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Jee Woon Park

Pohang University of Science and Technology · Physics and Astronomy

About the Lab

Professor Jee Woon Park's research lab specializes in ultracold quantum gases, focusing on the creation, control, and quantum manipulation of ultracold molecules, particularly fermionic 23Na40K molecules. The lab pioneers the generation of quantum degenerate, chemically stable molecular gases with strong dipolar interactions, enabling studies in quantum many-body physics and quantum simulation. Key achievements include coherent control of rotational and hyperfine states, long-lived quantum coherence, and the development of tunable Feshbach resonances for strongly correlated quantum systems. The lab also explores Bose-Fermi mixtures and polaronic phenomena, advancing the frontier of quantum degenerate quantum gases with tailored interactions.

ultracold moleculesquantum degeneracyFeshbach resonancesdipolar quantum gasesquantum coherence

Research Overview

Papers
44
Total Citations
1,244
Papers (5y)
7
Primary Field
Physics and Astronomy

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
7total
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Citations per year (5y)
119total
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Selected Papers

15
1
Article|505 citations·2015
Ultracold Dipolar Gas of FermionicNa23K40Molecules in Their Absolute Ground State
Jee Woo Park, Sebastian Will, Martin W. Zwierlein
SJR Q1Physical Review LettersOA

We report on the creation of an ultracold dipolar gas of fermionic 23Na40 K molecules in their absolute rovibrational and hyperfine ground state. Starting from weakly bound Feshbach molecules, we demonstrate hyperfine resolved two-photon transfer into the singlet X 1Σ+|v=0,J=0⟩ ground state, coherently bridging a binding energy difference of 0.65 eV via stimulated rapid adiabatic passage. The spin-polarized, nearly quantum degenerate molecular gas displays a lifetime longer than 2.5 s, highlight

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
2
Article|205 citations·2012
Ultracold Fermionic Feshbach Molecules ofNa23K40
Cheng-Hsun Wu, Jee Woo Park, Peyman Ahmadi, Sebastian Will, Martin W. Zwierlein
SJR Q1Physical Review LettersOA

We report on the formation of ultracold weakly bound Feshbach molecules of 23Na40K, the first fermionic molecule that is chemically stable in its absolute ground state. The lifetime of the nearly degenerate molecular gas exceeds 100 ms in the vicinity of the Feshbach resonance. The measured dependence of the molecular binding energy on the magnetic field demonstrates the open-channel character of the molecules over a wide field range and implies significant singlet admixture. This will enable ef

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
3
Article|121 citations·2012
Quantum degenerate Bose-Fermi mixture of chemically different atomic species with widely tunable interactions
Jee Woo Park, Cheng-Hsun Wu, Ibon Santiago, Tobias Tiecke, Sebastian Will, Peyman Ahmadi, Martin W. Zwierlein
SJR Q1Physical Review AOA

We have created a quantum degenerate Bose-Fermi mixture of ${}^{23}$Na and ${}^{40}$K with widely tunable interactions via broad interspecies Feshbach resonances. Over 30 Feshbach resonances between ${}^{23}$Na and ${}^{40}$K were identified, including $p$-wave multiplet resonances. The large and negative triplet background scattering length between ${}^{23}$Na and ${}^{40}$K causes a sharp enhancement of the fermion density in the presence of a Bose condensate. As explained via the asymptotic b

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
4
Article|104 citations·2011
Strongly interacting isotopic Bose-Fermi mixture immersed in a Fermi sea
Cheng-Hsun Wu, Ibon Santiago, Jee Woo Park, Peyman Ahmadi, Martin W. Zwierlein
SJR Q1Physical Review AOA

We have created a triply quantum-degenerate mixture of bosonic $^{41}\mathrm{K}$ and two fermionic species $^{40}\mathrm{K}$ and $^{6}\mathrm{Li}$. The boson is shown to be an efficient coolant for the two fermions, spurring hopes for the observation of fermionic superfluids with imbalanced masses. We observe multiple heteronuclear Feshbach resonances, in particular a wide $s$-wave resonance for the combination $^{41}\mathrm{K}$-$^{40}\mathrm{K}$, opening up studies of strongly interacting isoto

