The vortex dynamics after the initial ring dark solitons in two-component ultracold Rydberg atomic systems have been investigated.The two parameters characterizing the Rydberg long-range interaction—namely,the Rydber...The vortex dynamics after the initial ring dark solitons in two-component ultracold Rydberg atomic systems have been investigated.The two parameters characterizing the Rydberg long-range interaction—namely,the Rydberg strength and the blockade radius—along with the initial depth,are identified as the main factors that affect the vortex dynamics.In the absence of Rydberg soft-core potential and spin-orbit coupling,the late vortex dipoles move along x-or y-axis first.However,this work demonstrates that,with certain Rydberg strength and blockade radius,the late vortex dipoles move towards the edge at an oblique angle to the coordinate axes,and it reveals that the Rydberg nonlocal nonlinear interaction shortens the lifetime of late vortices.When the intra-component and inter-component Rydberg strengths are different,the backgrounds of the two components gradually complement each other,and the lifetime of late vortices is significantly shortened.The presented results show that the Rydberg dressing breaks the rule that the initial average depth determines the number and paths of vortices.The motion features of vortex dipoles in the ultracold Rydberg atomic system have been ascertained,and their directions of movement can be predicted to some degree based on the rotation directions and initial positions of the vortices.展开更多
Moirésuperlattices,a twisted functional structure crossing the periodic and nonperiodic potentials,have recently attracted great interest in multidisciplinary fields,including optics and ultracold atoms,because o...Moirésuperlattices,a twisted functional structure crossing the periodic and nonperiodic potentials,have recently attracted great interest in multidisciplinary fields,including optics and ultracold atoms,because of their unique band structures,physical properties,and potential implications.Driven by recent experiments on quantum phenomena of bosonic gases,the atomic Bose–Einstein condensates in moiréoptical lattices,by which other quantum gases such as ultracold fermionic atoms are trapped,could be readily achieved in ultracold atom laboratories,whereas the associated nonlinear localization mechanism remains unexploited.Here,we report the nonlinear localization theory of ultracold atomic Fermi gases in two-dimensional moiréoptical lattices.The linear Bloch-wave spectrum of such a twisted structure exhibits rich nontrivial flat bands,which are separated by different finite bandgaps wherein the existence,properties,and dynamics of localized superfluid Fermi gas structures of two types,gap solitons and gap vortices(topological modes)with vortex charge S¼1,are studied numerically.Our results demonstrate the wide stability regions and robustness of these localized structures,opening up a new avenue for studying soliton physics and moiréphysics in ultracold atoms beyond bosonic gases.展开更多
The quantum behavior ofa precooled cantilever can be probed highly efficiently by electrostatically coupling to a trapped ultracold ion, in which a fast cooling of the cantilever down to the ground vibrational state ...The quantum behavior ofa precooled cantilever can be probed highly efficiently by electrostatically coupling to a trapped ultracold ion, in which a fast cooling of the cantilever down to the ground vibrational state is possible. Within a simple model with an ultracold ion coupled to a cantilever with only few vibrational quanta, we solve the dynamics of the coupling system by a squeezed-state expansion technique, and can in principle obtain the exact solution of the time-evolution of the coupling system in the absence of the rotating-wave approximation. Comparing to the treatment under the rotating-wave approximation, we present a more accurate description of the quantum behavior of the cantilever.展开更多
We systematically investigate the polarization gradient cooling （PGC） process in an optical molasses of ultracold cesium atoms. The SR mode for changing the cooling laser, which means that the cooling laser frequenc...We systematically investigate the polarization gradient cooling （PGC） process in an optical molasses of ultracold cesium atoms. The SR mode for changing the cooling laser, which means that the cooling laser frequency is stepped to the setting value while its intensity is ramped, is found to be the best for the PGC, compared with other modes studied. We verify that the heating effect of the cold atoms, which appears when the cooling laser intensity is lower than the saturation intensity, arises from insufficient polarization gradient cooling. Finally, an exponential decay function with a statistical explanation is introduced to explain the dependence of the cold atom temperature on the PGC interaction time.展开更多
