Publications
Peer-reviewed research — 2001 to present.
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, Few-Body Syst. 67, 5 (2026)
Link →2025
"Permanent magnet-based Zeeman slower for lithium atoms"
R. Elbaz, F. Hamodi-Gzal, N. Priel, M. O. Gzal and L. Khaykovich, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 96, 123203 (2025)
Link →2024
"Effect of background scattering on Efimov scenario for overlapping narrow Feshbach resonances"
F. Hamodi-Gzal and L. Khaykovich, Few-Body Syst. 65, 73 (2024)
Link →"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, Nat. Commun. 15, 2127 (2024)
Link →2023
"Loosely bound few-body states in a spin-1 gas with near-degenerate continua"
Y. Yudkin, P.S. Julienne and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. A 107, 053303 (2023)
Link →"Observation of coherent oscillations in the association of dimers from a thermal gas of ultracold atoms"
R. Elbaz, Y. Yudkin, P. Giannakeas, J.-M. Rost, C.H. Greene and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. A 107, L031304 (2023)
Link →2022
"Efimov resonance position near a narrow Feshbach resonance in a Li–Cs mixture"
A. Li, Y. Yudkin, P.S. Julienne and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. A 105, 053304 (2022)
Link →2021
"Efimov scenario for overlapping narrow Feshbach resonances"
Y. Yudkin and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. A 103, 063303 (2021)
Link →2020
"Extracting atoms one by one from a small matter-wave soliton"
F. Hamodi and L. Khaykovich, J. Phys. B 53, 055301 (2020)
Link →2019
"Nonadiabatic molecular association in thermal gases driven by radio-frequency pulses"
P. Giannakeas, L. Khaykovich, J.-M. Rost and C.H. Greene, Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 043204 (2019)
Link →"Coherent superposition of Feshbach dimers and Efimov trimers"
Y. Yudkin, R. Elbaz, P. Giannakeas, C.H. Greene and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 200402 (2019)
Link →2018
"Laser cooling at resonance"
Y. Yudkin and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. A 97, 053403 (2018)
Link →2016
"Universal loss dynamics in a unitary Bose gas"
U. Eismann, L. Khaykovich, S. Laurent, I. Ferrier-Barbut, B.S. Rem, A.T. Grier, M. Delehaye, F. Chevy, C. Salomon, L.-C. Ha and C. Chin, Phys. Rev. X 6, 021025 (2016)
Link →2015
"Coupled TE-TM mode dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to optical feedback: 'the underdog's triumph' scenario"
E. Shwartz and L. Khaykovich, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 32, 2042 (2015)
Link →"Simultaneous sub-Doppler laser cooling of fermionic Li and K on the D1 line — theory and experiment"
F. Sievers, N. Kretzschmar, D.R. Fernandes, D. Suchet, M. Rabinovic, S. Wu, C.V. Parker, L. Khaykovich, C. Salomon and F. Chevy, Phys. Rev. A 91, 023426 (2015)
Link →2014
"Three-body recombination at vanishing scattering lengths in an ultracold Bose gas"
Z. Shotan, O. Machtey, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 053202 (2014)
Link →2013
"Lifetime of the Bose gas with resonant interactions"
B.S. Rem, A.T. Grier, I. Ferrier-Barbut, U. Eismann, T. Langen, N. Navon, L. Khaykovich, F. Werner, D.S. Petrov, F. Chevy and C. Salomon, Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 163202 (2013)
Link →"Lambda-enhanced sub-Doppler cooling of lithium atoms in D1 gray molasses"
A.T. Grier, I. Ferrier-Barbut, B.S. Rem, M. Delehaye, L. Khaykovich, F. Chevy and C. Salomon, Phys. Rev. A 87, 063411 (2013)
Link →"Generating mesoscopic Bell states via collisions of distinguishable quantum bright solitons"
B. Gertjerenken, T.P. Billam, C.L. Blackley, C. Rith Le Sueur, L. Khaykovich, S.L. Cornish and C. Weiss, Phys. Rev. Lett. 111, 100406 (2013)
Link →2012
"Association of Efimov trimers from a three-atom continuum"
O. Machtey, Z. Shotan, N. Gross and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 210406 (2012)
Link →"Universal dimer in a collisionally opaque medium: experimental observables and Efimov resonances"
O. Machtey, D.A. Kessler and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 130403 (2012)
Link →"Scattering bright solitons: quantum versus mean-field behavior"
B. Gertjerenken, T.P. Billam, L. Khaykovich and C. Weiss, Phys. Rev. A 86, 033608 (2012)
Link →2011
"Study of Efimov physics in two nuclear-spin sublevels of ⁷Li"
