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physics.atom-ph2025

Painted loading: a toolkit for loading spatially large optical tweezer arrays

Mitchell J. Walker, Ryuji Moriya, Jack D. Segal +5

Arrays 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…

physics.atom-ph2025

Self-induced transparency and optical transients in atomic vapors

B. S. Cartwright, S. A. Wrathmall, R. M. Potvliege

The rapid turn-on of a strong, resonant, continuous wave laser field may trigger the formation of a transient oscillation akin to a train of damped solitons, before the vapor-field…

physics.atom-ph2025★ 3 cited

DiPolMol-Py: A Python package for calculations for ground-state molecules

Bethan Humphreys, Alex J. Matthies, Hannah J. Williams

We present the python package DiPolMol-Py, which can be used to calculate the rotational and hyperfine structure of molecules. The calculations can be performed in the presen…

physics.atom-ph2025★ 4 cited

Determination of Quantum Defects and Core Polarizability of Atomic Cesium via Terahertz and Radio-Frequency Spectroscopy in Thermal Vapor

Gianluca Allinson, Lucy A. Downes, Kevin J. Weatherill +1

We present new measurements of quantum defects and core polarizabilities in cesium (Cs), based on transition frequency measurements between Rydberg states ($14 \leq n \leq…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 8 cited

Long-lived multilevel coherences and spin-1 dynamics encoded in the rotational states of ultracold molecules

Tom R. Hepworth, Daniel K. Ruttley, Fritz von Gierke +3

Rotational states of ultracold polar molecules possess long radiative lifetimes, microwave-domain coupling, and tunable dipolar interactions. The availability of numerous rotationa…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 9 cited

Individual assembly of two-species Rydberg molecules using optical tweezers

Alexander Guttridge, Tom R. Hepworth, Daniel K. Ruttley +3

We present a new approach to investigating Rydberg molecules by demonstrating the formation and characterization of individual RbCs Rydberg molecules using optical tweezers.…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 3 cited

Unravelling the Structures in the van der Waals Interactions of Alkali Rydberg Atoms

Karen Wadenpfuhl, C. Stuart Adams

Rydberg atoms are used in a wide range of applications due to their peculiar properties like strong dipolar and van der Waals interactions. The choice of Rydberg state has a huge i…

physics.atom-ph2024

Modelling spectra of hot alkali vapour in the saturation regime

Daniel R Häupl, Clare R Higgins, Danielle Pizzey +5

Laser spectroscopy of hot atomic vapours has been studied extensively. Theoretical models that predict the absolute value of the electric susceptibility are crucial for optimising…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 45 cited

Long-lived entanglement of molecules in magic-wavelength optical tweezers

Daniel K. Ruttley, Tom R. Hepworth, Alexander Guttridge +1

Realising quantum control and entanglement of particles is crucial for advancing both quantum technologies and fundamental science. Significant developments in this domain have bee…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 8 cited

Collisions of Spin-polarized YO Molecules for Single Partial Waves

Justin J. Burau, Kameron Mehling, Matthew D. Frye +4

Efficient sub-Doppler laser cooling and optical trapping of YO molecules offer new opportunities to study collisional dynamics in the quantum regime. Confined in a crossed optical…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 2 cited

mqdtfit: A collection of Python functions for empirical multichannel quantum defect calculations

R. M. Potvliege

The Python functions distributed with this article can be used for calculating the parameters of multichannel quantum defect theory models describing excited bound states of comple…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 2 cited

Multichannel quantum defect theory of strontium bound Rydberg states

C. L. Vaillant, M. P. A. Jones, R. M. Potvliege

Newly calculated multichannel quantum defect theory parameters and channel fractions are presented for the singlet and triplet S, P and D series and singlet F series of strontium.…

physics.atom-ph2024★ 39 cited

Enhanced quantum control of individual ultracold molecules using optical tweezer arrays

