Optical atomic clocks on all-optical atom chipsThe feasibility and potential performance of optical clocks based on all-optical atom chips using neutral strontium atoms have been investigated. The key benefits of all-optical atom chips are their…Yuri B. Ovchinnikov·Oct 9, 2026SaveLearn
Local polarization control of optical tweezer arraysOptical tweezer arrays trapping ultracold atoms and molecules are a versatile quantum science platform with broad impact in quantum simulation, quantum computation, and quantum metrology. The…Xiangkai Sun, Richard Bing-Shiun Tsai, Andrew Winnicki et al.·Oct 8, 2026SaveLearn
Response of the near-threshold resonances of the dtμ molecular ion to an effective atomic 2s--2p splittingFor the nonrelativistic three-body Coulomb Hamiltonian, near-threshold resonances of the deuterium--tritium muonic molecular ion (dtμ) are supported by the long-range dipole coupling between…Yi Zhang·Oct 8, 2026SaveLearn
Disorder-induced nuclear-transition doublet at nominally cubic 229Th sitesThe 229Th nuclear clock transition is inhomogeneously broadened even at sites of nominally cubic symmetry, where the electric-field gradient of the ideal lattice vanishes. We show that dilute…Andrei Derevianko·Oct 7, 2026SaveLearn
A scanning cavity for large area coherent coupling in atom interferometryOptical cavities can enhance atom-light coupling in atom interferometry, but free-fall geometries require large transverse modes. Marginally stable resonators provide such modes, yet aberrations and…D. O. Sabulsky, Q. Beaufils, A. Bertoldi et al.·Oct 7, 2026SaveLearn
A solid-state nuclear clock based on VUV absorption spectroscopy of 229ThWe demonstrate sustained operation of a solid-state thorium-229 nuclear clock using continuous-wave absorption at 148.4 nm. In a 229Th:CaF2 crystal, we resolve four quadrupole…Pengfei Wang, Xu-Fei Yin, Hanlin Wang et al.·Oct 7, 2026SaveLearn
Genuine Molecular Effects in Bound-State Quantum ElectrodynamicsQuantum electrodynamics (QED) currently features prominently at the precision frontier in describing the structure of atoms and molecules. Dominant QED effects are governed by the electronic…Kjell Janke, Konstantin Gaul, I. Agust\'ın Aucar et al.·Oct 7, 2026SaveLearn
Full molecular dynamics simulations of a single trapped ion in a neutral bathWe present full molecular dynamics simulations that explicitly incorporate the simultaneous interactions between a trapped ion and a bath of neutral atoms. In contrast to conventional molecular…Saajid Chowdhury, Ruiren Shi, Jesús Pérez-Ríos·Oct 7, 2026SaveLearn
Achieving a long lifetime synchronized state in a thermal vapor Rydberg time crystalTime crystals are a unique and recently discovered state of matter in which time-translational symmetry is spontaneously broken. Although this state has been observed across a variety of quantum…William J. Watterson, Dixith Manchaiah, Christopher L. Holloway·Oct 6, 2026SaveLearn
Time delay in nonadiabatic tunneling ionizationThe under-the-barrier recollision pathway during the tunneling ionization of an atom, despite its minuscule amplitude, leaves its signature on the observable photoelectron momentum distribution due…Michael Klaiber, Karen Z. Hatsagortsyan, Christoph H. Keitel·Oct 6, 2026SaveLearn
Total-field atomic magnetometry using an elliptically-polarized frequency-modulated light beam for geomagnetic-field applicationsWe investigate an all-optical scheme for high-sensitivity measurements of the Earth's scale magnetic field (B). The scheme is based on the Bell-Bloom technique with frequency-modulated light. A…D. V. Brazhnikov, A. O. Makarov, K. S. Kozlova et al.·Oct 6, 2026SaveLearn
Kaonic Atom X-ray Spectroscopy: From SIDDHARTA-2 to the EXKALIBUR ProgramX-ray spectroscopy of kaonic atoms offers a unique experimental window on the interplay between low-energy strong interaction and precision atomic physics studies. This article reviews the scientific…F. Sgaramella, L. Abbene, F. Artibani et al.·Oct 6, 2026SaveLearn
The influence of the binding energy on Compton-scattering-driven ionizationWe present a comprehensive study of Compton scattering of 20 keV photons by bound electrons over a wide range of binding energies (Ne 2p, Ne 2s, C 1s, O 1s, and Ne 1s orbitals). In particular, we…N. Melzer, M. Kircher, G. Kastirke et al.·Oct 5, 2026SaveLearn