We study the influence of external magnetic field on the shift of the resonant frequency in the photoassociation of ultracold Cs atoms, which are captured in a magnetically levitated optical crossed dipole trap. With ...We study the influence of external magnetic field on the shift of the resonant frequency in the photoassociation of ultracold Cs atoms, which are captured in a magnetically levitated optical crossed dipole trap. With the increase of the photoassociation laser intensity, the linear variation of the frequency shift is measured by recording the photoassociation spectra of the long-range 0_u^+ state of Cs molecule below the 6S_(1/2)+ 6P_(1/2) dissociation limit at different magnetic fields.The slope of the frequency shift to the intensity of the photoassociation laser exhibits a strong dependence on the external magnetic field. The experimental data is simulated with an analytic theory model, in which a single channel rectangular potential with the tunable well depth is introduced to acquire the influence of the magnetic field on the atomic behavior in the effective range where photoassociation occurs.展开更多
In this paper, we analyze the spectral behavior(optical thickness, shape and linewidth) of laser radiation absorption under the correlation heating of ions in an ultracold plasma. The Voigt formula is used to find the...In this paper, we analyze the spectral behavior(optical thickness, shape and linewidth) of laser radiation absorption under the correlation heating of ions in an ultracold plasma. The Voigt formula is used to find the absorption coefficient.The spectral line width is shown to grow with time while the optical thickness reduces. Our modeling results are in good agreement with the experimental findings reported in the literature.展开更多
This paper reports that ultracold atoms are populated into different nS and nD Rydberg states （n=25-52） by two-photon excitation. The ionization spectrum of an ultracold Rydberg atom is acquired in a cesium magneto-...This paper reports that ultracold atoms are populated into different nS and nD Rydberg states （n=25-52） by two-photon excitation. The ionization spectrum of an ultracold Rydberg atom is acquired in a cesium magneto-optical trap by using the method of pulse field ionization. This denotes nS and nD states in the ionization spectrum and fits the data of energy levels of different Rydberg states to obtain quantum defects of nS and nD states.展开更多
We measure the rotational populations of ultracold SS Rbla3 Cs molecules in the lowest vibrational ground state by a depletion spectroscopy and quantify the molecular production rate based on the measurement of single...We measure the rotational populations of ultracold SS Rbla3 Cs molecules in the lowest vibrational ground state by a depletion spectroscopy and quantify the molecular production rate based on the measurement of single ion signal area. The SSRb133Cs molecules in the X1∑＋（v = 0） are formed from the short-range （2）^3П0＋（V = 10, J = 0） molecular state. A home-made external-cavity diode laser is used as the depletion laser to measure the rotational populations of the formed molecules. Based on the determination of single ion signal, the production rates of molecules in the J=0 and J = 2 rotational levels are derived to be 4800mole/s and 7200mole/s, respectively. The resolution and quantification of molecules in rotational states are facilitative for the manipulation of rotational quantum state of ultracold molecules.展开更多
A method of solving an ultracold trapped ion at the node of the standing wave laser without rotating wave approximation is proposed and the analytical forms of the eigenfunctions and eigenenergies of the system are pr...A method of solving an ultracold trapped ion at the node of the standing wave laser without rotating wave approximation is proposed and the analytical forms of the eigenfunctions and eigenenergies of the system are presented.展开更多
Ultracold plasma provides a possible route to approach the strongly-coupled regime under laboratory conditions. Normally, the lifetime of ultracold plasma is very limited due to plasma heating and expansion mechanisms...Ultracold plasma provides a possible route to approach the strongly-coupled regime under laboratory conditions. Normally, the lifetime of ultracold plasma is very limited due to plasma heating and expansion mechanisms. We present a new method to generate long lifetime ultracold plasmas consisting mainly of cations and anions. This plasma demonstrates a capability of traversing a DC barrier of up to 5 （or -3） V. The lifetime of this plasma is expected to be more than 250us. Finally, molecular dynamics （MD） simulation is used to explain how anions slow the expansion rate and prolong the lifetime of this plasma.展开更多
