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Interference induced anisotropy in a two-dimensional dark state optical lattice

March 27, 2023
Author(s)
Ian Spielman, Gediminas Juzeliunas, Edvinas Gvozdiovas
We describe a two-dimensional optical lattice for ultracold atoms with spatial structure below the diffraction limit created by a bichromatic optical standing wave. At every point in space these fields couple the internal atomic states in a three-level

Determination of electron beam energy in measuring the electron-impact ionization cross section of He-like Fe24+

March 17, 2023
Author(s)
Yuri Ralchenko, Galen O'Neil, Paul Szypryt, Joseph N. Tan, Aung S. Naing, Yang Yang, Dipti Dipti, Amy Gall, Adam Hosier, David Schultz, Randall Smith, Nancy Brickhouse, Endre Takacs
In an effort to measure electron-impact ionization (EII) cross sections of He-like $Fe^24+}$ at the electron beam ion trap (EBIT) facility of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), we have experimentally determined the corrections to

The effect of electric field inhomogeneity in Rydberg atom-based electric field sensing

March 8, 2023
Author(s)
Samuel Berweger, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Andrew Rotunno, Alexandra Artusio-Glimpse, Matthew Simons, Christopher Holloway
The use of Rydberg atoms for radio frequency electric field sensing has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional antenna-based designs that enables all-optial readout. However, the need for atomic vapor cells comprised of dielectric materials can

Background and blended spectral line reduction in precision spectroscopy of EUV and x-ray transitions in highly charged ions

March 3, 2023
Author(s)
Yuri Ralchenko, Joseph N. Tan, Aung S. Naing, Galen O'Neil, Paul Szypryt, Dipti Dipti, Grant Mondeel, Roshani Silwal, Alain Lapierre, Steven Blundell, Gerald Gwinner, Antonio Camargo Villari, Endre Takacs
We report a method in EBIT spectral analysis that reduces signal from contaminant lines of 1 known or unknown origin. We utilize similar ion charge distributions of heavy highly charged ions 2 that create similar potentials for lighter contaminating

Flight demonstration of a miniature atomic scalar magnetometer based on a microfabricated rubidium vapor cell

March 3, 2023
Author(s)
Haje Korth, John Kitching, John Bonnell, Brian Bryce, George Clark, Weston Edens, Christopher Gardner, Wiliam Rachelson, Amanda Slagle
We have developed an atomic magnetometer based on the rubidium isotope 87Rb and a microfabricated silicon/glass vapor cell for the purpose of qualifying the instrument for space flight during a ride-along opportunity on a sounding rocket. The instrument

Analysis of E3 Transitions in Ag-like High-Z Ions Observed with the NIST EBIT

March 1, 2023
Author(s)
Yuri Ralchenko, David La Mantia, Aung S. Naing, Paul Szypryt, Joseph N. Tan, Endre Takacs, Dipti Dipti, Yang Yang, Adam Hosier, Hunter Staiger
We report measurements and identification of the E3 4f$_7/2,5/2}$-5s$_1⁄2$ transitions and E1 allowed transitions in Ag-like W (Z=74), Re (Z=75), and Ir (Z=77). The spectra were recorded at the NIST EBIT using a grazing-incidence EUV spectrometer. The

Highly-twisted states of light from a high quality factor photonic crystal ring

February 27, 2023
Author(s)
Xiyuan Lu, Mingkang Wang, Feng Zhou, Mikkel Heuck, Wenqi Zhu, Vladimir Aksyuk, Dirk Englund, Kartik Srinivasan
Twisted light with orbital angular momentum (OAM) has been extensively studied for applications in quantum and classical communications, microscopy, and optical micromanipulation. Ejecting the naturally high angular momentum whispering gallery modes (WGMs)

Topological charge pumping with subwavelength Raman lattices

February 15, 2023
Author(s)
Ian Spielman, Gediminas Juzeliunas, Domantas Burba, mantas Raciunas
Recent experiments demonstrated deeply subwavelength lattices using atoms with $N$ internal states Raman-coupled with lasers of wavelength $\lambda$. The resulting unit cell was $\lambda/2N$ in extent, an $N$-fold reduction compared to the usual $\lambda/2

Rydberg Engineering: Recent Techniques for Sensitive Field Measurements

February 9, 2023
Author(s)
Drew Rotunno, Nik Prajapati, Samuel Berweger, Aly Artusio-Glimpse, MATTHEW SIMONS, chris holloway, Amy Robinson
Highly-excited Rydberg atoms have been used for International System of Unit (SI)-traceable radio-frequency (RF) electric field and power measurements, but are limited in sensitivity to order 100 $\mu$V/m/$\sqrtHz}$ by noise and linewidth issues. These

Complete collision data set for electrons scattering on molecular hydrogen and its isotopologues: IV. Vibrationally-resolved ionization of the ground and excited electronic states.

January 31, 2023
Author(s)
Yuri Ralchenko, Barry I. Schneider, Liam Scarlett, Eric Jong, Igor Bray, Starsha Odelia, Mark Zammit, Dmitry Fursa
We present a comprehensive set of vibrationally-resolved cross sections for electron-impact ionization of molecular hydrogen and its isotopologues (H2, D2, T2, HD, HT, and DT) in both the ground and excited electronic states. We apply the adiabatic-nuclei

Photon echoes using atomic frequency combs in Pr:YSO -- experiment and semiclassical theory

January 30, 2023
Author(s)
Zachary H. Levine, Aditya N. Sharma, Kumel H. Kagalwala, Martin A. Ritter, Eli J. Weissler, Elizabeth A. Goldschmidt, Alan Migdall
Photon echoes in rare-earth-doped crystals are studied to understand the challenges of making broadband quantum memories using the atomic frequency comb (AFC) protocol in systems with hyperfine structure. The hyperfine structure of Pr3+ poses an obstacle