High-Fidelity Microwave-Polarization Control in a Rydberg-Ensemble ExperimentControl of the polarization of microwave fields is a key experimental capability for a number of atomic physics platforms. However, producing high-fidelity microwaves requires a well-controlled…Deniz Kurdak, Yaxin Li, Patrick R. Banner et al.·Aug 9, 2025SaveLearn
Engineered Molecular Clock Transitions for Symmetry Violation SearchesHeavy polar molecules are sensitive probes of physics Beyond the Standard Model. However, uncontrolled external electromagnetic fields pose challenges to achieving precise and accurate measurements.…Yuiki Takahashi, Harish D. Ramachandran, Arian Jadbabaie et al.·Aug 9, 2025SaveLearn
Laser Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy of ThoriumHigh-lying Rydberg and autoionizing (AI) states of thorium (Th) have been studied via resonance laser ionization spectroscopy at both TRIUMF Canada's particle accelerator centre and Oak Ridge…Ruohong Li, Yuan Liu, Dan W. Stracener et al.·Aug 8, 2025SaveLearn
Emulating isomerization with two-dimensional Coulomb crystalsIsomerization, i.e. the rearrangement between distinct molecular configurations, is a fundamental process in chemistry. Here we demonstrate that two-dimensional Coulomb crystals can emulate molecular…Naoto Mizukami, Gabriele Gatta, Lucia Duca et al.·Aug 7, 2025SaveLearn
High-Efficiency Quantum-State Detection of ThF+ with Resonance-Enhanced Multiphoton Asymmetric DissociationEfficient quantum-state detection is crucial for many precision control experiments, such as the ongoing effort to probe the electron's electric dipole moment using trapped molecular…Kia Boon Ng, Sun Yool Park, Anzhou Wang et al.·Aug 7, 2025SaveLearn
Precision calculation of the bound-electron g factor in molecular hydrogen ionsWe calculate the bound-electron g factor for a wide range of rovibrational states of the molecular hydrogen ions H2+ and HD+. Relativistic and QED corrections of orders up to α5 are…Ossama Kullie, Hugo D. Nogueira, Jean-Philippe Karr·Aug 6, 2025SaveLearn
Analyzing the optical pumping on the 5s4d\,1D2-5s8p\,1P1 transition in a magneto-optical trap of Sr atomsWe explore the efficacy of optical pumping on the 5s4d\,1D2 - 5s8p\,1P1 (448\,nm) transition in a magneto-optical trap (MOT) of Sr atoms. The number of trapped atoms is enhanced…Naohiro Okamoto, Takatoshi Aoki, Yoshio Torii·Aug 6, 2025SaveLearn
Compact and robust optical frequency reference module based on reproducible and redistributable optical designStabilized optical frequency references (OFRs) are indispensable for atom-based quantum technologies, optical communications, and precision metrology. As these systems become more sophisticated,…Jiwon Wi, Taehee Kim, Junki Kim·Aug 6, 2025SaveLearn
AION-10: Technical Design Report for a 10m Atom Interferometer in OxfordThis Technical Design Report presents AION-10, a 10-meter atom interferometer to be located at Oxford University using ultracold strontium atoms to make precision measurements of fundamental physics.…K. Bongs, A. Brzakalik, U. Chauhan et al.·Aug 5, 2025SaveLearn
Probing autoionization decay lifetimes of the 4d-16 core-excited states in xenon using attosecond noncollinear four-wave-mixing spectroscopyThe decay of core-excited states is a sensitive probe of autoionization dynamics and correlation effects in many-electron systems, occurring on the fastest timescales. Xenon, with its dense manifold…Nicolette G. Puskar, Patrick Rupprecht, Jan Dvořák et al.·Aug 5, 2025SaveLearn
Intense and controlled beam of S(1D2) atomsWe report the production of an intense and controlled beam of electronically excited sulfur atoms in the 1D2 state using a multistage Zeeman decelerator. Sulfur atoms, generated via photolysis of…Alexandra Tsoukala, Saskia Bruil, Niek Janssen et al.·Aug 4, 2025SaveLearn
A cryogenic Paul trap for probing the nuclear isomeric excited state 229mTh3+While laser excitation of the nuclear isomeric transition in 229Th has been recently achieved for thorium atoms embedded in large-bandgap crystals, laser excitation and characterization of the…Daniel Moritz, Kevin Scharl, Markus Wiesinger et al.·Aug 2, 2025SaveLearn
Enhanced sensing of 3.4 GHz microwave in multi-level Rydberg atomic systemThe Rydberg-based microwave detection is an all-optical technology that uses the strong coherent interaction between Rydberg atoms and microwave field. Different from the traditional microwave meter,…Xue Jingjing, Li Ruonan, Hu Xuesong et al.·Aug 2, 2025SaveLearn
Fermion selective tests of new physics with the bound electron g-factorThe use of high-precision measurements of the g factor of single-electron ions is considered as a detailed probe for physics beyond the Standard Model. The contribution of the exchange of a…Matteo Moretti, Christoph H. Keitel, Zoltán Harman·Aug 1, 2025SaveLearn
EIE calculation and Collisional-Radiative modeling for Na-like Kr and XeAs an extension to our previous work [1], a comprehensive theoretical study for Na-like Krypton and Xenon is carried out. Using MCDHF (Multiconfiguration Dirac-Hartee-Fock) along with RDW…Ashwini Malviya·Jul 31, 2025SaveLearn
Quasi-continuous sub-μK strontium source without a high-finesse cavity stabilized laserWe demonstrate a quasi-continuous sub-μK strontium source achieved without the use of a high-finesse cavity-locked laser. Our frequency reference is based on a dispersion-optimized, fiber-based…Sana Boughdachi, Benedikt Heizenreder, Ananya Sitaram et al.·Jul 31, 2025SaveLearn
Two-mode and dual-resonant planar photonic waveguides for efficient guiding and trapping of atomsThe trapping of ultracold atoms using two-colour evanescent light waves formed by propagating modes of suspended optical rib waveguides is modelled in different configurations. Reducing the…Yuri B. Ovchinnikov·Jul 31, 2025SaveLearn
Wavefront Mapping for Absolute Atom InterferometryWavefront distortions are a leading source of systematic uncertainty in light-pulse atom interferometry, limiting absolute measurements of gravitational acceleration at the 30 nm/s2 level. Here,…Joseph Junca, John Kitching, William McGehee·Jul 30, 2025SaveLearn
Study of thorium in hypersonic gas jets: Ionization potentials of Th and Th+Laser ionization spectroscopy was performed on both neutral and singly ionized 232Th with the aim of identifying the nuclear-clock isomer in the singly charged ionic state of 229Th. A…A. Claessens, F. Ivandikov, M. Brasseur et al.·Jul 29, 2025SaveLearn
QED calculations of the 2p-2s transition energies in Li-like ionsSystematic QED calculations of ionization energies of the 2s, 2p1/2, and 2p3/2 states, as well as the 2p1/2--2s and 2p3/2--2p1/2 transition energies are performed for…V. A. Yerokhin, Z. Harman, C. H. Keitel·Jul 29, 2025SaveLearn
Heavy flavored hydrogen molecule systemsThis study provides a comprehensive analysis of S-wave exotic hydrogen-like three-body systems (ppμ-, ppτ-, μ-μ-p, τ-τ-p, pμ-τ-) with spin-parity JP = 1/2+…Hui-Min Yang, Yao Ma, Shi-Lin Zhu·Jul 29, 2025SaveLearn
Efficient single-atom transfer from an optical conveyor belt to a tightly confined optical tweezerEfficient loading of single atoms into tightly confined traps is crucial for advancing quantum information processing and exploring atom-photon interactions. However, directly loading atoms from a…Lei Xu, Ling-Xiao Wang, Guang-Jie Chen et al.·Jul 29, 2025SaveLearn
Isotope shift for total electron binding energy of atomsWe compute the isotope shifts of the total electron binding energy of neutral atoms and singly charged ions up to element Z=120, using relativistic Hartree-Fock method including the Breit…V. A. Dzuba, V. V. Flambaum·Jul 29, 2025SaveLearn
Probing transition rates, nuclear moments and electric dipole polarizability in nobelium using multireference FSRCC and PRCC theoriesWe employ an all-particle multireference Fock-space relativistic coupled-cluster (FSRCC) theory to compute the ionization potential, excitation energy, transition rate and hyperfine structure…Ravi Kumar, Palki Gakkhar, D. Angom et al.·Jul 28, 2025SaveLearn
Probing the spatial distribution of k-vectors in situ with Bose-Einstein condensatesWe present a novel method for mapping in situ the spatial distribution of photon momentum across a laser beam using a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) as a moving probe. By displacing the BEC,…Samuel Gaudout, Rayan Si-Ahmed, Clément Debavelaere et al.·Jul 25, 2025SaveLearn