N. Gross, Z. Shotan, O. Machtey, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans and L. Khaykovich, C. R. Physique 12, 4 (2011)
Link →2010
"Nuclear-spin-independent short-range three-body physics in ultracold atoms"
N. Gross, Z. Shotan, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 103203 (2010)
Link →2009
"Observation of universality in ultracold ⁷Li three-body recombination"
N. Gross, Z. Shotan, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 163202 (2009)
Link →"Stabilization and destabilization of second-order solitons against perturbations in the nonlinear Schrödinger equation"
H. Yanay, L. Khaykovich and B.A. Malomed, Chaos 19, 033145 (2009)
Link →"TE-TM coupled mode dynamics in a semiconductor laser subject to feedback with variably rotated polarization"
L. Khaykovich, T. Galfsky, Z. Shotan and N. Gross, Opt. Comm. 282, 2059 (2009)
Link →2008
"All optical production of ⁷Li Bose–Einstein condensation using Feshbach resonances"
N. Gross and L. Khaykovich, Phys. Rev. A 77, 023604 (2008)
Link →"Bright matter-wave solitons: summary of experimental techniques"
L. Khaykovich, in Emergent Nonlinear Phenomena in Bose–Einstein Condensates, Springer (2008)
PDF →2007
"Synchronization of mutually coupled chaotic lasers in the presence of a shutter"
I. Kanter, N. Gross, E. Klein, E. Kopelovitch, P. Yoskovits, L. Khaykovich, W. Kinzel and M. Rosenbluh, Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 154101 (2007)
Link →"Spiking optical patterns and synchronization"
M. Rosenbluh, Y. Aviad, E. Cohen, L. Khaykovich, W. Kinzel, E. Kopelovitch, P. Yoskovits and I. Kanter, Phys. Rev. E 76, 046207 (2007)
Link →2006
"Synchronization of mutually versus unidirectionally coupled chaotic semiconductor lasers"
N. Gross, W. Kinzel, I. Kanter, M. Rosenbluh and L. Khaykovich, Opt. Comm. 267, 464 (2006)
Link →"Public channel cryptography based on a mutual chaos pass filter procedure"
E. Klein, N. Gross, E. Kopelovitch, M. Rosenbluh, W. Kinzel, L. Khaykovich and I. Kanter, Phys. Rev. E 74, 046201 (2006)
Link →"Deviation from one dimensionality in stationary properties and collisional dynamics of matter-wave solitons"
L. Khaykovich and B.A. Malomed, Phys. Rev. A 74, 023607 (2006)
Link →"Stable isochronal synchronization of mutually coupled lasers"
E. Klein, N. Gross, M. Rosenbluh, W. Kinzel, L. Khaykovich and I. Kanter, Phys. Rev. E 73, 066214 (2006)
Link →Earlier Work (2001–2005)
Research conducted at ENS Paris (C. Salomon group) prior to founding LiLab at Bar-Ilan University.
"Resonant scattering properties close to a p-wave Feshbach resonance in 6Li"
F. Chevy, E.G.M. van Kempen, T. Bourdel, J. Zhang, L. Khaykovich, M. Teichmann, L. Tarruell, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans and C. Salomon, Phys. Rev. A 71, 062710 (2005)
Link →"Experimental study of the BEC-BCS crossover region in lithium 6"
T. Bourdel, L. Khaykovich, J. Cubizolles, J. Zhang, F. Chevy, M. Teichmann, L. Tarruell, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans and C. Salomon, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 050401 (2004)
Link →"P-wave Feshbach resonances of ultracold 6Li"
J. Zhang, E.G.M. van Kempen, T. Bourdel, L. Khaykovich, J. Cubizolles, F. Chevy, M. Teichmann, L. Tarruell, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans and C. Salomon, Phys. Rev. A 70, 030702(R) (2004)
Link →"Measurement of the interaction energy near a Feshbach resonance in a 6Li Fermi gas"
T. Bourdel, J. Cubizolles, L. Khaykovich, K.M.F. Magalhães, S.J.J.M.F. Kokkelmans, G.V. Shlyapnikov and C. Salomon, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 020402 (2003)
Link →"Formation of a matter-wave bright soliton"
L. Khaykovich, F. Schreck, G. Ferrari, T. Bourdel, J. Cubizolles, L.D. Carr, Y. Castin and C. Salomon, Science 296, 1290 (2002)
Link →"Quasipure Bose-Einstein condensate immersed in a Fermi sea"
F. Schreck, L. Khaykovich, K.L. Corwin, G. Ferrari, T. Bourdel, J. Cubizolles and C. Salomon, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 080403 (2001)
Link →"Sympathetic cooling of bosonic and fermionic lithium gases towards quantum degeneracy"
F. Schreck, G. Ferrari, K.L. Corwin, J. Cubizolles, L. Khaykovich, K.W. Madison and C. Salomon, Phys. Rev. A 64, 011402(R) (2001)
Link →