Daniel K. Ruttley, Alexander Guttridge, Tom R. Hepworth +1

Control over the quantum states of individual molecules is crucial in the quest to harness their rich internal structure and dipolar interactions for applications in quantum scienc…

physics.atom-ph2023★ 23 cited

Simultaneous multi-band radio-frequency detection using high-orbital-angular-momentum states in a Rydberg-atom receiver

Gianluca Allinson, Matthew J. Jamieson, Lucy Downes +3

We demonstrate simultaneous detection of radio-frequency (RF) fields ranging from the very high-frequency (VHF) band (128 MHz) to terahertz frequencies (0.61 THz) using a caesium R…

physics.atom-ph2023

Trap induced broadening in a potential hydrogen lattice clock

J. P. Scott, R. M. Potvliege, D. Carty +1

We consider the potential use of optical traps for precision measurements in atomic hydrogen (H). Using an implicit summation method, we calculate the atomic polarisability, the ra…

physics.atom-ph2023★ 44 cited

Emergence of synchronisation in a driven-dissipative hot Rydberg vapor

Karen Wadenpfuhl, C. Stuart Adams

We observe synchronisation in a thermal (35-60 °C) atomic (Rb) ensemble driven to a highly-excited Rydberg state (principle quantum number n ranging from 43 to 79). Synchronisation…

physics.atom-ph2023

An association sequence suitable for producing ground-state RbCs molecules in optical lattices

Arpita Das, Philip D. Gregory, Tetsu Takekoshi +5

We identify a route for the production of RbCs molecules in the rovibronic ground state that is compatible with efficient mixing of the atoms i…

physics.atom-ph2023★ 35 cited

Observation of Rydberg blockade due to the charge-dipole interaction between an atom and a polar molecule

Alexander Guttridge, Daniel K. Ruttley, Archie C. Baldock +4

We demonstrate Rydberg blockade due to the charge-dipole interaction between a single Rb atom and a single RbCs molecule confined in optical tweezers. The molecule is formed by mag…

physics.atom-ph2023★ 63 cited

Formation of ultracold molecules by merging optical tweezers

Daniel K. Ruttley, Alexander Guttridge, Stefan Spence +4

We demonstrate the formation of a single RbCs molecule during the merging of two optical tweezers, one containing a single Rb atom and the other a single Cs atom. Both atoms are in…

physics.atom-ph2022★ 9 cited

Voigt transmission windows in optically thick atomic vapours: a method to create single-peaked line centre filters

Jack D Briscoe, Fraser D Logue, Danielle Pizzey +2

Cascading light through two thermal vapour cells has been shown to improve the performance of atomic filters that aim to maximise peak transmission over a minimised bandpass window…

physics.atom-ph2022★ 15 cited

Detection of HF and VHF Fields through Floquet Sideband Gaps by `Rabi Matching' Dressed Rydberg Atoms

Andrew P. Rotunno, Samuel Berweger, Nikunjkumar Prajapati +6

Radio frequencies in the HF and VHF (3 MHz to 300 MHz) bands are challenging for Rydberg atom-based detection schemes, as resonant detection requires exciting the atoms to extremel…

physics.atom-ph2022★ 2 cited

Magnetic Feshbach resonances between atoms in S and P states: mechanisms and dependence on atomic properties

Bijit Mukherjee, Matthew D. Frye, Jeremy M. Hutson

Magnetically tunable Feshbach resonances exist in ultracold collisions between atoms in S and P states, such as an alkali-metal atom colliding with Yb or Sr in a clock…

physics.atom-ph2022★ 22 cited

A practical guide to Terahertz imaging using thermal atomic vapour

Lucy Downes, Lara Torralbo-Campo, Kevin Weatherill

This tutorial aims to provide details on the underlying principles and methodologies of atom-based terahertz imaging techniques. Terahertz imaging is a growing field of research wh…

physics.atom-ph2022★ 17 cited

Preparation of Rb and Cs in the motional ground state of a single optical tweezer

S. Spence, R. V. Brooks, D. K. Ruttley +2

We report simultaneous Raman sideband cooling of a single Rb atom and a single Cs atom held in separate optical tweezers at 814\,nm and 938\,nm, respectively. Starti…