The evidences of three-body and four-body bound states have been reported in a series of very recent experiments with ultracold atoms.Here we study coherent creation of polyatomic molecules via a generalized atom-mole...The evidences of three-body and four-body bound states have been reported in a series of very recent experiments with ultracold atoms.Here we study coherent creation of polyatomic molecules via a generalized atom-molecule dark-state technique.By keeping the intermediate trimer or tetramer state essentially unpopulated,the constructive quantum two-channel interference is shown to play an important role in,e.g.coherent atom-pentamer conversion at ultracold temperature.展开更多
We study the tunneling time of ultracold V-type atoms interacting a high quality microwave cavity. Here atomic coherence is introduced in the system by a strong driving field which couples the two lower states of the ...We study the tunneling time of ultracold V-type atoms interacting a high quality microwave cavity. Here atomic coherence is introduced in the system by a strong driving field which couples the two lower states of the three-level atom. It is found that in the presence of coherence, mazer action or the scattering like nature of the interaction may be examined for extended energies of the incident cold atoms. Our results show that position and amplitudes of the peak values of the phase time(traversal time) may be very effectively controlled by the coherent driving field. Further, here we obtained superclassical values of the phase time corresponding to much higher values of the transmission amplitudes of the tunneling atoms which may be advantageous in the possible experimental realization of the superclassical tunneling time of the traversing cold atoms. In addition, we examine a mirror reflection type symmetry in the phase time curve for a judicious choice of the external driving field.展开更多
We present high resolution photoassociation spectroscopy of ultracold 23Na133Cs molecules in a long-range c3∑＋ state below the （3S1/2 ＋ 6P3/2） asymptote. We perform photoassociation spectroscopy in a dual-species...We present high resolution photoassociation spectroscopy of ultracold 23Na133Cs molecules in a long-range c3∑＋ state below the （3S1/2 ＋ 6P3/2） asymptote. We perform photoassociation spectroscopy in a dual-species magneto-optical trap （MOT） and detect the photoassociation resonances using trap-loss spectroscopy. By fitting the experimental data with the semi-classical LeRoy-Bernstein formula, we deduce the long-range molecular coefficient C6 and derive the empirical potential energy curve in the long-range region.展开更多
In this paper, ultracold cesium molecules are formed through photoassociation technology, which is carried out in a magneto-optical trap. High resolution photoassociaion spectra with the rotational progressions up to ...In this paper, ultracold cesium molecules are formed through photoassociation technology, which is carried out in a magneto-optical trap. High resolution photoassociaion spectra with the rotational progressions up to J = 7 are obtained. Three rovibrational levels of the long-range 0＋ state of Cs2 below the （6S1/2 ＋ 6P1/2） dissociation limit are specifically investigated. By fitting their binding energy intervals to the non-rigid rotational model, the rotational constant of the long- range 0u＋ state is determined. A proportional dependence of the value of the rotational constant on the vibrational quantum number is demonstrated.展开更多
We report a method of high-sensitively detecting the weak signal in photoassociation （PA） spectra of ultracold NaCs molecules by phase sensitive-demodulated trap-loss spectra of Na atoms from a photomultiplier tube....We report a method of high-sensitively detecting the weak signal in photoassociation （PA） spectra of ultracold NaCs molecules by phase sensitive-demodulated trap-loss spectra of Na atoms from a photomultiplier tube. We find that the signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of the PA spectra is strongly dependent on the integration time and the sensitivity of the lock-in amplifier, and our results show reasonable agreement with the theoretical analyses of the SNR with the demodulation parameters. Meanwhile, we investigate the effect of the interaction time of the PA laser with the colliding Na-Cs atom pairs on the SNR of the PA spectra. The atom loss rate is dependent on both the PA-induced atom loss and the loading of the MOT. The high-sensitive detection of the excited ultracold NaCs molecules lays a solid foundation for further study of the formation and application of ultracold NaCs molecules.展开更多
