Optical field characterization at the fundamental limit of spatial resolution with a trapped ionOptical systems capable of generating fields with sub-wavelength spatial features have become standard in science and engineering research and industry. Pertinent examples include atom- and ion-based…Nikhil Kotibhaskar, Sainath Motlakunta, Anthony Vogliano et al.·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Study of the elusive 5s-4f level crossing in highly charged osmium with optical transitions suitable for physics beyond the Standard Model searchesOptical transitions of highly charged ions can be very sensitive to hypothetical beyond-the-Standard-Model phenomena. Those near the 5s-4f level crossing, where the 5s and 4f are degenerate are…Nils-Holger Rehbehn, Lakshmi Priya Kozhiparambil Sajith, Michael K. Rosner et al.·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Studying magnetic circular vortex dichroism effect for photoionization of Rydberg atoms with vortex photonsRydberg atoms, renowned for their exceptional quantum properties, hold significant importance in quantum physics. The photoionization of Rydberg atoms serves as a critical tool for probing their…Pengcheng Zhao·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
Laser-induced Coulomb explosion of the LiI molecule and of its dimerA gas-phase sample consisting of lithium iodide, LiI, molecules and their dimer (LiI)2, are Coulomb exploded by an intense 25 femtosecond laser pulse. In the case of…Henrik H. Kristensen, Emil Hansen, Jeppe K. Christensen et al.·Sep 8, 2025SaveLearn
88Sr+ optical clock with 7.9× 10-19 systematic uncertainty and measurement of its absolute frequency with 9.8× 10-17 uncertaintyWe report on a 88Sr+ single-ion optical clock with an estimated fractional systematic uncertainty of 7.9× 10-19. The low uncertainty is enabled by small rf losses, a thorough…T. Lindvall, T. Fordell, K. J. Hanhijärvi et al.·Sep 7, 2025SaveLearn
Theoretical Proposal of a Digital Closed-Loop Thermal Atomic-Beam Interferometer for High-Bandwidth, Wide-Dynamic-Range, and Simultaneous Absolute Acceleration-Rotation SensingWe present a theoretical proposal and simulation study of a digital closed-loop thermal atomic-beam interferometer for inertial navigation applications. The scheme synchronizes phase biasing with…Tomoya Sato, Toshiyuki Hosoya, Martin Miranda et al.·Sep 7, 2025SaveLearn
Ionization potential and electron affinity of superheavy element 119: relativistic high-order coupled cluster study with QED correctionsWe report a highly accurate ab initio study of the ionization potential (IP) and electron affinity (EA) of element 119. Electronic correlation are treated within the relativistic coupled…A. R. Saetgaraev, L. V. Skripnikov, I. I. Tupitsyn et al.·Sep 5, 2025SaveLearn
Efficient optical configurations for trapped-ion entangling gatesHigh-fidelity and parallel realization in scalable platforms of the two-qubit entangling gates fundamental to universal quantum computing constitutes one of the largest challenges in implementing…Aditya Milind Kolhatkar, Karan K. Mehta·Sep 5, 2025SaveLearn
An experiment to improve understanding wave-particle dualityThis article presents an experiment that can be conducted today and that could provide a deeper understanding of the interaction between the wave and particle aspects of an atom. The wave-particle…Michel Gondran, Alexandre Gondran·Sep 5, 2025SaveLearn
Reduced density matrix description of high-harmonic generation in multi-electron atoms: exploring sub-cycle correlation effectsHigh-harmonic generation (HHG) is one of the fundamental processes at the heart of attosecond physics. Traditionally viewed as an effective single-particle effect, recent advances have focused on…Katharina Buczolich, Takeshi Sato, Kenichi L. Ishikawa et al.·Sep 5, 2025SaveLearn
Microwave Spectroscopy of the Muonium 2S1/2-2P3/2 Fine Structure IntervalWe report a microwave spectroscopy measurement of the muonium 2S1/2-2P3/2 fine structure transition, yielding a transition frequency of 9871.0 7.0~MHz, in agreement with…Philipp Blumer, Gianluca Janka, Svenja Geissmann et al.·Sep 4, 2025SaveLearn
Simulated Laser Cooling and Magneto-Optical Trapping of Group IV AtomsWe present a scheme for laser cooling and magneto-optical trapping of the Group IV (a.k.a. Group 14 or tetrel) atoms silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), tin (Sn), and lead (Pb). These elements each possess…Geoffrey Zheng, Jianwei Wang, Mohit Verma et al.·Sep 4, 2025SaveLearn
