Francesco Scazza

Prof. Francesco Scazza

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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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31 August 2014 in Nature Physics
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FSFrancesco Scazza
Francesco Scazza
CHC. Hofrichter
C. Hofrichter
MHM. Höfer
M. Höfer
PGP. C. De Groot
P. C. De Groot
IBI. Bloch
I. Bloch
SFS. Fölling
S. Fölling

21 February 2017 in Physical Review Letters
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FSFrancesco Scazza
Francesco Scazza
GVG. Valtolina
G. Valtolina
PMPietro Massignan
Pietro Massignan
ARA. Recati
A. Recati
AAA. Amico
A. Amico
GRG. Roati
G. Roati
We employ radio-frequency spectroscopy to investigate a polarized spin mixture of ultracold Li6 atoms close to a broad Feshbach scattering resonance. Focusing on the regime of strong repulsive interactions, we observe well-defined coherent quasiparticles even for unitarity-limited interactions. We characterize the many-body system by extracting the key properties of repulsive Fermi polarons: the energy E+, the effective mass m*, the residue Z, and the decay rate Γ. Above a critical interaction, E+ is found to exceed the Fermi energy of the bath, while m* diverges and even turns negative, thereby indicating that the repulsive Fermi liquid state becomes energetically and thermodynamically unstable.

1 June 2016 in Physical Review X
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CHChristian Hofrichter
Christian Hofrichter
LRLuis Riegger
Luis Riegger
FSFrancesco Scazza
Francesco Scazza
MHMoritz Höfer
Moritz Höfer
DFDiogo Rio Fernandes
Diogo Rio Fernandes
SFSimon Fölling
Simon Fölling
We report on a detailed experimental investigation of the equation of state (EoS) of the three-dimensional Fermi-Hubbard model (FHM) in its generalized SU(N)-symmetric form, using a degenerate ytterbium gas in an optical lattice. In its more common spin-1/2 form, the FHM is a central model of condensed-matter physics. The generalization to N>2 was first used to describe multi-orbital materials and is expected to exhibit novel many-body phases in a complex phase diagram. By realizing and locally probing the SU(N) FHM with ultracold atoms, we obtain model-free access to thermodynamic quantities. The measurement of the EoS and the local compressibility allows us to characterize the crossover from a compressible metal to an incompressible Mott insulator. We reach specific entropies above Néel order but below that of uncorrelated spins. Having access to the EoS of such a system represents an important step towards probing predicted novel SU(N) phases.

25 August 2021 in AVS Quantum Science
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LAL. Amico
L. Amico
MBM. Boshier
M. Boshier
GBG. Birkl
G. Birkl
AMA. Minguzzi
A. Minguzzi
CMC. Miniatura
C. Miniatura
AYA. Yakimenko
A. Yakimenko
Atomtronics deals with matter-wave circuits of ultracold atoms manipulated through magnetic or laser-generated guides with different shapes and intensities. In this way, new types of quantum networks can be constructed in which coherent fluids are controlled with the know-how developed in the atomic and molecular physics community. In particular, quantum devices with enhanced precision, control, and flexibility of their operating conditions can be accessed. Concomitantly, new quantum simulators and emulators harnessing on the coherent current flows can also be developed. Here, the authors survey the landscape of atomtronics-enabled quantum technology and draw a roadmap for the field in the near future. The authors review some of the latest progress achieved in matter-wave circuits' design and atom-chips. Atomtronic networks are deployed as promising platforms for probing many-body physics with a new angle and a new twist. The latter can be done at the level of both equilibrium and nonequilibrium situations. Numerous relevant problems in mesoscopic physics, such as persistent currents and quantum transport in circuits of fermionic or bosonic atoms, are studied through a new lens. The authors summarize some of the atomtronics quantum devices and sensors. Finally, the authors discuss alkali-earth and Rydberg atoms as potential platforms for the realization of atomtronic circuits with special features.

21 December 2015 in Physical Review Letters
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MHM. Höfer
M. Höfer
LRL. Riegger
L. Riegger
FSFrancesco Scazza
Francesco Scazza
CHC. Hofrichter
C. Hofrichter
DFD. R. Fernandes
D. R. Fernandes
SFS. Fölling
S. Fölling
We report on the experimental observation of a novel interorbital Feshbach resonance in ultracold Yb173 atoms. This opens up the possibility of tuning the interactions between the S01 and P03 metastable state, both possessing zero total electronic angular momentum. The resonance is observed at experimentally accessible magnetic field strengths and occurs universally for all hyperfine state combinations. We characterize the resonance in the bulk via interorbital cross thermalization as well as in a three-dimensional lattice using high-resolution clock-line spectroscopy. Our measurements are well described by a generalized two-channel model of the orbital-exchange interactions.

24 April 2017 in Nature Physics
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GVG. Valtolina
G. Valtolina
FSFrancesco Scazza
Francesco Scazza
AAA. Amico
A. Amico
ABAlessia Burchianti
Alessia Burchianti
ARA. Recati
A. Recati
GRG. Roati
G. Roati