Satellite-assisted laser magnetometry with mesospheric sodiumMagnetic field sensing provides crucial insights into various geophysical phenomena such as atmospheric currents, crustal magnetism, and oceanic circulation. In this paper, a method for remote…Tong Dang, Emmanuel Klinger, Felipe Pedreros Bustos et al.·Sep 28, 2021SaveLearn
Efimov physics implications at p-wave fermionic unitarityEfimov physics at p-wave unitarity for three equal mass fermions in multiple symmetries interacting via Lennard-Jones potentials is predicted to modify the long range interaction potential energy,…Yu-Hsin Chen, Chris H. Greene·Sep 27, 2021SaveLearn
Shape resonances in H2 as photolysis reaction intermediatesShape resonances in H2, produced as reaction intermediates in the photolysis of H2S precursor molecules, are measured in a half-collision approach. Before desintegrating into two ground state H…K. -F. Lai, E. J. Salumbides, W. Ubachs et al.·Sep 27, 2021SaveLearn
Laser-induced thermal source for cold atomsWe demonstrate a simple and compact approach to laser cool and trap atoms based on laser-induced thermal ablation (LITA) of a pure solid granule. A rapid thermalisation of the granule leads to a fast…Chung Chuan Hsu, Rémy Larue, Chang Chi Kwong et al.·Sep 27, 2021SaveLearn
Three-dimensional simulations of spatiotemporal instabilities in a magneto-optical trapLarge clouds of atoms in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) are known to exhibit spatiotemporal instabilities when the frequency of the trapping lasers comes close to the atomic resonance. Such…M. Gaudesius, Y. -C. Zhang, T. Pohl et al.·Sep 27, 2021SaveLearn
Relativistic variational methods and the Virial TheoremIn the case of the one-electron Dirac equation with a point nucleus the Virial Theorem (VT) states that the ratio of the kinetic energy to potential energy is exactly -1, a ratio that can be an…Charlotte Froese Fischer, Michel Godefroid·Sep 26, 2021SaveLearn
Ionization energies in lithium and boron atoms using the Variational Quantum Eigensolver algorithmThe classical-quantum hybrid Variational Quantum Eigensolver algorithm is the most widely used approach in the Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum era to obtain ground state energies of atomic and…Rene Villela, V. S. Prasannaa, B. P. Das·Sep 26, 2021SaveLearn
Resolving the gravitational redshift within a millimeter atomic sampleEinstein's theory of general relativity states that clocks at different gravitational potentials tick at different rates - an effect known as the gravitational redshift. As fundamental probes of…Tobias Bothwell, Colin J. Kennedy, Alexander Aeppli et al.·Sep 24, 2021SaveLearn
High precision differential clock comparisons with a multiplexed optical lattice clockRapid progress in the precision and accuracy of optical atomic clocks over the last decade has advanced the frontiers of timekeeping, metrology, and quantum science. However, the stabilities of most…Xin Zheng, Jonathan Dolde, Varun Lochab et al.·Sep 24, 2021SaveLearn
Non-universal Fermi polaron in quasi two-dimensional quantum gasesWe consider an impurity problem in a quasi-two-dimensional Fermi gas, where a spin-down impurity is immersed in a Fermi sea of N spin-up atoms. Using a variational approach and an effective…Yue-Ran Shi, Jin-Ge Chen, Kuiyi Gao et al.·Sep 23, 2021SaveLearn
Nuclear charge radii of Na isotopes: A tale of two theoriesThe accuracy of atomic theory calculations limits the extraction of nuclear charge radii from isotope shift measurements of odd-proton nuclei. For Na isotopes, though precise spectroscopic…B. Ohayon, R. F. Garcia Ruiz, Z. H. Sun et al.·Sep 22, 2021SaveLearn
Wave Function Identity: A New Symmetry for 2-electron Systems in an Electromagnetic FieldStationary-state Schr\"odinger-Pauli theory is a description of electrons with a spin moment in an external electromagnetic field. For 2-electron systems as described by the Schr\"odinger-Pauli…Marlina Slamet, Viraht Sahni·Sep 21, 2021SaveLearn
Optical and spin-coherence properties of rubidium atoms trapped in solid neonIn this work, we measure the properties of ensembles of rubidium atoms trapped in solid neon that are relevant for use as quantum sensors of magnetic fields: the spin coherence of the trapped atoms…Ugne Dargyte, David M. Lancaster, Jonathan D. Weinstein·Sep 21, 2021SaveLearn
