Open AccessMeasurements of spatial correlations in quantum gases using ultralong-range strontium Rydberg molecules
Author(s) -
J. D. Whalen,
Roger Ding,
S. K. Kanungo,
F. B. Dunning,
T. C. Killian,
Shuhei Yoshida,
Joachim Burgdörfer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1412/12/122004
Subject(s) - rydberg formula , photoexcitation , range (aeronautics) , physics , strontium , quantum , atomic physics , molecule , rydberg state , materials science , quantum mechanics , ionization , excited state , ion , composite material , nuclear physics
Synopsis The photoexcitation of ultralong-range Rydberg molecules is demonstrated as a probe of spatial cor-relations in a quantum gas on previously inaccessible length scales of 1400-3200 a 0 . Measurements using cold (∼1 μK) (fermionic) 87 Sr and (bosonic) 84 Sr reveal the effects of quantum statistics on the pair correlation function g (2) ( R ).