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Determination of the isotopic change in nuclear charge radius from extreme-ultraviolet spectroscopy of highly charged ions of Xe

June 16, 2020
Author(s)
Yuri Ralchenko, Roshani Silwal, A. Lapierre, John Gillaspy, Joan M. Dreiling, S A. Blundell, Dipti Goyal, A. Borovik, Jr., G Gwinner, A.C.C. Villari, Endre Takacs
The electron beam ion trap (EBIT) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology was employed to measure the isotopic shift of the Na-like D 3s 2S1=2 3p 2P1=2;3=2, Mg-like 3s2 1S0 3s3p 1P1, Mg-like 3s2 1S0 3s3p 3P1, Al-like 3s23p 2P1=2 3s23p 2P3=2

Generating GHZ states with squeezing and post-selection

June 1, 2020
Author(s)
Byron Alexander, Hermann Uys, John Bollinger
Many quantum state preparation methods rely on a combination of dissipative quantum state initialization, followed by unitary evolution to a desired target state. Here we demonstrate the usefulness of quantum measurement as an additional tool for quantum

Comparison of Open and Solid Falling Retroreflector Gravimeters

May 29, 2020
Author(s)
Neil Ashby, Derek Van Westrum
We study whether the optical properties of a solid glass retroreflector influence the value of the acceleration of gravity $g$ determined by dropping both solid and open retroreflectors in an absolute ballistic gravimeter. The retroreflectors have

Coherent Optical Clock Down-Conversion for Microwave Frequencies with 10-18 Instability

May 22, 2020
Author(s)
Takuma Nakamura, Josue Davila-Rodriguez, Holly Leopardi, Jeffrey Sherman, Tara Fortier, Xiaojun Xie, Joe C. Campbell, Will McGrew, Xiaogang Zhang, Youssef Hassan, Daniele Nicolodi, Kyle Beloy, Andrew Ludlow, Scott Diddams, Franklyn Quinlan
Optical atomic clocks are poised to redefine the SI second, thanks to stability and accuracy more than one hundred times better than the current microwave atomic clock standard. However, the best optical clocks have not seen their performance transferred

Quantum entanglement between an atom and a molecule

May 20, 2020
Author(s)
Yiheng Lin, David Leibrandt, Dietrich Leibfried, Chin-wen Chou
Expanding quantum control to a broad range of physical systems paves the way for advances in various aspects of science and technology, such as stringent tests of fundamental physics, quantum-enhanced sensors, and quantum information processing

Ion transport and reordering in a two-dimensional trap array

May 19, 2020
Author(s)
Yong Wan, Robert Jordens, Stephen Erickson, Jenny Wu, Ryan S. Bowler, Ting R. Tan, Panyu Hou, Andrew C. Wilson, Dietrich Leibfried
Scaling quantum information processors is a challenging task, requiring manipulation of a large number of qubits with high fidelity and a high degree of connectivity. For trapped ions, this could be realized in a two-dimensional array of interconnected

Linear Polarization of Anisotropically Excited X-ray Lines from the n=2 Complex in He-like Ar16+

May 13, 2020
Author(s)
Dipti Goyal, Sean W. Buechele, Amy C. Gall, Samuel C. Sanders, Csilla I. Szabo-Foster, Roshani Silwal, Endre A. Takacs, Yuri Ralchenko
High-resolution x-ray spectra were recorded at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) electron beam ion trap (EBIT) using two Johann-type crystal spectrometers, with their dispersion planes oriented parallel and perpendicular to the beam

Modeling motional energy spectra and lattice light shifts in optical lattice clocks

May 8, 2020
Author(s)
Kyle Beloy, Will McGrew, Xiaogang Zhang, Daniele Nicolodi, Robert J. Fasano, Youssef Hassan, Roger Brown, Andrew Ludlow
We develop a model to describe the motional (i.e., external degree of freedom) energy spectra of atoms trapped in a one-dimensional optical lattice, taking into account both axial and radial confinement relative to the lattice axis. Our model respects the

Dielectric loss extraction for superconducting microwave resonators

May 5, 2020
Author(s)
Corey Rae H. McRae, Russell Lake, Junling Long, Mustafa Bal, Xian Wu, Battogtokh Jugdersuren, Thomas Metcalf, Xiao Liu, David P. Pappas
The investigation of two-level-state (TLS) loss in dielectric materials and interfaces remains at the forefront of materials research in superconducting quantum circuits. We demonstrate a method of TLS loss extraction of a thin film dielectric by measuring

Wavelength Standards

May 5, 2020
Author(s)
Alexander Kramida
The concept of wavelength standards is briefly explained on an undergraduate student level, and a guide to their current values and sources is given

Tuning interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions in thin amorphous ferrimagnetic alloys

May 4, 2020
Author(s)
Yassine Quessab, Jun-Wen Xu, Chung Ting Ma, W. Zhou, Grant A. Riley, Justin Shaw, Hans Nembach, S. J. Poon, Andrew D. Kent
Skyrmions can be stabilized in magnetic systems with broken inversion symmetry and chiral interactions, such as Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions (DMI). Further, compensation of magnetic moments in ferrimagnetic materials can significantly reduce magnetic

Accurate Integral Counting Using Multi-channel Analyzers

May 1, 2020
Author(s)
Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Lynne E. King
Many techniques in radionuclide metrology rely on accurate measurement of the total count rate, that is integral counting, from a detector. In modern experiments, this can be achieved by integrating the total number of counts in an energy spectrum produced

All-fiber frequency comb at 2 mm providing 1.4-cycle pulses

May 1, 2020
Author(s)
Sida Xing, Abijith S. Kowligy, Daniel Lesko, Alexander Lind, Scott Diddams
We report an all-fiber approach to generating sub-2-cycle pulses at 2 µm and a corresponding octave-spanning optical frequency comb. Our configuration leverages mature erbium:fiber laser technology at 1.5 µm to provide a seed pulse for a thulium-doped

Single-Photon Sources: Approaching the Ideal through Multiplexing

April 30, 2020
Author(s)
Alan L. Migdall, Evan Meyer-Scott, Christine Silberhorn
We review the rapid recent progress in single-photon sources based on multiplexing multiple probabilistic photon-creation events. Such multiplexing allows higher single-photon probabilities and lower contamination from higher-order photon states. We study

Laser-free trapped-ion entangling gates with simultaneous insensitivity to qubit and motional decoherence

April 29, 2020
Author(s)
R. T. Sutherland, Raghavendra Srinivas, Shaun C. Burd, Hannah Knaack, Andrew C. Wilson, David J. Wineland, Dietrich Leibfried, David T. Allcock, Daniel Slichter, S. B. Libby
The dominant error sources for state-of-the-art implementations of laser-free trapped-ion entangling gates are decoherence of the qubit state and motion. The gate error from these decoherence mechanisms can be suppressed with additional control fields, or

Frequency stability of the mode spectrum of broad bandwidth Fabry-Perot interferometers

April 27, 2020
Author(s)
Jeffrey M. Jennings, Ryan C. Terrien, Connor Fredrick, Michael Grisham, Mark Notcutt, Samuel Halverson, Suvrath Mahadevan, Scott Diddams
When illuminated by a white light source, the discrete resonances of a Fabry- Perot interferometer (FP) provide a broad bandwidth, comb-like spectrum useful for frequency calibration. We report on the design, construction, and laboratory characterization
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