All-optical transport and compression of ytterbium atoms into the surface of a solid immersion lens

Miranda, Martin; Nakamoto, A.; Okuyama, Yuma; Noguchi, Atsushi; Ueda, Masahito; Kozuma, Mikio

doi:10.1103/physreva.86.063615

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“…Due to a low vapor pressure, one has to face the challenge of precooling the hot source for efficient MOT operation. The common method is the use of a Zeeman slower with a transversal cooling stage at the singlet transition 1 S 0 -1 P 1 [43]. Another comparably new option is the use of 2D-MOT at the same transition [44].…”

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Testing the universality of free fall with rubidium and ytterbium in a very large baseline atom interferometer

et al. 2015

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We propose a very long baseline atom interferometer test of Einstein's equivalence principle (EEP) with ytterbium and rubidium extending over 10 m of free fall. In view of existing parametrizations of EEP violations, this choice of test masses significantly broadens the scope of atom interferometric EEP tests with respect to other performed or proposed tests by comparing two elements with high atomic numbfers. In the first step, our experimental scheme will allow us to reach an accuracy in the Eötvös ratio of 7 · 10 −13 . This achievement will constrain violation scenarios beyond our present knowledge and will represent an important milestone for exploring a variety of schemes for further improvements of the tests as outlined in the paper. We will discuss the technical realisation in the new infrastructure of the Hanover Institute of Technology (HITec) and give a short overview of the requirements needed to reach this accuracy. The experiment will demonstrate a variety of techniques, which will be employed in future tests of EEP, high-accuracy gravimetry and gravity gradiometry. It includes operation of a force-sensitive atom interferometer with an alkaline earth-like element in free fall, beam splitting over macroscopic distances and novel source concepts.

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Section: Mot Operationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Testing the universality of free fall with rubidium and ytterbium in a very large baseline atom interferometer

et al. 2015

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“…The SIL enables us to increase the resolution of the imaging system and additionally fix the position of the atoms relative to its flat surface. The procedure to create and compress the condensate utilizes the "optical accordion" technique described in [19,20]. This technique comprises reflecting a laser beam from the flat substrate at a shallow angle to create a standing wave with tunable periodicity.…”

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Site-resolved imaging of a bosonic Mott insulator using ytterbium atoms

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We demonstrate site-resolved imaging of a strongly correlated quantum system without relying on laser-cooling techniques during fluorescence imaging. We observed the formation of Mott shells in the insulating regime and realized thermometry on the atomic cloud. This work proves the feasibility of the noncooled approach and opens the door to extending the detection technology to new atomic species.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure

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“…Our experiment starts by loading 174 Yb atoms into a magneto-optical trap and transferring the atoms into the glass cell using an optical tweezer, as explained in our previous experimental work [28]. The horizontal optical dipole trap (ODT) beam transports 1.0×10 7 atoms at a temperature of 25 µK to a distance of 2.7 mm below the surface of the SIL.…”

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Site-resolved imaging of ytterbium atoms in a two-dimensional optical lattice

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We report a high-resolution microscope system for imaging ultracold ytterbium atoms trapped in a two-dimensional optical lattice. By using the ultraviolet strong transition combined with a solid immersion lens and high-resolution optics, our system resolved individual sites in an optical lattice with a 544-nm spacing. Without any cooling mechanism during the imaging process, the deep potential required to contain the atoms was realized using a combination of a shallow ground-state and a deep excited-state potentials. The lifetime and limitations of this setup were studied in detail.

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All-optical transport and compression of ytterbium atoms into the surface of a solid immersion lens

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Testing the universality of free fall with rubidium and ytterbium in a very large baseline atom interferometer

Testing the universality of free fall with rubidium and ytterbium in a very large baseline atom interferometer

Site-resolved imaging of a bosonic Mott insulator using ytterbium atoms

Site-resolved imaging of ytterbium atoms in a two-dimensional optical lattice

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