Liquid helium 4 had been the only bosonic superfluid available in experiments for a long time. This situation was changed in 1995, when a new superfluid was born with the realization of the Bose-Einstein condensation ...Liquid helium 4 had been the only bosonic superfluid available in experiments for a long time. This situation was changed in 1995, when a new superfluid was born with the realization of the Bose-Einstein condensation in ultracold atomic gases. The liquid helium 4 is strongly interacting and has no spin; there is almost no way to change its parameters, such as interaction strength and density. The new superfluid, Bose-Einstein condensate （BEC）, offers various advantages over liquid helium. On the one hand, BEC is weakly interacting and has spin degrees of freedom. On the other hand, it is convenient to tune almost all the parameters of a BEC, for example, the kinetic energy by spin--orbit coupling, the density by the external potential, and the interaction by Feshbach resonance. Great efforts have been devoted to studying these new aspects, and the results have greatly enriched our understanding of superfluidity. Here we review these developments by focusing on the stability and critical velocity of various superfluids. The BEC systems considered include a uniform superfluid in free space, a superfluid with its density periodically modulated, a superfluid with artificially engineered spinorbit coupling, and a superfluid of pure spin current. Due to the weak interaction, these BEC systems can be well described by the mean-field Gross-Pitaevskii theory and their superfluidity, in particular critical velocities, can be examined with the aid of Bogoliubov excitations. Experimental proposals to observe these new aspects of superfluidity are discussed.展开更多
We investigate the high resolution photoassociation spectra of ^（85）Rb_2 molecules in 0~＋_u long range state below the（5S_（1/2）＋ 5P_（1/2）） asymptote. The ^（85）Rb atomic samples are trapped in a dark magnet...We investigate the high resolution photoassociation spectra of ^（85）Rb_2 molecules in 0~＋_u long range state below the（5S_（1/2）＋ 5P_（1/2）） asymptote. The ^（85）Rb atomic samples are trapped in a dark magneto–optical trap（MOT） and prepared in the dark state. With the help of trap loss technique, we obtain considerable photoassociation spectroscopy with rovibrational resolution, some of which have never been observed before. The observed spectrum is fitted by a rigid rotation model, and the rotational constants of ultracold ^（85）Rb_2 molecule in long range 0~＋_u are obtained for different vibrational states. By applying the Le Roy–Bernstein method, we assign the vibrational quantum numbers and derive C_3 coefficient, which is used to obtain the potential energy curve.展开更多
Signals of ultracold plasma are observed by two-photon ionization of laser-cooled caesium atoms in a magnetooptical trap. Recombination of ions and electrons into Rydberg atoms during the expansion of ultracold plasma...Signals of ultracold plasma are observed by two-photon ionization of laser-cooled caesium atoms in a magnetooptical trap. Recombination of ions and electrons into Rydberg atoms during the expansion of ultracold plasma is investigated by using state-selective field ionization spectroscopy. The dependences of recombination on initial electron temperature （1 70 K） and initial ion density （-10^10 cm-3） are investigated. The measured dependence on initial ion density is N^1.547±0.004 at a delay time of 5μs. The recombination rate rapidly declines as initial electron temperature increases when delay time is increased. The distributions of Rydberg atoms on different values of principal quantum number n, i.e. n = 30-60, at an initial electron temperature of 3.3 K are also investigated. The main experimental results are approximately explained by the three-body recombination theory.展开更多
This paper studies the superfluidity of ultracold spin-2 Bose atoms with weak interactions in optical lattices by calculating the excitation energy spectrum using the Bogoliubov approach. The energy spectra exhibit th...This paper studies the superfluidity of ultracold spin-2 Bose atoms with weak interactions in optical lattices by calculating the excitation energy spectrum using the Bogoliubov approach. The energy spectra exhibit the characteristics of the superfluid-phase explicitly and it finds the nonvanishing critical speeds of superfiuid. The obtained results display that the critical speeds of superfiuid are different for five spin components and can be controlled by adjusting the lattice parameters in experiments. Finally it discusses the feasibilities of implementing and measuring superfluid.展开更多
We study theoretically how to produce and detect the ultracold ground-state Cs2 molecule from Feshbach state. Nu- merical calculations are performed by solving the quantum Liouville equation based on multilevel Bloch ...We study theoretically how to produce and detect the ultracold ground-state Cs2 molecule from Feshbach state. Nu- merical calculations are performed by solving the quantum Liouville equation based on multilevel Bloch model. The producing efficiency reaches 55% and the detecting efficiency is 31%. The producing and detecting efficiencies are closely related to the Rabi frequencies of laser pulses. The decay of relevant electronic and vibrational states obviously reduces the producing and detecting efficiencies.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(Grant No.2025AFB370)。
