arXiv:2303.10071 · Physical Review A

Bose-Einstein condensate as a diagnostic tool for an optical lattice formed by 1064-nm laser light

V. V. Tsyganok, D. A. Pershin, Vladimir Khlebnikov, D. A. Kumpilov, I. A. Pyrkh, A. E. Rudnev, E. A. Fedotova, D. V. Gaifudinov, I. S. Cojocaru, K. A. Khoruzhii, P. A. Aksentsev, Anna K. Zykova, Alexey V. Akimov

Published Jul 11, 2023• 4 citations

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Abstract

Recently, thulium has been condensed to Bose-Einstein condensate. While the condensate of Thulium has a lot of applications in quantum simulations and other areas of physics, it can also serve as a unique diagnostic tool for many atomic experiments. In the present study, the Bose-Einstein condensate of Thulium was successfully loaded into an optical lattice and utilized to diagnose the lattice as well as detect unwanted reflections in the experiments with the 1064 nm optical lattice, which will further be used in a quantum gas microscope experiment.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.108.013310

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