Fast single-atom preparation in optical tweezers via Rydberg blockadeContinuously replenished optical tweezer arrays will unlock unlimited-depth quantum circuits with neutral atom qubits. A key bottleneck limiting the cycle time of these systems is removing atoms from…Yiyi Li, Vernon M. Hughes, Michael Peper et al.·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Hyperradiance, photon blockade and concurrence in a pair of qubits inside a driven cavityWe theoretically study the radiance properties of a pair of qubits inside a single-mode cavity driven by a two-photon drive. Our results show that, when the two qubits are strongly coupled to the…Anushree Dey, Bimalendu Deb·Jun 2, 2026SaveLearn
Sensitivity Enhancement of S-Band Rydberg Atom Microwave Receiver Using Resonant CavityRydberg atom-based microwave electric field sensing has attracted growing interest owing to its inherent advantages, such as absolute calibration, wideband operability, and compatibility with…Yipeng Xie, Xinbing Chen, Mingwei Lei et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
A Mid-Infrared Platform Based on Strontium Tweezer ArraysSubwavelength atomic tweezer arrays, in which atoms can be positioned at distances smaller than their emission wavelength, have been proposed as a versatile platform to study collective emission…Aaron Holman, Ximo Sun, Bojeong Seo et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Suppression of differential light shifts in ground and metastable trapped-ion qubitsIn the presence of a magnetic field, hyperfine clock qubits can acquire a vector differential light shift that can be tuned via polarization to suppress the total differential light shift of…Drew Parks, Thomas Dellaert, Patrick McMillin et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Creating and Probing Spin-Squeezed States of MoleculesPolar molecules are a promising platform for quantum-enhanced sensing and precision tests of fundamental physics, owing to their strong long-range dipolar interactions, broad sensitivity to…Connor M. Holland, Callum L. Welsh, Yukai Lu et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
Non-destructive cavity readout of molecules for precision measurementsWe propose a non-destructive method to measure the population of molecules in a selected rotational-hyperfine state by coupling them to a high-finesse optical cavity. In contrast to traditional…Alejandro Salas-Estrada, Silviu-Marian Udrescu, Geoffrey Zheng et al.·Jun 1, 2026SaveLearn
A tunable feedback-controlled magnetic trap for a magnet in free fallFerromagnets in free space are predicted to exhibit pure Larmor precession at near-zero magnetic fields and provide exceptional sensitivity for magnetometry and gyroscopy. Notably, pure Larmor…Changhao Xu, Alexander Heidt, Mohammadreza Nematollahi et al.·May 31, 2026SaveLearn
Theory for the Rydberg states of helium: quantum defect extensions and comparison with experiment up to n = 102 for the singlet and triplet P-statesHigh precision variational calculations for helium in Hylleraas coordinates are used to obtain a combination of quantum defect expansions for the nonrelativistic energy and 1/n expansions for the…G. W. F. Drake, Aaron T. Bondy·May 30, 2026SaveLearn
Restoring Velocity Immunity via Dynamic Mirror Compensation in a Large-Area Dual-Atom-Interferometer GyroscopeWe propose and demonstrate a dynamical mirror compensation scheme to restore velocity immunity in a large-area dual-atom-interferometer gyroscope. In an ideal Mach-Zehnder configuration, the phase…Jie Gu, Yin-fei Mao, Zhan-Wei Yao et al.·May 29, 2026SaveLearn
Lingering Sweetness of Ethanol Clusters: Sensory Discovery and Objective Discrimination by Impedance-Based Electronic TongueEthanol is conventionally perceived only as a pungent tastant, while the potential sweet properties of ethanol clusters have remained unrecognized. Here we show that ethanol tetramers exhibit a…Jiaxin Peng, Chaoyu Zhao, Xinyue Jiang et al.·May 28, 2026SaveLearn
Shielded inner-shell transitions in atomic samarium for tests of fundamental physicsForbidden atomic transitions provide some of the most stringent low-energy tests of physics beyond the Standard Model, with sensitivity set by the interplay between the sought-for signals and…R. Aramyan, D. Budker, V. A. Dzuba et al.·May 28, 2026SaveLearn
