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Rydberg atoms

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The Rydberg atoms team at the LKB is working towards the realization of quantum simulations using circular Rydberg atoms. These giant atoms have particularly long lifetimes, enabling simulations to be carried out over times beyond the reach of current simulators, while retaining the strength of the interatomic interactions at the heart of existing Rydberg atom simulators.

Two experimental set-ups are used to produce ordered arrays of circular Rydberg atoms trapped in optical tweezers: one manipulating Rubidium atoms, the other Strontium atoms.

© Clément Sayrin, Rydberg atoms (Rubidium) Team, 2021.

Figure: At the heart of the quantum simulation experiment is a sapphire cube.
at the center of which circular Rydberg atoms are trapped in optical tweezers.