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
5
Article|79 citations·2016
Coherent Microwave Control of UltracoldNa23K40Molecules
Sebastian Will, Jee Woo Park, Zoe Z. Yan, Huanqian Loh, Martin W. Zwierlein
SJR Q1Physical Review LettersOA

We demonstrate coherent microwave control of rotational and hyperfine states of trapped, ultracold, and chemically stable ^{23}Na^{40}K molecules. Starting with all molecules in the absolute rovibrational and hyperfine ground state, we study rotational transitions in combined magnetic and electric fields and explain the rich hyperfine structure. Following the transfer of the entire molecular ensemble into a single hyperfine level of the first rotationally excited state, J=1, we observe lifetimes

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
6
Article|50 citations·2022
Second-scale nuclear spin coherence time of ultracold <sup>23</sup> Na <sup>40</sup> K molecules
Jee Woo Park, Zoe Z. Yan, Huanqian Loh, Sebastian Will, Martin W. Zwierlein
DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)OA

© 2017, American Association for the Advancement of Science. All rights reserved. Coherence, the stability of the relative phase between quantum states, is central to quantum mechanics and its applications. For ultracold dipolar molecules at sub-microkelvin temperatures, internal states with robust coherence are predicted to offer rich prospects for quantum many-body physics and quantum information processing. We report the observation of stable coherence between nuclear spin states of ultracold

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
7
Article|46 citations·2020
Resonant Dipolar Collisions of Ultracold Molecules Induced by Microwave Dressing
Zoe Z. Yan, Jee Woo Park, Yiqi Ni, Huanqian Loh, Sebastian Will, Tijs Karman, Martin W. Zwierlein
SJR Q1Physical Review LettersOA

We demonstrate microwave dressing on ultracold, fermionic ^{23}Na^{40}K ground-state molecules and observe resonant dipolar collisions with cross sections exceeding 3 times the s-wave unitarity limit. The origin of these interactions is the resonant alignment of the approaching molecules' dipoles along the intermolecular axis, which leads to strong attraction. We explain our observations with a conceptually simple two-state picture based on the Condon approximation. Furthermore, we perform coupl

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
8
Article|43 citations·2015
Two-photon pathway to ultracold ground state molecules of23Na40K
Jee Woo Park, Sebastian Will, Martin W. Zwierlein
SJR Q1New Journal of PhysicsOA

We report on high-resolution spectroscopy of ultracold fermionic 23 Na 40 K Feshbach molecules, and identify a two-photon pathway to the rovibrational singlet ground state via a resonantly mixed B 1 Π ∼ c 3 Σ + intermediate state.Photoassociation in a 23 Na-40 K atomic mixture and one-photon spectroscopy on 23 Na 40 K Feshbach molecules reveal about 20 vibrational levels of the electronically excited c 3 Σ + state.Two of these levels are found to be strongly perturbed by nearby B 1 Π levels via

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
9
Article|30 citations·2018
Critical Vortex Shedding in a Strongly Interacting Fermionic Superfluid
Jee Woo Park, Bumsuk Ko, Yong-il Shin
SJR Q1Physical Review LettersOA

We study the critical vortex shedding in a strongly interacting fermionic superfluid of ^{6}Li across the BEC-BCS crossover. By moving an optical obstacle in the sample and directly imaging the vortices after the time of flight, the critical velocity u_{vor} for vortex shedding is measured as a function of the obstacle travel distance L. The observed u_{vor} increases with decreasing L, where the rate of increase is the highest in the unitary regime. In the deep Bose-Einstein condensation regime

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
10
Article|21 citations·2023
The loss of glycocalyx integrity impairs complement factor H binding and contributes to cyclosporine-induced endothelial cell injury
Chia Wei Teoh, Magdalena Riedl Khursigara, Carolina G. Ortiz-Sandoval, Jee Woo Park, Jun Li, Arlette Bohorquez, Valentina Bruno, Emily E. Bowen, Spencer A. Freeman, Lisa A. Robinson, Christoph Licht
SJR Q1Frontiers in MedicineOA