文摘The vortex dynamics after the initial ring dark solitons in two-component ultracold Rydberg atomic systems have been investigated.The two parameters characterizing the Rydberg long-range interaction—namely,the Rydberg strength and the blockade radius—along with the initial depth,are identified as the main factors that affect the vortex dynamics.In the absence of Rydberg soft-core potential and spin-orbit coupling,the late vortex dipoles move along x-or y-axis first.However,this work demonstrates that,with certain Rydberg strength and blockade radius,the late vortex dipoles move towards the edge at an oblique angle to the coordinate axes,and it reveals that the Rydberg nonlocal nonlinear interaction shortens the lifetime of late vortices.When the intra-component and inter-component Rydberg strengths are different,the backgrounds of the two components gradually complement each other,and the lifetime of late vortices is significantly shortened.The presented results show that the Rydberg dressing breaks the rule that the initial average depth determines the number and paths of vortices.The motion features of vortex dipoles in the ultracold Rydberg atomic system have been ascertained,and their directions of movement can be predicted to some degree based on the rotation directions and initial positions of the vortices.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12074423)the Young Scholar of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Western China(Grant No.XAB2021YN18)+2 种基金the Provincial Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Shaanxi(Grant No.2024JC-JCQN-11)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2023M733722)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF(Grant No.GZC20232947).
文摘Moirésuperlattices,a twisted functional structure crossing the periodic and nonperiodic potentials,have recently attracted great interest in multidisciplinary fields,including optics and ultracold atoms,because of their unique band structures,physical properties,and potential implications.Driven by recent experiments on quantum phenomena of bosonic gases,the atomic Bose–Einstein condensates in moiréoptical lattices,by which other quantum gases such as ultracold fermionic atoms are trapped,could be readily achieved in ultracold atom laboratories,whereas the associated nonlinear localization mechanism remains unexploited.Here,we report the nonlinear localization theory of ultracold atomic Fermi gases in two-dimensional moiréoptical lattices.The linear Bloch-wave spectrum of such a twisted structure exhibits rich nontrivial flat bands,which are separated by different finite bandgaps wherein the existence,properties,and dynamics of localized superfluid Fermi gas structures of two types,gap solitons and gap vortices(topological modes)with vortex charge S¼1,are studied numerically.Our results demonstrate the wide stability regions and robustness of these localized structures,opening up a new avenue for studying soliton physics and moiréphysics in ultracold atoms beyond bosonic gases.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 10474118 and 10274093 and the National Fundamental Research Program of China under Grant No. 2005CB724502
文摘The quantum behavior ofa precooled cantilever can be probed highly efficiently by electrostatically coupling to a trapped ultracold ion, in which a fast cooling of the cantilever down to the ground vibrational state is possible. Within a simple model with an ultracold ion coupled to a cantilever with only few vibrational quanta, we solve the dynamics of the coupling system by a squeezed-state expansion technique, and can in principle obtain the exact solution of the time-evolution of the coupling system in the absence of the rotating-wave approximation. Comparing to the treatment under the rotating-wave approximation, we present a more accurate description of the quantum behavior of the cantilever.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2012CB921603 and 2010CB923103)the International Science &Technology Cooperation Program of China(Grant No.2011DFA12490)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11304189,61378015,and 61275209)the Project for Excellent Research Team of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61121064)the Program for Changjiang Scholars,China,and the Innovative Research Team in University,China(Grant No.IRT13076)