Stimulated Slowing of Yb Atoms on the Narrow 1S0→3P1 TransitionWe analyzed bichromatic and polychromatic stimulated forces for laser cooling and trapping of Yb atoms using only the narrow 1S0→3P1 transition. Our model is based on numerical…Tanaporn Na Narong, TianMin Liu, Nikhil Raghuram et al.·Sep 21, 2021SaveLearn
Optical coherence between atomic species at the second scale: improved clock comparisons via differential spectroscopyComparisons of high-accuracy optical atomic clocks Ludlow2015 are essential for precision tests of fundamental physics Safronova2018, relativistic geodesy McGrew2018, Grotti2018,…May E. Kim, William F. McGrew, Nicholas V. Nardelli et al.·Sep 20, 2021SaveLearn
All-Optical Matter-Wave Lens using Time-Averaged PotentialsThe stability of matter-wave sensors benefits from interrogating large-particle-number atomic ensembles at high cycle rates. The use of quantum-degenerate gases with their low effective temperatures…H. Albers, R. Corgier, A. Herbst et al.·Sep 17, 2021SaveLearn
Superresolution microscopy of optical fields using tweezer-trapped single atomsWe realize a scanning probe microscope using single trapped 87Rb atoms to measure optical fields with subwavelength spatial resolution. Our microscope operates by detecting fluorescence from a…Emma Deist, Justin A. Gerber, Yue-Hui Lu et al.·Sep 17, 2021SaveLearn
Molecule-molecule and atom-molecule collisions with ultracold RbCs moleculesUnderstanding ultracold collisions involving molecules is of fundamental importance for current experiments, where inelastic collisions typically limit the lifetime of molecular ensembles in optical…Philip D. Gregory, Jacob A. Blackmore, Matthew D. Frye et al.·Sep 16, 2021SaveLearn
Complexes formed in collisions between ultracold alkali-metal diatomic molecules and atomsWe explore the properties of 3-atom complexes of alkali-metal diatomic molecules with alkali-metal atoms, which may be formed in ultracold collisions. We estimate the densities of vibrational states…Matthew D. Frye, Jeremy M. Hutson·Sep 15, 2021SaveLearn
Observations of Ultrafast Superfluorescent Beatings in a Cesium Atomic Vapor Excited by Femtosecond Laser PulsesSpontaneous emission from individual atoms in vapor lasts nanoseconds, if not microseconds, and beatings in this emission involve only directly excited energy sublevels. In contrast, the…Gombojav O. Ariunbold, Vladimir A. Sautenkov, Hebin Li et al.·Sep 15, 2021SaveLearn
Using optical clock transitions in Cu II and Yb III for time-keeping and search for new physicsWe study the 1S0 - 3D2 and 1S0 - 3D3 transitions in Cu II and the 1S0 - 3P o2 transition in Yb III as possible candidates for the optical clock transitions. A…Saleh O. Allehabi, V. A. Dzuba, V. V. Flambaum·Sep 14, 2021SaveLearn
Piezo-orbital backaction force in a rare-earth doped crystalWe investigate a system composed of an ensemble of room temperature rare-earth ions embedded in a bulk crystal, intrinsically coupled to internal strain via their sensitivity to the surrounding…Anne Louchet-Chauvet, Pierre Verlot, Jean-Philippe Poizat et al.·Sep 14, 2021SaveLearn
Laser-assisted binding of ultracold polar molecules with Rydberg atoms in the van der Waals regimeWe study ultracold long-range collisions of heteronuclear alkali-metal dimers with a reservoir gas of alkali-metal Rydberg atoms in a two-photon laser excitation scheme. In a low density regime where…Vanessa Olaya, Jesús Pérez-Ríos, Felipe Herrera·Sep 14, 2021SaveLearn
Fully self-consistent optimization of the Jastrow-Slater-type wave function using a similarity-transformed HamiltonianIt has been well established that the Jastrow correlation factor can effectively capture the electron correlation effects, and thus, the efficient optimization of the many-body wave function…Masayuki Ochi·Sep 13, 2021SaveLearn
Thermal corrections for positroniumThermal corrections, including relativistic effects, for the positronium atom are discussed. The theoretical description of thermal corrections is carried out within the framework of relativistic…D. Solovyev, T. Zalialiutdinov, A. Anikin·Sep 13, 2021SaveLearn