Background: Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) are associated with nephrotoxicity, endothelial cell dysfunction, and thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA). Evolving evidence suggests an important role for complement dysregulation in the pathogenesis of CNI-induced TMA. However, the exact mechanism(s) of CNI-induced TMA remain(s) unknown. Methods: Using blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) from healthy donors, we evaluated the effects of cyclosporine on endothelial cell integrity. Specifically, we det

ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology
11
Article|11 citations·2011
Quantum degenerate Bose-Fermi mixture of chemically different atomic species with widely tunable interactions
Jee Woo Park, Cheng-Hsun Wu, Ibon Santiago, Tobias Tiecke, Peyman Ahmadi, Martin W. Zwierlein
DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)OA

We have created a quantum degenerate Bose-Fermi mixture of 23Na and 40K with widely tunable interactions via broad interspecies Feshbach resonances. Twenty Feshbach resonances between 23Na and 40K were identified. The large and negative triplet background scattering length between 23Na and 40K causes a sharp enhancement of the fermion density in the presence of a Bose condensate. As explained via the asymptotic bound-state model (ABM), this strong background scattering leads to a series of wide

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
12
Article|10 citations·2017
Coherent microwave control of ultracold 23 Na 40 K molecules
Zoe Z. Yan, Yiqi Ni, Jee Woo Park, Sebastian Will, Huanqian Loh, Kang Kuen Ni, Martin W. Zwierlein
APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Meeting Abstracts
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
13
Article|8 citations·2010
Large-scale assembly of highly flexible low-noise devices based on silicon nanowires
Kwang Heo, Jee Woo Park, Jee‐Eun Yang, Juntae Koh, Ji‐Hwan Kwon, Young Min Jhon, Miyoung Kim, Moon‐Ho Jo, Seunghun Hong
SJR Q2Nanotechnology

Recently, integrated flexible devices based on silicon nanowires (Si-NWs) have received significant attention as high performance flexible devices. However, most previous assembly methods can generate only specifically-shaped devices and require unconventional facilities, which has been a major hurdle for industrial applications. Herein, we report a simple but very efficient method for assembling Si-NWs into virtually generally-shape patterns on flexible substrates using only conventional microf

Biomedical EngineeringEngineering
14
Article|8 citations·2011
Strongly Interacting Isotopic Bose-Fermi Mixture Immersed in a Fermi Sea
Cheng-Hsun Wu, Ibon Santiago, Jee Woo Park, Peyman Ahmadi, Martin W. Zwierlein
DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)OA

We have created a triply quantum degenerate mixture of bosonic $^{41}$K and two fermionic species $^{40}$K and $^6$Li. The boson is shown to be an efficient coolant for the two fermions, spurring hopes for the observation of fermionic superfluids with imbalanced masses. We observe multiple heteronuclear Feshbach resonances, in particular a wide s-wave resonance for the combination $^{41}$K-$^{40}$K, opening up studies of strongly interacting {\it isotopic} Bose-Fermi mixtures. For large imbalanc

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy
15
Article|2 citations·2024
Dual-species Bose-Einstein condensates of Na23 and K41 with tunable interactions
Jaeryeong Chang, Sungjun Lee, Yoonsoo Kim, Younghoon Lim, Jee Woo Park
SJR Q1Physical Review ResearchOA

We report the creation of dual-species Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) of <a:math xmlns:a="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><a:mmultiscripts><a:mi>Na</a:mi><a:mprescripts/><a:none/><a:mn>23</a:mn></a:mmultiscripts></a:math> and <b:math xmlns:b="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><b:mmultiscripts><b:mi mathvariant="normal">K</b:mi><b:mprescripts/><b:none/><b:mn>41</b:mn></b:mmultiscripts></b:math>. Favorable background scattering lengths enable efficient sympathetic cooling of <d:math xmlns:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysics and Astronomy

Research Areas

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsBiomedical EngineeringImmunologyCondensed Matter PhysicsMaterials ChemistrySpectroscopy

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