Velocity-dependent quantum phase slips in 1D atomic superfluids
  Quantum phase slips are the primary excitations in one-dimensional superfluids and superconductors at low temperatures but their existence in ultracold quantum gases has not been demonstrated yet. We now study experimentally the nucleation rate of phase slips in one-dimensional superfluids realized with ultracold quantum gases, owing along a periodic potential. We observe a crossover between a regime of temperature-dependent dissipation at small velocity and interaction and a second regime of velocity-dependent dissipation at larger velocity and interaction. This behavior is consistent with the predicted crossover from thermally-assisted quantum phase slips to purely quantum phase slips. 
Luca Tanzi, Simona Scaffidi Abbate, Federica Cataldini, Lorenzo Gori,   Eleonora Lucioni, Massimo Inguscio, Giovanni Modugno...
cond-mat.quant-gas