Colloquium: Nuclear clocksThe Th-229 nuclear isomeric state has the lowest energy of all known nuclear excited states, placing it within the reach of current table-top laser technology. This extraordinary property has made…Andrei Derevianko, R. Elwell, Eric R. Hudson·Jun 9, 2026SaveLearn
Enhanced nondipole momentum offsets in triple ionization of atoms driven by mid-infrared laser fieldsWe investigate the dependence on wavelength of nondipole effects in triple ionization of Ne driven by intense infrared and mid-infrared laser pulses using a three-dimensional semiclassical model that…Samuel James Praill, Georgios Petros Katsoulis, Daria Romero Torres et al.·Jun 9, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum study of ultracold atom-ion excitation exchangeThe quantum dynamics of ultracold collisions between rubidium atoms and excited metastable strontium ions is treated in the laboratory frame, enlightening the importance of the coupling between…Tibor Jónás, Romain Vexiau, Nadia Bouloufa-Maafa et al.·Jun 9, 2026SaveLearn
Ytterbium lattice clock with uncertainty of 1.1× 10-18 and instability of low 10-19We report an optical lattice clock based on 171Yb atoms with a total systematic uncertainty of 1.1× 10-18. In-vacuum buildup cavity was employed to enhance the lattice light power.…Qiang Zhu, Jingran Shi, Yuechen Zhang et al.·Jun 9, 2026SaveLearn
Rapid all-optical loading of trapped ions using a miniaturised atom sourceWe characterise an efficient optically-heated neutral atom source for ion trapping. We observe loading rates of up to 24(3)\,s-1 with heating powers below 85\,mW, and…Lorenzo Versini, Tim F. Wohlers-Reichel, Catherine E. J. Challoner et al.·Jun 9, 2026SaveLearn
Profiling a Rydberg-Atom Electric Field Sensor for Off-Resonant Detection of Sub-100 MHz RF SignalsWe present a Rydberg-Atom electric field sensor optimized to detect signals at sub-100 MHz carrier frequencies. The sensing setup employs a sapphire vapor cell that allows for detection of signals…Michael A. Viray, Abby Halasi-Kun, Baran N. Kayim et al.·Jun 8, 2026SaveLearn
Suppressing the Motion of Rydberg Atoms in Inhomogeneous Electric Fields via Stark EchoRydberg atoms possess strong electric dipole transitions and tunable energy levels, making them promising candidates for microwave to optical conversion on integrated superconducting atom chips.…Dominik Jakab, Manuel Kaiser, Conny Glaser et al.·Jun 8, 2026SaveLearn
Long-term laser frequency stabilization with an FPGA-controlled scanning cavityWe present an FPGA-based implementation of a scanning transfer cavity lock (STCL) for laser frequency stabilization, allowing for the simultaneous stabilization of multiple laser sources with respect…R. Forti, R. Panza, A. Muzi Falconi et al.·Jun 8, 2026SaveLearn
Demonstration of a Spherical Penning Trap for Single ElectronsA spherical Penning trap has well-separated, clean microwave resonances, making it attractive for precision measurements of the electron magnetic moment and for dark-photon and axion searches with…Zirui Fang, Xing Fan·Jun 8, 2026SaveLearn
Optical cycling on thorium monoxide (ThO) for an improved test of fundamental symmetriesOptical cycling refers to repeated excitation and spontaneous emission on an electronic transition in an atom or molecule. Optical cycling in molecules can enable a wide range of quantum control and…Alexander Frenett, Dorothy Gan, Nicholas Emtage et al.·Jun 8, 2026SaveLearn
A nuclear clock based on 229ThAtomic clocks have made time and frequency the most precisely measured quantities in physics, progressing from microwave standards that realize the SI second to optical clocks that now reach…Beichen Huang, Gaowei Yan, Qi Xiao et al.·Jun 7, 2026SaveLearn
Topological quantum hodographsIn quantum mechanics, the wave function encodes all information about a particle through its probability density and phase. While stationary states are characterized by conserved quantum numbers such…Nikolay Rosanov, Sergey Fedorov, Mikhail Arkhipov·Jun 7, 2026SaveLearn
Atom Interferometry with Transverse Optical ModesWe experimentally demonstrate atom interferometry using the transverse phase profile of an optical mode. As proof-of-principle, we use the helical phase windings of Hypergeometric Gaussian beams for…Ryan Husband, Ryan J. Thomas, Yosri Ben-Aïcha et al.·Jun 7, 2026SaveLearn
