Cold atom modeling tool

Boulder Labs is working with the University of Colorado to develop a three-dimensional computer-aided design tool to address the needs of researchers in the field of atomic physics.

Since the creation of the Bose-Einstein condensate in 1995, physicists have been performing increasingly sophisticated experiments with cold and ultra-cold atoms. One of the major challenges with these experiments is the absence of a standard tool to assist with experimental design or atomic modelling; each research group or laboratory must create their own tools.

Boulder Labs' CAD software aims to address this challenge. The tool must be fast, intuitive and easy to use, but must also perform sophisticated physical calculations and 3D-visualization routines.