171Yb Reference DataYtterbium-171 is a versatile atomic species often used in quantum optics, precision metrology, and quantum computing. Consolidated atomic data is essential for the planning, execution, and evaluation…Ronen M. Kroeze, Sofus Laguna Kristensen, Sebastian Pucher·Sep 4, 2025SaveLearn
Statistics of multi-electron states and J-levels in atomic configurationsThe number and nature of atomic configurations are cornerstones of atomic spectroscopy, especially for the calculation of hot-plasma radiative properties. The knowledge of the distributions of…Jean-Christophe Pain, Xavier Blanc·Sep 4, 2025SaveLearn
QED calculations of intra-L-shell doubly excited states in Be-like ionsThe rigorous QED approach is employed to calculate the energies of the 2p2p\,3P0,1,2, 2p2p\,1D2, and 2p2p\,1S0 states of selected Be-like highly charged ions over a wide range of…A. V. Malyshev, Y. S. Kozhedub, V. M. Shabaev et al.·Sep 4, 2025SaveLearn
State-Selective Ionization and Trapping of Single H2+ Ions with (2+1) Multiphoton IonizationWe report on efficient rovibrational state-selective loading of single H2+ molecular ions into a cryogenic linear Paul trap using (2+1) resonance-enhanced multi-photon ionization (REMPI). The…Ho June Kim, Fabian Schmid, David Holzapfel et al.·Sep 3, 2025SaveLearn
Painted loading: a toolkit for loading spatially large optical tweezer arraysArrays of neutral atoms in optical tweezers are widely used in quantum simulation and computation, and precision frequency metrology. The capabilities of these arrays are enhanced by maximising the…Mitchell J. Walker, Ryuji Moriya, Jack D. Segal et al.·Sep 3, 2025SaveLearn
Two-loop vacuum polarization in a Coulomb fieldThe leading-order two-loop vacuum-polarization potential, linear in the Coulomb field of a nucleus, was first derived in the seminal 1955 work of K\"all\'en-Sabry. The higher-order two-loop…S. A. Volkov, V. A. Yerokhin, Z. Harman et al.·Sep 3, 2025SaveLearn
Silicon nitride based integrated photonic circuit to control a cold-atom sourceWe have developed a silicon nitride based photonic integrated circuit (PIC) that is responsible for the cooling, pumping and imaging of cold rubidium 87 atoms. The photonic integrated circuit…H. Snijders, S. Hello, B. Wirtschafter et al.·Sep 3, 2025SaveLearn
Over-Barrier Ionization Dynamics Studied by BackpropagationTunneling and over-barrier ionization are the primary processes of strong-field ionization of atoms and molecules. While the dynamics of tunneling ionization have been extensively studied,…Yongzhe Ma, Qingcao Liu, Hongcheng Ni et al.·Sep 2, 2025SaveLearn
MEMS Vapor Cells-based Rydberg-atom Electrometry Toward Miniaturization and High SensitivityRydberg-atom electrometry, as an emerging cutting-edge technology, features high sensitivity, broad bandwidth, calibration-free operation, and beyond. However, until now the key atomic vapor cells…Yintao Ma, Beibei Sun, Pan Chen et al.·Sep 2, 2025SaveLearn
Strong-Field Photoelectron Interferometry with Near-Single-Cycle Yb LasersThe concept of using photoelectron interferometry in short laser fields to probe electron dynamics and target structures was introduced more than two decades ago. However, the quality of experimental…Mahmudul Hasan, Phi-Hung Tran, Jingsong Gao et al.·Sep 2, 2025SaveLearn
Landscape of scattering universality with general dispersion relationsUniversality in physics describes how disparate systems can exhibit identical low-energy behavior. Here, we reveal a rich landscape of new universal scattering phenomena governed by the interplay…Yidan Wang, Xuesen Na, Michael J. Gullans et al.·Sep 1, 2025SaveLearn
Optical Trapping of SrOH Molecules for Dark Matter and T-violation SearchesWe report an optical dipole trap of strontium monohydroxide (SrOH) with 1400(300) trapped molecules. Through optical pumping, we access vibrational states that are proposed for improved probes of the…Hiromitsu Sawaoka, Abdullah Nasir, Annika Lunstad et al.·Sep 1, 2025SaveLearn
Probing the isolated vector magnetic field of structured laser beams by atomsElectric and magnetic fields are inherently coupled in an electromagnetic wave. However, structured light beams enable their spatial separation. In particular, azimuthally polarized laser beams…R. P. Schmidt, S. Martin-Domene, A. A. Peshkov et al.·Sep 1, 2025SaveLearn