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Single-atom-resolved fluorescence imaging of an atomic Mott insulator

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  • Jacob F. Sherson

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Present address: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Aarhus, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.)

  • Christof Weitenberg

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Manuel Endres

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Marc Cheneau

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

  • Immanuel Bloch

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Schellingstraße 4/II, D-80799 München, Germany)

  • Stefan Kuhr

    (Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Straße 1, D-85748 Garching, Germany)

Abstract

Atoms exposed The ability to detect single quantum particles reliably has revolutionized quantum optics and information processing. For several years, researchers have aspired to achieve a similar feat on a larger scale, by detecting quantum particles in correlated quantum systems such as quantum fluids. This has now been achieved. Sherson et al. report the fluorescence imaging of strongly interacting bosonic Mott insulators comprising a few thousand rubidium-87 atoms in an optical lattice with single-atom and single-site resolution. The high resolution opens new avenues for the manipulation, analysis and applications of strongly interacting quantum gases on a lattice.

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  • Jacob F. Sherson & Christof Weitenberg & Manuel Endres & Marc Cheneau & Immanuel Bloch & Stefan Kuhr, 2010. "Single-atom-resolved fluorescence imaging of an atomic Mott insulator," Nature, Nature, vol. 467(7311), pages 68-72, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:467:y:2010:i:7311:d:10.1038_nature09378
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09378
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