文摘We systematically investigate the polarization gradient cooling （PGC） process in an optical molasses of ultracold cesium atoms. The SR mode for changing the cooling laser, which means that the cooling laser frequency is stepped to the setting value while its intensity is ramped, is found to be the best for the PGC, compared with other modes studied. We verify that the heating effect of the cold atoms, which appears when the cooling laser intensity is lower than the saturation intensity, arises from insufficient polarization gradient cooling. Finally, an exponential decay function with a statistical explanation is introduced to explain the dependence of the cold atom temperature on the PGC interaction time.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0304203)the Chang Jiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in the University of the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.IRT13076)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61722507,61675121,61705123,and 11434007)the Fund for Shanxi 1331 Project Key Subjects Construction,Chinathe Applied Basic Research Project of Shanxi Province,China(Grant No.201701D221002)
文摘We study the influence of external magnetic field on the shift of the resonant frequency in the photoassociation of ultracold Cs atoms, which are captured in a magnetically levitated optical crossed dipole trap. With the increase of the photoassociation laser intensity, the linear variation of the frequency shift is measured by recording the photoassociation spectra of the long-range 0_u^+ state of Cs molecule below the 6S_(1/2)+ 6P_(1/2) dissociation limit at different magnetic fields.The slope of the frequency shift to the intensity of the photoassociation laser exhibits a strong dependence on the external magnetic field. The experimental data is simulated with an analytic theory model, in which a single channel rectangular potential with the tunable well depth is introduced to acquire the influence of the magnetic field on the atomic behavior in the effective range where photoassociation occurs.
文摘In this paper, we analyze the spectral behavior(optical thickness, shape and linewidth) of laser radiation absorption under the correlation heating of ions in an ultracold plasma. The Voigt formula is used to find the absorption coefficient.The spectral line width is shown to grow with time while the optical thickness reduces. Our modeling results are in good agreement with the experimental findings reported in the literature.
基金supported by the 973 Program of China(Grant No 2006CB921603)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10574084,60678003 and 60778008)+1 种基金the Special Foundation for State Major Basic Research Program of China(Grant No 2005CCA06300)the Scholarship Foundation of Shanxi Province,China
文摘This paper reports that ultracold atoms are populated into different nS and nD Rydberg states （n=25-52） by two-photon excitation. The ionization spectrum of an ultracold Rydberg atom is acquired in a cesium magneto-optical trap by using the method of pulse field ionization. This denotes nS and nD states in the ionization spectrum and fits the data of energy levels of different Rydberg states to obtain quantum defects of nS and nD states.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2017YFA0304203the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61675120,11434007 and 61378015+1 种基金the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University under Grant No IRT13076the Applied Basic Research Project of Shanxi Province under Grant No 201601D202008
文摘We measure the rotational populations of ultracold SS Rbla3 Cs molecules in the lowest vibrational ground state by a depletion spectroscopy and quantify the molecular production rate based on the measurement of single ion signal area. The SSRb133Cs molecules in the X1∑＋（v = 0） are formed from the short-range （2）^3П0＋（V = 10, J = 0） molecular state. A home-made external-cavity diode laser is used as the depletion laser to measure the rotational populations of the formed molecules. Based on the determination of single ion signal, the production rates of molecules in the J=0 and J = 2 rotational levels are derived to be 4800mole/s and 7200mole/s, respectively. The resolution and quantification of molecules in rotational states are facilitative for the manipulation of rotational quantum state of ultracold molecules.
文摘A method of solving an ultracold trapped ion at the node of the standing wave laser without rotating wave approximation is proposed and the analytical forms of the eigenfunctions and eigenenergies of the system are presented.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21043010)the Research Foundation of the Key Laboratory of Chemical Lasers of Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics(No.KLCL-2011-N4)
文摘Ultracold plasma provides a possible route to approach the strongly-coupled regime under laboratory conditions. Normally, the lifetime of ultracold plasma is very limited due to plasma heating and expansion mechanisms. We present a new method to generate long lifetime ultracold plasmas consisting mainly of cations and anions. This plasma demonstrates a capability of traversing a DC barrier of up to 5 （or -3） V. The lifetime of this plasma is expected to be more than 250us. Finally, molecular dynamics （MD） simulation is used to explain how anions slow the expansion rate and prolong the lifetime of this plasma.
