Imaging of single atom wave packets
Published on:
8 April 2024
Primary Category:
Quantum Physics
Paper Authors:
Joris Verstraten,
Kunlun Dai,
Maxime Dixmerias,
Bruno Peaudecerf,
Tim de Jongh,
Tarik Yefsah
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Key Details
Single lithium-6 atoms prepared in optical lattice ground states
Wave packets released and expand in plane over variable time
Lattice ramped on to project and pin atoms for imaging
Measured dynamics agree quantitatively with predictions
Enables future microscopy of continuous-space quantum gases
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Imaging of single atom wave packets
Researchers use quantum gas microscopy to image the spatial distribution of single lithium-6 atom wave packets in a plane as they expand over time after release from an optical lattice trap. This enables quantitative measurements of wave packet dynamics agreeing with quantum mechanical predictions. The demonstrated imaging technique promises future applications for directly accessing microscopic properties of interacting quantum gases.
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