Universal response of Rydberg manifolds to standing light waves from the microwave to the X-ray regimeStanding light waves structure the electronic density of a Rydberg atom in a rich but surprisingly systematic fashion. We uncover these systematics, which are nearly universal across a large range of…Homar Rivera-Rodríguez, Matthew T. Eiles, Jan M. Rost·May 27, 2026SaveLearn
Role of Metastable Dicationic Intermediates in the Breakup of CH42+We investigate the fragmentation dynamics of methane dication (CH42+) produced in collisions with 50-MeV C6+ ions using the COLTRIMS technique. The method provides complete…Samiksha Dehru, Evan Munaro-Langloÿs, Aditya Yadav et al.·May 27, 2026SaveLearn
Near-deterministic loading of optical tweezer arrays via repulsive barricade potentialsOptical tweezers are a powerful tool for creating defect-free arrays of atoms and molecules, enabling advances in quantum simulation, computation, and precision metrology. However, the achievable…Archie C. Baldock, Alex J. Matthies, Luke Caldwell et al.·May 27, 2026SaveLearn
Electron spectra from strong-field enhanced ionization in heavy waterStrong-field enhanced ionization (EI) is a phenomenon in which stretching of interatomic bonds into a distorted molecular geometry leads to an increase in the tunneling ionization rate driven by a…Eleanor Weckwerth, Chuan Cheng, Ian Gabalski et al.·May 26, 2026SaveLearn
Strong-field Photoionization: Analysis of Overlapping Above-Threshold Ionization and Laser-Assisted Photoemission StructuresWe present a theoretical description of atomic strong-field photoionization. Specifically, we consider an atom driven by a combination of two electromagnetic fields: a high-frequency field assisted…Candelaria Migliaro, Juan Martin Randazzo, Renata Della Picca·May 26, 2026SaveLearn
Radiative Response of Atomic Systems Illuminated with Approximate Spherical Vector WavesThe natural electromagnetic modes spontaneously emitted by an atom in free space are spherical vector waves (SVWs). Each SVW mode is uniquely linked to a specific…F. Camas-Aquino, R. Jáuregui·May 26, 2026SaveLearn
Experimental and theoretical studies of hyperfine structures in 21NaWe measured the hyperfine structure constants, A(3s2S1/2) and A(3p2P1/2), of the neutron-deficient isotope 21Na using CLaSsy, a setup dedicated to collinear laser spectroscopy…Junho Won, Jeongsu Ha, Deuk Soon Ahn et al.·May 26, 2026SaveLearn
A High-Contrast Bragg Atom Interferometer for Testing Continuous Spontaneous LocalizationThe continuous spontaneous localization (CSL) model is one of the most promising approaches to address the wave function collapse problem in the measurement process of standard quantum mechanics. In…Huaiyu Zhu, Ju Liu, Tao Zhang et al.·May 26, 2026SaveLearn
Non-equilibrium exciton dynamics in tailored molecular potentials of Rydberg ion crystalsTrapped ions excited to high-lying electronic states combine strongly coupled collective vibrational and electronic degrees of freedom with long-ranged interparticle interactions. These ingredients…Simon Euchner, Mathias B. M. Svendsen, Igor Lesanovsky·May 26, 2026SaveLearn
High performance imaging of 171Yb atom in shallow clock-magic tweezer by alternating dual-tone narrowline coolingWe demonstrate imaging 171Yb single atoms in clock-magic tweezers of 759.4 nm wavelength, with above 99.9% fidelity and survival. We use alternating dual-tone narrowline imaging for more…Yunheung Song, Kangheun Kim, Jeong Ho Han et al.·May 26, 2026SaveLearn
Microscopic Rydberg electron orbit manipulation with optical tweezersLaser cooling and trapping of atomic matter waves in optical potentials has enabled rapid progress in quantum science, particularly when combined with Rydberg excitation of the atoms to induce…Homar Rivera-Rodríguez, Matthew T. Eiles, Tilman Pfau et al.·May 26, 2026SaveLearn
Self-calibrated multiparameter measurement of three-dimensional microwave fieldsRydberg atoms are promising for microwave (MW) sensing and control, but full local MW characterization remains difficult. Existing methods generally do not provide self-calibrated reconstruction of…Yupeng Wang, Xinghan Wang, Aishik Panja et al.·May 25, 2026SaveLearn
From Vintage Mythology to Topological Physics: Unveiling a Universal Structural Attractor in Alcoholic Beverage AgingAlcoholic beverage properties are increasingly understood through ethanol-water structural states rather than empirical labels such as alcohol content and vintage. Yet whether chronological vintage…Xinyue Jiang, Heng Yang, Zhiyin Jiu et al.·May 25, 2026SaveLearn