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We present a versatile imaging scheme for fermionic $^6$Li atoms with single-particle sensitivity. Our method works for freely propagating particles and completely eliminates the need for confining potentials during the imaging process. We…
3D single-pixel imaging (SPI) is a promising imaging technique that can be ffexibly applied to various wavebands. The main challenge in 3D SPI is that the calibration usually requires a large number of standard points as references, which…
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