Magnetic monopoles and synthetic spin-orbit coupling in Rydberg macrodimers.
We show that sizable Abelian and non-Abelian gauge fields arise in the relative motion of two dipole-dipole interacting Rydberg atoms. Our system exhibits two magnetic monopoles for adiabatic motion in one internal two-atom state. These monopoles occur at a characteristic distance between the atoms...
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| description | We show that sizable Abelian and non-Abelian gauge fields arise in the relative motion of two dipole-dipole interacting Rydberg atoms. Our system exhibits two magnetic monopoles for adiabatic motion in one internal two-atom state. These monopoles occur at a characteristic distance between the atoms that is of the order of one micron. The deflection of the relative motion due to the Lorentz force gives rise to a clear signature of the effective magnetic field. In addition, we consider nonadiabatic transitions between two near-degenerate internal states and show that the associated gauge fields are non-Abelian. We present quantum mechanical calculations of this synthetic spin-orbit coupling and show that it realizes a velocity-dependent beam splitter. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:50eb0546-a377-4e2b-a20b-b5054fba5d7a2022-03-26T16:16:27ZMagnetic monopoles and synthetic spin-orbit coupling in Rydberg macrodimers.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:50eb0546-a377-4e2b-a20b-b5054fba5d7aEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2013Kiffner, MLi, WJaksch, DWe show that sizable Abelian and non-Abelian gauge fields arise in the relative motion of two dipole-dipole interacting Rydberg atoms. Our system exhibits two magnetic monopoles for adiabatic motion in one internal two-atom state. These monopoles occur at a characteristic distance between the atoms that is of the order of one micron. The deflection of the relative motion due to the Lorentz force gives rise to a clear signature of the effective magnetic field. In addition, we consider nonadiabatic transitions between two near-degenerate internal states and show that the associated gauge fields are non-Abelian. We present quantum mechanical calculations of this synthetic spin-orbit coupling and show that it realizes a velocity-dependent beam splitter. |
| spellingShingle | Kiffner, M Li, W Jaksch, D Magnetic monopoles and synthetic spin-orbit coupling in Rydberg macrodimers. |
| title | Magnetic monopoles and synthetic spin-orbit coupling in Rydberg macrodimers. |
| title_full | Magnetic monopoles and synthetic spin-orbit coupling in Rydberg macrodimers. |
| title_fullStr | Magnetic monopoles and synthetic spin-orbit coupling in Rydberg macrodimers. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Magnetic monopoles and synthetic spin-orbit coupling in Rydberg macrodimers. |
| title_short | Magnetic monopoles and synthetic spin-orbit coupling in Rydberg macrodimers. |
| title_sort | magnetic monopoles and synthetic spin orbit coupling in rydberg macrodimers |
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