Anomalous Autler-Townes Splitting in Resonant Multiphoton Ionization Driven by Bright Squeezed VacuumBright squeezed vacuum (BSV) light has a vanishing mean optical electric field yet can strongly enhance strong-field nonlinear responses beyond the conventional semiclassical paradigm. Here we…Xu Zhang, Liding Li, Yutong Deng et al.·Jun 5, 2026SaveLearn
Elucidating the Control of Circular Dichroism in Ion Yield via Chirped Pulses with Purposeful ModelsWe theoretically investigate circular dichroism in the ion yield following 1+1+1 ionization of 3-methylcyclopentanone using femtosecond linearly chirped laser pulses, inspired by recent experiments…Leon A. Kerber, Daniel M. Reich·Jun 5, 2026SaveLearn
A thorium-229 optical nuclear clock with feedback loopThe laser-accessible nuclear transition in the thorium-229 isotope has been identified as a promising candidate for the realization of an optical nuclear clock. Such a nuclear clock might rival or…L. Toscani De Col, T. Riebner, I. Morawetz et al.·Jun 5, 2026SaveLearn
Ionization energies for Rydberg 4 He (1snp\,1,3P) states using the correlated B-spline basis function methodWe extend the correlated B-spline basis function (C-BSBF) method to high-precision calculations of the ionization energies of helium Rydberg n1,3P states (n=24--35). Using a unified basis…Jing Chi, Hao Fang, Yong-Hui Zhang et al.·Jun 5, 2026SaveLearn
Minimally Destructive Fast Imaging of Single Atoms in an Optical Tweezer Array with Coherent ExcitationUltracold neutral atoms in an optical lattice and an optical tweezer array offer highly-controllable quantum many-body systems, utilized for various quantum science and technology such as quantum…Rei Yokoyama, Takumi Kashimoto, Kosuke Shibata et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Charge Exchange Dynamics in Cold Collisions of 40CaH+ and 39KWe report the observation of charge-exchange collisions between trapped calcium monohydride molecular ions (40CaH+) and ultracold potassium atoms (39K) in a hybrid ion-atom trap. The…Swapnil Patel, Dibyendu Sardar, Jyothi Saraladevi et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Tuning long-range interactions in Sr Rydberg atoms: the effect of series perturbationsWe investigate the effect of series perturbation on the second-order dipole-dipole interactions between strontium atoms in the 5sns(1S0) and 5snp(1P1) Rydberg states as a means of…Turker Topcu, Andrei Derevianko·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Resolving the Blueshift in Calculations of the EUV Spectrum of Multiply Charged Tin IonsWe report ab initio relativistic calculations on the complex open shell Sn12+ highly charged ion, a prototypical plasma ion relevant for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) nanolithography. Previous…M. L. Reitsma, J. Sheil, O. O. Versolato et al.·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Photoelectron spectroscopy with a resonant dichromatic field: Role of geometric phaseWe investigate geometric-phase control in resonantly driven two-level atoms exposed to near-degenerate dichromatic laser pulses. In contrast to conventional two-color schemes based on widely…Evan Munaro-Langloÿs, Axel Stenquist, Jan Marcus Dahlström·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Photon shot-noise-limited Rydberg-EIT electrometryRydberg-atom electrometry is a core technique in the development of highly sensitive quantum electric-field sensors. Its sensitivity based on atom-photon interaction is typically limited by photon…Gyeongmin Ju, Ye Jin Yu, Heewoo Kim et al.·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Arbitrary control of the temporal waveform of photons during spontaneous emissionControl of the temporal waveform of photons produced during spontaneous emission from single quantum emitters provides a crucial tool in the establishment of hybrid quantum systems, optimization of…Carl Thomas, Rebecca Munk, Boris Blinov·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Multi-Dressed-State Engineered Rydberg ElectrometryRydberg atoms, with their giant transition electric dipole moments and abundant energy-level transitions, offer exceptional potential for microwave (MW) electric field sensing, combining high…Yuhan Yan, Bowen Yang, Xuejie Li et al.·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn