Micromotion compensation using dark and bright ionsStray electric fields induce excess micromotion in ion traps, limiting experimental performance. We present a new micromotion-compensation technique that utilizes a dark ion in a bright-dark-bright…Orr Barnea, Dror Einav, Jonas Drotleff et al.·Mar 16, 2025SaveLearn
Refining spectroscopic calculations for trivalent lanthanide ions: a revised parametric Hamiltonian and open-source solutionThe historical calculation of spectroscopic properties for trivalent lanthanide ions is a complex multistep process that has been prone to inaccuracies. In this work, we revise the parametric…Juan-David Lizarazo-Ferro, Tharnier O. Puel, Michael E. Flatté et al.·Mar 14, 2025SaveLearn
Resonant optical bistability in support of enhanced Rydberg atom sensorsRadio frequency antennas based on highly excited Rydberg atom vapors can in principle reach sensitivities beyond those of any conventional wire antenna, especially at lower frequencies where very…Peter B. Weichman·Mar 13, 2025SaveLearn
A Comparison of Calcium Sources for Ion-Trap Loading via Laser AblationTrapped-ion technology is a leading approach for scalable quantum computing. A key element of ion trapping is reliable loading of atomic sources into the trap. While thermal atomic ovens have…Daisy R H Smith, Silpa Muralidharan, Roland Hablutzel et al.·Mar 13, 2025SaveLearn
Stark-modulated Rydberg dissipative time crystals at room-temperature applied to sub-kHz electric-field sensingOut-of-equilibrium Rydberg gases exhibit emergent many-body phases due to mode competition. Sustained limit cycle oscillations (OSC) emerge when driven by B-fields at room-temperature, forming robust…Darmindra Arumugam·Mar 12, 2025SaveLearn
Polarizabilities of low-lying states of silverAssembly of ultracold polar molecules containing silver (Ag) from laser-cooled atoms requires knowledge of the dynamic polarizabilities of Ag at convenient laser wavelengths. We present calculations…S. G. Porsev, D. Filin, C. Cheung et al.·Mar 11, 2025SaveLearn
Ab initio calculations of diatomic constants and ro-vibrational parameters for the ground state of singly charged aluminium monohalidesWe report electronic, vibrational, and rotational spectroscopic parameters for the ground state, X2+, of singly charged aluminium monohalides, employing single-reference coupled-cluster…Ankush Thakur, Renu Bala, H. S. Nataraj·Mar 10, 2025SaveLearn
Time delay of mean field interaction in thermal Rydberg atomic gasMean field theory is commonly employed to study nonequilibrium dynamics in hot Rydberg atomic ensembles, but the fundamental mechanism behind the generation of the mean-field interactions remains…Yuzhuo Wang, Tianxiong Gao, Yufan Niu et al.·Mar 10, 2025SaveLearn
Searching for Exotic Interactions between AntimatterWe show that atomic antimatter spectroscopy can be used to search for new bosons that carry spin-dependent exotic forces between antifermions. A comparison of a recent precise measurement of the…Lei Cong, Filip Ficek, Pavel Fadeev et al.·Mar 10, 2025SaveLearn
Exploring the Properties of Light Diatomic Molecules in Strong Magnetic FieldsIn this study, we develop and implement a specialized coupled-cluster (CC) approach tailored for accurately describing atoms and molecules in strong magnetic fields. Using the open-source Ghent…T. Zalialiutdinov, D. Solovyev·Mar 9, 2025SaveLearn
Electric-field sensing with driven-dissipative time crystals in room-temperature Rydberg vaporMode competition in nonequilibrium Rydberg gases enables the exploration of emergent many-body phases. This work leverages this emergent phase for electric field detection at room temperature.…Darmindra Arumugam·Mar 7, 2025SaveLearn
Ionization phase-shifts between two laser-dressed statesResonance-enhanced multiphoton ionization (REMPI) in potassium atom is investigated within the strong coupling regime using photoelectron momentum imaging techniques. The kinetic energy distribution…Wankai Li, Yixuan Wang, Xing Li et al.·Mar 7, 2025SaveLearn
Electrically-Small Rydberg Sensor for Three-Dimensional Determination of rf k-VectorsWe present an electrically-small Rydberg atom electric field sensor with the ability to extract the three-dimensional k-vector of an elliptically polarized radio frequency (rf) field. In most…Peter K. Elgee, Kevin C. Cox, Joshua C. Hill et al.·Mar 6, 2025SaveLearn
Nuclear clock based on the Th V ionWe propose that a nuclear clock based on the Th V ion can surpass the accuracy of clocks built with other thorium ions. The Th4+ ion has a rigid closed-shell core with zero total electron…V. A. Dzuba, V. V. Flambaum, E. Peik·Mar 6, 2025SaveLearn
Electric field dependent g factors of ThF+The g-factors for J = 1, F=3/2, |MF|=3/2 hyperfine levels of the ground electronic state 31 of the 232ThF+ cation are calculated as functions of the external electric field.…Alexander Petrov, Leonid Skripnikov·Mar 4, 2025SaveLearn
Structural Transitions and Melting of Two-Dimensional Ion Crystals in RF TrapsWe investigate the structural properties and melting behavior of two-dimensional ion crystals in an RF trap, focusing on the effects of ion temperature and trap potential symmetry. We identify…Boris V. Pashinsky, Alexander Kato, Boris B. Blinov·Mar 3, 2025SaveLearn
An Accessible Formulation for Defining the SI Second Based on Multiple Atomic TransitionsThe atomic transitions employed in the best of today's optical clocks are a strong foundation for the upcoming redefinition of the SI second. Including multiple transitions in the definition offers…Claudio Eligio Calosso, Nils Nemitz·Mar 3, 2025SaveLearn
Microcell CPT atomic clock using laser current-actuated power modulation with 10-12 range stability at 1 dayWe present a coherent-population trapping (CPT) microcell atomic clock using symmetric auto-balanced Ramsey (SABR) spectroscopy. The pulsed SABR sequence is applied through direct current-based power…Carlos Manuel Rivera-Aguilar, Andrei Mursa, Clément Carlé et al.·Mar 3, 2025SaveLearn
A neural-network-based Python package for performing large-scale atomic CI using pCI and other high-performance atomic codesModern atomic physics applications in science and technology pose ever higher demands on the precision of computations of properties of atoms and ions. Especially challenging is the modeling of…Pavlo Bilous, Charles Cheung, Marianna Safronova·Mar 3, 2025SaveLearn
Light-controlled strong coupling of optical cavity modes spaced by 200 THzCavities have driven significant advances in optical physics and quantum science, with applications ranging from lasers and spectroscopy to quantum information processing, simulation and metrology.…Lavanya Taneja, David I Schuster, Jonathan Simon·Mar 2, 2025SaveLearn
Extracting RABBITT-like phase information from time-dependent transient absorption spectraWe explore how the spectral phase of atto\-second pulse trains influences the optical cross section in transient absorption (TA) spectroscopy. The interaction of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) and…J. Jakob, C. Bauer, M. -J. Ilhan et al.·Mar 1, 2025SaveLearn
Electron-positron pair production in bound-bound muon transitionsWe explored a distinct mechanism for matter creation via electron-positron pair production during bound-bound transitions in the deexcitation of one-muon ions. For ions with nuclear charges…Oleg Yu. Andreev, Deyang Yu, Konstantin N. Lyashchenko et al.·Mar 1, 2025SaveLearn
Dark Energy Search by Atom Interferometry in the Einstein-ElevatorThe DESIRE project aims to test chameleon field theories as potential candidates for dark energy. The chameleon field is a light scalar field that is subject to screening mechanisms in dense…Charles Garcion, Sukhjovan S. Gill, Magdalena Misslisch et al.·Feb 28, 2025SaveLearn
Determination of Quantum Defects and Core Polarizability of Atomic Cesium via Terahertz and Radio-Frequency Spectroscopy in Thermal VaporWe present new measurements of quantum defects and core polarizabilities in cesium (133Cs), based on transition frequency measurements between Rydberg states (14 ≤ n ≤ 38) obtained…Gianluca Allinson, Lucy A. Downes, Kevin J. Weatherill et al.·Feb 28, 2025SaveLearn
Modulation of supernarrow EIT pair via atomic coherenceWe report the phenomena of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) and electromagnetically induced absorption (EIA) using two identical beams in rubidium atomic vapor. The -type EIT…Lin Cheng, Zhiyuan Xiong, Shuaishuai Hou et al.·Feb 28, 2025SaveLearn