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A M. Kaufman, R P. Anderson, Thomas Hanna, Eite Tiesinga, Paul S. Julienne, D S. Hall
We demonstrate and explain the coupling of several proximate Feshbach resonances in $^87}$Rb using radiofrequency (rf) radiation. We present accurate measurements of the resonances and observe the changes in the scattering properties that arise through the
A M. Kaufman, R P. Anderson, Thomas Hanna, Eite Tiesinga, Paul S. Julienne, D S. Hall
We demonstrate and explain the coupling of several proximate Feshbach resonances in $^87}$Rb using radiofrequency (rf) radiation. We present accurate measurements of the resonances and observe the changes in the scattering properties that arise through the
We show how a quantum walk can be experimentally realized for a single trapped ion and how to interpolate between the quantum and random walk by randomizing the phase of a generalized Hadamard coin flip. The signature of the quantum walk is manifested not
Vadim V. Ilyushin, Zbigniew Kisiel, Lech Pszczolkowski, Heinrich Maeder, Jon T. Hougen
A new program is described for fitting rotation-torsion energy levels in the molecules like toluene, in which the frame (C6H5) has C2v symmetry and the methyl top has C3v symmetry, i.e., for molecules where the internal rotation barrier is expanded in
Laurent H. Coudert, Sergei P. Belov, F. Willaert, B. McElmurry, R. Lucchese, John W. Bevan, Jon T. Hougen
Observed rotational-vibrational transitions of HI dimer in the geared bending mode, centered at 511.9 GHz, are reported. This 50 kHz high resolution spectrum was recorded using a co-axially configured pulsed jet submillimeter spectrometer and the hyperfine
Philip Johnson, Eite Tiesinga, James V. Porto, Carl J. Williams
We show that virtual excitations of neutral bosons to higher vibrational states in a three dimensional optical lattice generate effective, tunable, attractive three-body interactions. These effective processes can quickly decohere coherent states held in
Ulrich D. Jentschura, Peter Mohr, Joseph N. Tan, Benedikt J. Wundt
A comparison of precision frequency measurements to quantum electrodynamic (QED) theoretical predictions can be used to test theory and to obtain information regarding fundamental constants. We find that for Rydberg states, theoretical uncertainties due to
Roman Schmied , Janus H. Wesenberg, Dietrich Leibfried
Trapped ions offer long internal state (spin) coherence times and strong inter-particle interactions mediated by the Coulomb force. This makes them interesting candidates for quantum simulation of coupled lattices. To this end it is desirable to be able to
Wayne M. Itano, James C. Bergquist, Till P. Rosenband, David J. Wineland, David Hume, Chin-wen Chou, Steven R. Jefferts, Thomas P. Heavner, Tom Parker, Scott Diddams, Tara Fortier
Frequency standards based on narrow optical transitions in 27Al+ and 199Hg+ ions have been developed at NIST. Both standards have absolute reproducibilities of a few parts in 10 17. This is about an order of magnitude better than the fractional uncertainty
Svetlana Kotochigova, Eite Tiesinga, Paul S. Julienne
We describe the theoretical advances that influenced the experimental creation of vibrationally and translationally cold polar 40K87Rb molecules [Nature Phys. 4, 622 (2008), Science 322, 231 (2008)]. Cold molecules were created from very-weakly bound
By codeposition of NO/Ne and O2/Ne mixtures at 6 K, weakly bound complexes between O2 and NO are formed. They exhibit a strong, structured charge transfer UV band at lambda(max) = 275 nm. The UV band disappears during UV irradiation of the neon matrix
Pierre Clade, Changhyun Ryu, Anand Ramanathan, Kristian Helmerson, William D. Phillips
This paper presents experimental results on a Bose gas in a quasi-2D geometry near the Berezinskii,Kosterlitz and Thouless (BKT) transition temperature. By measuring the density profile, in situ and after time of flight, and the coherence length of the gas
Mika Sillanpaa, Katarina Cicak, Fabio Altomare, Jae Park, Raymond Simmonds, Jian Li, G. S. Paraoanu, Pertti Hakonen
When a three-level quantum system is irradiated by an intense coupling field resonant with two of the three possible transitions, the resonant absorption of the system from its ground state by an additional radiation field is suppressed. This effect, where
M Ledbetter, C.W. Crawford, A Pines, D.E. Wemmer, Svenja A. Knappe, John Kitching, D Budker
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) has emerged as one of the most powerful analytical tools for elucidating molecular structure. One of the parameters typically extracted from NMR spectra which is necessary to fully understand the structure of a molecule is
Yutaka Ikedo, Hiroshi Nozaki, Masashi Harada, Jun Sugiyama, Taku J. Sato, Yasumitsu Matsuo, Kusuo Nishiyama, James S. Lord, Yiming Qiu, John R. Copley
In order to clarify the mechanism of high proton conductivity (σH+) for superprotonic ionic conductors, MHXO4, where M=Cs and Rb, X=S and Se, muon-spin rotation and relaxation (μ+SR) and quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS) measurements have been
Ke Li, Lu Deng, Edward W. Hagley, M.S. Zhan, Marvin G. Payne
We demonstrate matter-wave self-imaging in a stationary light field in the non-Raman-Nath limit. We show that in a non-instantaneous pulsed standing wave grating significant contributions due to the non-negligible atomic center of mass motion and
I Kleiner, N Moazzen-Ahmadi, A R. McKellar, Thomas A. Blake, G Moruzzi, Jon T. Hougen
The lowest small-amplitude vibration in acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) is the in-plane aldehyde scissors mode ?10 at 509 cm?1. This mode lies about 100 cm?1 above the top of the barrier to internal rotation of the methyl group and is relatively well separated from
This paper reports on the design and implementation of thin film multilayer dielectric reflectors on the sidewalls of micromachined reflector cells. Due to shadowing within the cavity, significant variations in the thicknesses of the thin films will be
Metal−organic framework (MOF) compounds with exposed transition-metal (TM) sites were recently found to exhibit significantly larger experimental heats of adsorption of H2 than classical MOFs, thus attracting greater attention. Here we show that the
Ulrich D. Jentschura, Peter Mohr, Joseph N. Tan, B. J. Wundt
A comparison of precision frequency measurements to quantum electrodynamics (QED) predictions for Rydberg states of hydrogen-like ions can yield information on values of fundamental constants and test theory. With the results of a calculation of a key QED
The Systematic Intermolecular Potential Extrapolation Routine (SIMPER) is applied to the water-oxygen complex to obtain a five-dimensional potential energy surface. This is the first application of SIMPER to open-shell molecules, and it is the first use
M Anderlini, Patricia J. Lee, Ben L. Brown, Jennifer Sebby-Strabley, William D. Phillips, James V. Porto
Ultra-cold atoms trapped by light, with their inherent quantum coherence and controllability, provide an attractive system for quantum information and for the simulation of complex problems in condensed matter physics. Quantum information processing
L C. Teague, S Banerjee, S S. Wong, Curt A. Richter, Bindhu Varughese, J Batteas
A significant challenge exists in probing the transport behavior of chemically modified single- walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). Thin films of SWNTs offer one facile approach to integration of these materials into electronics and sensing applications. Data
Jennifer Sebby-Strabley, Ben L. Brown, M Anderlini, Patricia J. Lee, William D. Phillips, James V. Porto, Philip R. Johnson
We describe the controlled loading and measurement of number-squeezed states and Poisson states in individual sites of a double well optical lattice. These states are input to an atom interferometer that is realized by symmetrically splitting individual