Engineering thermal reservoirs for ultracold dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg atoms
We consider an open quantum system of ultracold Rydberg atoms. The system part consists of resonant dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg states. The environment part is formed by ‘three-level atoms’: each atom has a ground state, a short-lived excited state, and a Rydberg state that interacts with the...
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| description | We consider an open quantum system of ultracold Rydberg atoms. The system part consists of resonant dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg states. The environment part is formed by ‘three-level atoms’: each atom has a ground state, a short-lived excited state, and a Rydberg state that interacts with the system states. The two transitions in the environment atoms are optically driven, and provide control over the environment dynamics. Appropriate choice of the laser parameters allows us to prepare a Boltzmann distribution of the system’s eigenstates. By tuning the laser parameters and system-environment interaction, we can change the temperature associated with this Boltzmann distribution, and also the thermalization dynamics. Our method provides novel opportunities for quantum simulation of thermalization dynamics using ultracold Rydberg atoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec03f02f5df44a6ca1b786577384ac5c2023-08-08T14:50:32ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302018-01-0120101301110.1088/1367-2630/aa9c97Engineering thermal reservoirs for ultracold dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg atomsD W Schönleber0C D B Bentley1A Eisfeld2Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems , Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, D-01187 Dresden, GermanyMax Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems , Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, D-01187 Dresden, GermanyMax Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems , Nöthnitzer Strasse 38, D-01187 Dresden, GermanyWe consider an open quantum system of ultracold Rydberg atoms. The system part consists of resonant dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg states. The environment part is formed by ‘three-level atoms’: each atom has a ground state, a short-lived excited state, and a Rydberg state that interacts with the system states. The two transitions in the environment atoms are optically driven, and provide control over the environment dynamics. Appropriate choice of the laser parameters allows us to prepare a Boltzmann distribution of the system’s eigenstates. By tuning the laser parameters and system-environment interaction, we can change the temperature associated with this Boltzmann distribution, and also the thermalization dynamics. Our method provides novel opportunities for quantum simulation of thermalization dynamics using ultracold Rydberg atoms.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa9c97Rydberg atomsquantum simulationreservoir engineeringthermal state preparation |
| spellingShingle | D W Schönleber C D B Bentley A Eisfeld Engineering thermal reservoirs for ultracold dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg atoms New Journal of Physics Rydberg atoms quantum simulation reservoir engineering thermal state preparation |
| title | Engineering thermal reservoirs for ultracold dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg atoms |
| title_full | Engineering thermal reservoirs for ultracold dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg atoms |
| title_fullStr | Engineering thermal reservoirs for ultracold dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg atoms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Engineering thermal reservoirs for ultracold dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg atoms |
| title_short | Engineering thermal reservoirs for ultracold dipole–dipole-interacting Rydberg atoms |
| title_sort | engineering thermal reservoirs for ultracold dipole dipole interacting rydberg atoms |
| topic | Rydberg atoms quantum simulation reservoir engineering thermal state preparation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa9c97 |
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