State-dependent interactions in ultracold $^{174}$Yb probed by optical clock spectroscopy
Quantum Gases
2017-11-22 v1 Atomic Physics
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We report on the measurement of the scattering properties of ultracold Yb bosons in a three-dimensional (3D) optical lattice. Site occupancy in an atomic Mott insulator is resolved with high-precision spectroscopy on an ultranarrow optical clock transition. Scattering lengths and loss rate coefficients for Yb atoms in different collisional channels involving the ground state S and the metastable P are derived. These studies set important constraints for future experimental studies of two-electron atoms for quantum-technological applications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1707.04269,
title = {State-dependent interactions in ultracold $^{174}$Yb probed by optical clock spectroscopy},
author = {L. Franchi and L. F. Livi and G. Cappellini and G. Binella and M. Inguscio and J. Catani and L. Fallani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.04269},
year = {2017}
}
Comments
14 pages, 6 figures