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Imaging of induced surface charge distribution effects in glass vapor cells used for Rydberg atom-based sensors

June 1, 2025
Author(s)
Charles Patrick, Noah Schlossberger, Daniel Hammerland, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Tate McDonald, Samuel Berweger, Rajavardhan Talashila, Alexandra Artusio-Glimpse, Christopher Holloway
We demonstrate the imaging of localized surface electric (E) field effects on the atomic spectrum in a vapor cell used in Rydberg atom-based sensors. These surface E-fields can result from an induced electric charge distribution on the surface. Induced

Random pulse sequences for qubit noise spectroscopy

May 30, 2025
Author(s)
Kaixin Huang, Demitry Farfurnik, Alireza Seif, Mohammad Hafezi, Yi-Kai Liu
Qubit noise spectroscopy is an important tool for the experimental investigation of open quantum systems. However, conventional techniques for implementing noise spectroscopy are time-consuming, because they require multiple measurements of the noise

Compact Blackbody Radiation Atomic Sensor: Measuring Temperature using Optically Excited Atoms in Vapor Cells

April 17, 2025
Author(s)
David La Mantia, Mingxin Lei, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Noah Schlossberger, Matthew Simons, Christopher Holloway, Julia Scherschligt, Stephen Eckel, Eric Norrgard
We demonstrate a blackbody radiation thermometer based on optically excited rubidium atoms in a vapor cell. Operating as a calibrated contact thermometer from 308K to 343 K, we realize temperature uncertainty as low as 0.04 %, and statistical temperature

Charge-exchange processes in EBIT: implications for spectral analysis of few-electron Fe ions

April 16, 2025
Author(s)
Yang Yang, FNU Dipti, Amy Gall, Nancy Brickhouse, Hunter Staiger, Galen O'Neil, Paul Szypryt, Adam Foster, David Schultz, Aung Naing, Joseph Tan, Daniel Swetz, Michael Fogle, Randall Smith, Yuri Ralchenko, Endre Takacs
Charge-exchange recombination with neutral atoms significantly influences the ionization balance in electron beam ion traps (EBIT) because its cross section is relatively large compared to cross sections of electron collision induced processes. Modeling

Enhancement of Rydberg Blockade via Microwave Dressing

March 27, 2025
Author(s)
Deniz Kurdak, Patrick Banner, Yaxin Li, Sean Muleady, Alexey Gorshkov, S. L. Roston, James Porto
Experimental control over the strength and angular dependence of interactions between atoms is a keycapability for advancing quantum technologies. Here, we use microwave dressing to manipulate andenhance Rydberg-Rydberg interactions in an atomic ensemble

Revisiting collisional broadening of $^85}$Rb Rydberg levels: conclusions for vapor cell manufacture

March 13, 2025
Author(s)
Mingxin Lei, Stephen Eckel, Eric Norrgard, Nikunjkumar Prajapati, Alexandra Artusio-Glimpse, Matthew Simons, Christopher Holloway
Electrometry based on electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in alkali Rydberg vapor cells may suffer reduced sensitivity due to spurious line broadening effects, caused by surface charges, contaminant gases, or other manufacturing defects. In

Measurements of diffusion coefficients for rubidium--inert gas mixtures using coherent scattering from optically pumped population gratings

March 12, 2025
Author(s)
Alex Pouliot, E. Chomen-Ramos, G. Carlse, T. Vacheresse, J. Randhawa, L. Marmet, A. Kumarakrishnan, Jacek Klos, Eite Tiesinga
We present comprehensive determinations of diffusion coefficients $D$ at $T=24$ $\degree$C for trace amounts of naturally abundant Rb atoms in inert, naturally abundant He, Ne, N$_2$, Ar, Kr, and Xe buffer gases using a single measurement technique. They

Effect of ''glancing'' collisions in the cold atom vacuum standard

February 12, 2025
Author(s)
Stephen Eckel, Daniel Barker, James A. Fedchak, Jacek Klos, Julia Scherschligt, Eite Tiesinga
We theoretically investigate the effect of "glancing" collisions on the ultra-high-vacuum pressure readings of the cold-atom vacuum standard (CAVS), based on either ultracold $^7$Li or $^87}$Rb atoms. Here, glancing collisions are those collisions between

Cryogenic photonic resonator with 10-17/s drift

February 11, 2025
Author(s)
Wei Zhang, William Milner, Jun Ye, Scott Papp
Thermal noise is the predominant instability in the provision of ultrastable laser frequency by reference to a cavity. Reducing the thermal-noise limit of a cavity means either making it larger to spread thermal fluctuations, reducing the sensitivity of
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