Sub-Doppler cooling in a compact conical hollow mirror integrated with anti-Helmholtz coilsWe demonstrate sub-Doppler cooling of rubidium (87Rb) atoms using a compact, single-beam configuration based on a conical hollow mirror integrated with anti-Helmholtz coils. The conical geometry…Shintaro Nagase, Naoya Ozawa, Teruhito Nakashita et al.·Oct 5, 2026SaveLearn
Bifurcation of laser-dressed band extrema in solids under intense low-frequency fieldsWe show that an intense low-frequency laser field can qualitatively modify the local extremal structure of an interband energy gap in a crystal. Using an instantaneous laser-dressed basis obtained…Alexander Flegel, Liang-Wen Pi, Liang-You Peng et al.·Oct 5, 2026SaveLearn
Onset of Melting in Finite Ion Crystals: The Role of Structural IsomerizationWe theoretically investigate the microscopic mechanism of melting in finite two-dimensional ion crystals confined in anisotropic traps. Building on our previous studies of melting probability as a…Boris V. Pashinsky, Boris Blinov·Oct 4, 2026SaveLearn
A cryogenic apparatus with a rotatable substrate for matrix isolation spectroscopy of BaF in neon crystals down to 3.2 KWe present a new experimental apparatus for matrix isolation spectroscopy capable of growing cryogenic crystal matrices doped with barium monofluoride (BaF), a candidate for measurements of the…Alessandro Lippi, Diego Bisero, Caterina Braggio et al.·Oct 4, 2026SaveLearn
Origin of the inhomogeneous linewidth in a solid state 229Th:CaF2 nuclear clockNarrow linewidth (high-Q) quantum discriminators are essential for realizing solid-state 229Th nuclear clocks, yet the observed transition linewidths remain at the tens-to-hundreds-of-kilohertz…Kai Li, Tian Ooi, Jack F. Doyle et al.·Oct 3, 2026SaveLearn
Frequency-Axis Calibration via Autler-Townes Splitting in an Electromagnetically Induced Transparency FeatureRydberg atom-based electrometry is a pivotal technology that enables radio-frequency (rf) field measurements traceable to the International System of Units. This is typically accomplished by…Stone B. Oliver, Noah Schlossberger, Tate McDonald et al.·Oct 3, 2026SaveLearn
CDW-EIS calculations of atomic ionization by bare ions and antiprotonsWe present ab initio calculations of atomic ionization by bare ions and antiprotons within the continuum distorted-wave eikonal initial-state (CDW-EIS) model. The dataset covers atomic…Darío M. Mitnik, Jorge E. Miraglia, Claudia. C Montanari·Oct 2, 2026SaveLearn
Electrical and optical dipole polarizabilities of two lowest triplet states of the beryllium atomHigh-accuracy static and dynamic polarizabilities of the 23Pu and 3Sg states of the neutral beryllium atom are reported. The calculations employed explicitly correlated Gaussian (ECG)…Tymoteusz Mrozek, Krzysztof Strasburger·Oct 2, 2026SaveLearn
Interaction-induced period shift of the Kohn oscillation in a parity-time-symmetric harmonic trapThe center of mass of a Bose--Einstein condensate in a harmonic trap oscillates at the trap frequency independently of the interactions. Without interactions a parity-time-symmetric gain-loss…Gaoqing Meng, Mingshu Zhao·Oct 2, 2026SaveLearn
On hyperfine structure of the rotationally excited 1 sμ ne-states in helium muonic atomsThe new approach is develop to determine the hyperfine structure of the rotationally excited 1 sμ n e-states in the three-body helium muonic 3He μ\; e and 4He μ\; e atoms.…Alexei M. Frolov·Oct 1, 2026SaveLearn
Stark effect of hydrogenic ions as a test of the indefinite-metric formalism of the eight-component relativistic wave equation for spin-12 particlesThe eight-component relativistic wave equation for spin-12 particles of Robson and Staudte (FV12), a Feshbach--Villars linearization of the Feynman--Gell-Mann equation,…Paulus C. Tjiang, Sylvia H. Sutanto, Vincentius E. W. Tjia·Oct 1, 2026SaveLearn
A Compact, High-Data-Rate, High-Sensitivity GMOT-Based Light-Pulse Atom Interferometer toward Time-Multiplexed, Multi-Axis Inertial SensingLight-pulse atom interferometry has emerged as a promising approach for developing quantum inertial and gravity sensors for real-world applications, but achieving robust operation in dynamic…Benjamin Smith, Adrian Orozco, Jongmin Lee·Oct 1, 2026SaveLearn