4 papers
Revealing electron-ytterbium interactions through Rydberg molecular spectroscopy
Tangi Legrand, Xin Wang, Milena SimiÄ +5
Divalent atoms have emerged as powerful alternatives to alkalis in ultracold atom platforms, offering unique advantages arising from their two-electron structure. Among these speci…
Entanglement of mechanical oscillators mediated by a Rydberg tweezer chain
Cedric Wind, Chris Nill, Julia Gamper +5
Mechanical systems provide a unique test bed for studying quantum phenomena at macroscopic length scales. However, realizing quantum states that feature quantum correlations among…
Magic running- and standing-wave optical traps for Rydberg atoms
Lukas Ahlheit, Chris Nill, Daniil Svirskiy +6
Magic trapping of ground and Rydberg states, which equalizes the AC Stark shifts of these two levels, enables increased ground-to-Rydberg state coherence times. We measure via phot…
Two-color Ytterbium MOT in a compact dual-chamber setup
Xin Wang, Thilina Muthu-Arachchige, Tangi Legrand +4
We present an experimental scheme for producing ultracold Ytterbium atoms in a compact dual-chamber setup. A dispenser-loaded two-dimensional (2D) magneto-optical trap (MOT) using…