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Title: Optical dipole trapping of Holmium
Neutral Holmiums 128 ground hyperfi ne states, the most of any non-radioactive element, is a test bed for quantum con- trol of a very high dimensional Hilbert space, and offers a promising platform for quantum computing. Previously we have cooled Holmium atoms in a MOT on a 410.5 nm transition and characterized its Ry- dberg spectra. We report here on the first optical dipole trapping of Holmium with a 532 nm wavelength trap laser. The trap lifetime is close to 1 sec., limited by photon scattering from nearby transitions. The trapped atoms are used to measure the dynamic scalar and tensor polarizabilities which are compared with calculations based on measured oscillator strengths. We also report progress towards narrow line cooling and magnetic trapping of single atoms.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1707854
PAR ID:
10062228
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
49th annual meeting of the APS division of Atomic, Molecular, & optical physics
Volume:
63
Issue:
5
Page Range / eLocation ID:
T01 89
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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