基金Supported by the New-Century Excellent Talents Plrogram of the Ministry of Education of China the Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10974045
文摘The evidences of three-body and four-body bound states have been reported in a series of very recent experiments with ultracold atoms.Here we study coherent creation of polyatomic molecules via a generalized atom-molecule dark-state technique.By keeping the intermediate trimer or tetramer state essentially unpopulated,the constructive quantum two-channel interference is shown to play an important role in,e.g.coherent atom-pentamer conversion at ultracold temperature.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11750110411 and 11274132
文摘We study the tunneling time of ultracold V-type atoms interacting a high quality microwave cavity. Here atomic coherence is introduced in the system by a strong driving field which couples the two lower states of the three-level atom. It is found that in the presence of coherence, mazer action or the scattering like nature of the interaction may be examined for extended energies of the incident cold atoms. Our results show that position and amplitudes of the peak values of the phase time(traversal time) may be very effectively controlled by the coherent driving field. Further, here we obtained superclassical values of the phase time corresponding to much higher values of the transmission amplitudes of the tunneling atoms which may be advantageous in the possible experimental realization of the superclassical tunneling time of the traversing cold atoms. In addition, we examine a mirror reflection type symmetry in the phase time curve for a judicious choice of the external driving field.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0304203)the Chang Jiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in the University of the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.IRT13076)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91436108,61378014,61675121,61705123,and 11434007)the Fund for Shanxi“1331 Project”Key Subjects Construction,Chinathe Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars of Shanxi Province,China(Grant No.201601D021001)
文摘We present high resolution photoassociation spectroscopy of ultracold 23Na133Cs molecules in a long-range c3∑＋ state below the （3S1/2 ＋ 6P3/2） asymptote. We perform photoassociation spectroscopy in a dual-species magneto-optical trap （MOT） and detect the photoassociation resonances using trap-loss spectroscopy. By fitting the experimental data with the semi-classical LeRoy-Bernstein formula, we deduce the long-range molecular coefficient C6 and derive the empirical potential energy curve in the long-range region.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2012CB921603)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2011AA010801)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61008012 and 10934004)the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of China (Grant No. 2001DFA12490)the Project for Excellent Research Team of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61121064)the New Teacher Fund of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20101401120004)
文摘In this paper, ultracold cesium molecules are formed through photoassociation technology, which is carried out in a magneto-optical trap. High resolution photoassociaion spectra with the rotational progressions up to J = 7 are obtained. Three rovibrational levels of the long-range 0＋ state of Cs2 below the （6S1/2 ＋ 6P1/2） dissociation limit are specifically investigated. By fitting their binding energy intervals to the non-rigid rotational model, the rotational constant of the long- range 0u＋ state is determined. A proportional dependence of the value of the rotational constant on the vibrational quantum number is demonstrated.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0304203)the Chang Jiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in the University of the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.IRT13076)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91436108,61378014,61675121,61705123,and 61722507)the Fund for Shanxi“1331 Project”Key Subjects Construction,Chinathe Foundation for Outstanding Young Scholars of Shanxi Province,China(Grant No.201601D021001)
文摘We report a method of high-sensitively detecting the weak signal in photoassociation （PA） spectra of ultracold NaCs molecules by phase sensitive-demodulated trap-loss spectra of Na atoms from a photomultiplier tube. We find that the signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of the PA spectra is strongly dependent on the integration time and the sensitivity of the lock-in amplifier, and our results show reasonable agreement with the theoretical analyses of the SNR with the demodulation parameters. Meanwhile, we investigate the effect of the interaction time of the PA laser with the colliding Na-Cs atom pairs on the SNR of the PA spectra. The atom loss rate is dependent on both the PA-induced atom loss and the loading of the MOT. The high-sensitive detection of the excited ultracold NaCs molecules lays a solid foundation for further study of the formation and application of ultracold NaCs molecules.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant Nos.2013CB921903 and 2012CB921300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11274024,11334001,and 11429402)
