Quantum-Gas Microscope for Fermionic Atoms

We realize a quantum-gas microscope for fermionic ⁴⁰K atoms trapped in an optical lattice, which allows one to probe strongly correlated fermions at the single-atom level. We combine 3D Raman sideband cooling with high-resolution optics to simultaneously cool and image individual atoms with single-l...

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Main Authors: Cheuk, Lawrence W., Nichols, Matthew Alan, Okan, Melih, Gersdorf, Thomas, Ramasesh, Vinay V., Bakr, Waseem S, Lompe, Thomas, Zwierlein, Martin
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108481
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author Cheuk, Lawrence W.
Nichols, Matthew Alan
Okan, Melih
Gersdorf, Thomas
Ramasesh, Vinay V.
Bakr, Waseem S
Lompe, Thomas
Zwierlein, Martin
author2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
author_facet Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Cheuk, Lawrence W.
Nichols, Matthew Alan
Okan, Melih
Gersdorf, Thomas
Ramasesh, Vinay V.
Bakr, Waseem S
Lompe, Thomas
Zwierlein, Martin
author_sort Cheuk, Lawrence W.
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description We realize a quantum-gas microscope for fermionic ⁴⁰K atoms trapped in an optical lattice, which allows one to probe strongly correlated fermions at the single-atom level. We combine 3D Raman sideband cooling with high-resolution optics to simultaneously cool and image individual atoms with single-lattice-site resolution at a detection fidelity above 95%. The imaging process leaves the atoms predominantly in the 3D motional ground state of their respective lattice sites, inviting the implementation of a Maxwell’s demon to assemble low-entropy many-body states. Single-site-resolved imaging of fermions enables the direct observation of magnetic order, time-resolved measurements of the spread of particle correlations, and the detection of many-fermion entanglement.
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spelling mit-1721.1/1084812022-09-26T11:57:40Z Quantum-Gas Microscope for Fermionic Atoms Cheuk, Lawrence W. Nichols, Matthew Alan Okan, Melih Gersdorf, Thomas Ramasesh, Vinay V. Bakr, Waseem S Lompe, Thomas Zwierlein, Martin Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Cheuk, Lawrence W. Nichols, Matthew Alan Okan, Melih Gersdorf, Thomas Ramasesh, Vinay V. Bakr, Waseem S Lompe, Thomas Zwierlein, Martin We realize a quantum-gas microscope for fermionic ⁴⁰K atoms trapped in an optical lattice, which allows one to probe strongly correlated fermions at the single-atom level. We combine 3D Raman sideband cooling with high-resolution optics to simultaneously cool and image individual atoms with single-lattice-site resolution at a detection fidelity above 95%. The imaging process leaves the atoms predominantly in the 3D motional ground state of their respective lattice sites, inviting the implementation of a Maxwell’s demon to assemble low-entropy many-body states. Single-site-resolved imaging of fermions enables the direct observation of magnetic order, time-resolved measurements of the spread of particle correlations, and the detection of many-fermion entanglement. 2017-04-28T12:46:18Z 2017-04-28T12:46:18Z 2015-05 2015-03 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0031-9007 1079-7114 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108481 Cheuk, Lawrence W.; Nichols, Matthew A.; Okan, Melih; Gersdorf, Thomas; Ramasesh, Vinay V.; Bakr, Waseem S.; Lompe, Thomas and Zwierlein, Martin W. “Quantum-Gas Microscope for Fermionic Atoms.” Physical Review Letters 114, no. 19 (May 13, 2015). © 2015 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8329-8812 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6686-0252 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3662-9148 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8332-5641 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8120-8548 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.193001 Physical Review Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society APS
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Quantum-Gas Microscope for Fermionic Atoms
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