文摘Liquid helium 4 had been the only bosonic superfluid available in experiments for a long time. This situation was changed in 1995, when a new superfluid was born with the realization of the Bose-Einstein condensation in ultracold atomic gases. The liquid helium 4 is strongly interacting and has no spin; there is almost no way to change its parameters, such as interaction strength and density. The new superfluid, Bose-Einstein condensate （BEC）, offers various advantages over liquid helium. On the one hand, BEC is weakly interacting and has spin degrees of freedom. On the other hand, it is convenient to tune almost all the parameters of a BEC, for example, the kinetic energy by spin--orbit coupling, the density by the external potential, and the interaction by Feshbach resonance. Great efforts have been devoted to studying these new aspects, and the results have greatly enriched our understanding of superfluidity. Here we review these developments by focusing on the stability and critical velocity of various superfluids. The BEC systems considered include a uniform superfluid in free space, a superfluid with its density periodically modulated, a superfluid with artificially engineered spinorbit coupling, and a superfluid of pure spin current. Due to the weak interaction, these BEC systems can be well described by the mean-field Gross-Pitaevskii theory and their superfluidity, in particular critical velocities, can be examined with the aid of Bogoliubov excitations. Experimental proposals to observe these new aspects of superfluidity are discussed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61675120,11434007,and 61378015)the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Excellent Research Team(Grant No.61121064)+1 种基金the Shanxi Scholarship Council of Chinathe PCSIRT(Grant No.IRT 13076)
文摘We investigate the high resolution photoassociation spectra of ^（85）Rb_2 molecules in 0~＋_u long range state below the（5S_（1/2）＋ 5P_（1/2）） asymptote. The ^（85）Rb atomic samples are trapped in a dark magneto–optical trap（MOT） and prepared in the dark state. With the help of trap loss technique, we obtain considerable photoassociation spectroscopy with rovibrational resolution, some of which have never been observed before. The observed spectrum is fitted by a rigid rotation model, and the rotational constants of ultracold ^（85）Rb_2 molecule in long range 0~＋_u are obtained for different vibrational states. By applying the Le Roy–Bernstein method, we assign the vibrational quantum numbers and derive C_3 coefficient, which is used to obtain the potential energy curve.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2006CB921603)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60978018,60978001,10934004 and 60778008)+1 种基金the Foundation of the Ministry of Educationof Chinathe Science Foundation for Returned Scholars of Shanxi Province of China
文摘Signals of ultracold plasma are observed by two-photon ionization of laser-cooled caesium atoms in a magnetooptical trap. Recombination of ions and electrons into Rydberg atoms during the expansion of ultracold plasma is investigated by using state-selective field ionization spectroscopy. The dependences of recombination on initial electron temperature （1 70 K） and initial ion density （-10^10 cm-3） are investigated. The measured dependence on initial ion density is N^1.547±0.004 at a delay time of 5μs. The recombination rate rapidly declines as initial electron temperature increases when delay time is increased. The distributions of Rydberg atoms on different values of principal quantum number n, i.e. n = 30-60, at an initial electron temperature of 3.3 K are also investigated. The main experimental results are approximately explained by the three-body recombination theory.
基金Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10647144)Natural Science Foundation (GrantGK0513102)Doctoral Special Fund of Yangzhou University
文摘This paper studies the superfluidity of ultracold spin-2 Bose atoms with weak interactions in optical lattices by calculating the excitation energy spectrum using the Bogoliubov approach. The energy spectra exhibit the characteristics of the superfluid-phase explicitly and it finds the nonvanishing critical speeds of superfiuid. The obtained results display that the critical speeds of superfiuid are different for five spin components and can be controlled by adjusting the lattice parameters in experiments. Finally it discusses the feasibilities of implementing and measuring superfluid.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.10974024 and 11274056)
文摘We study theoretically how to produce and detect the ultracold ground-state Cs2 molecule from Feshbach state. Nu- merical calculations are performed by solving the quantum Liouville equation based on multilevel Bloch model. The producing efficiency reaches 55% and the detecting efficiency is 31%. The producing and detecting efficiencies are closely related to the Rabi frequencies of laser pulses. The decay of relevant electronic and vibrational states obviously reduces the producing and detecting efficiencies.
