Probing spin-motion coupling of two Rydberg atoms by a Stern-Gerlach-like experiment
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| author | Emperauger, Gabriel Qiao, Mu Bornet, Guillaume Chew, Yuki Torii Martin, Romain Gély, Bastien Klein, Lukas Barredo, Daniel Lahaye, Thierry Browaeys, Antoine |
| author_facet | Emperauger, Gabriel Qiao, Mu Bornet, Guillaume Chew, Yuki Torii Martin, Romain Gély, Bastien Klein, Lukas Barredo, Daniel Lahaye, Thierry Browaeys, Antoine |
| contents | We propose and implement a protocol to measure the state-dependent motion of Rydberg atoms induced by dipole-dipole interactions. Our setup enables simultaneous readout of both the atomic internal state and position on a one-dimensional array of optical tweezers. We benchmark the protocol using two atoms in the same Rydberg state, which experience van der Waals repulsion, and measure velocities in agreement with theoretical predictions. When preparing the atoms in a different pair state, we observe an oscillatory dynamics that we attribute to the proximity of a macrodimer bound state. Finally, we perform a Stern-Gerlach-like experiment in which a superposition of the two previous pair states results in the separation of the atomic wavepacket into two macroscopically distinct trajectories, thereby demonstrating spin-motion coupling mediated by the interactions. |
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| spellingShingle | Probing spin-motion coupling of two Rydberg atoms by a Stern-Gerlach-like experiment Emperauger, Gabriel Qiao, Mu Bornet, Guillaume Chew, Yuki Torii Martin, Romain Gély, Bastien Klein, Lukas Barredo, Daniel Lahaye, Thierry Browaeys, Antoine Atomic Physics Chemical Physics Quantum Physics We propose and implement a protocol to measure the state-dependent motion of Rydberg atoms induced by dipole-dipole interactions. Our setup enables simultaneous readout of both the atomic internal state and position on a one-dimensional array of optical tweezers. We benchmark the protocol using two atoms in the same Rydberg state, which experience van der Waals repulsion, and measure velocities in agreement with theoretical predictions. When preparing the atoms in a different pair state, we observe an oscillatory dynamics that we attribute to the proximity of a macrodimer bound state. Finally, we perform a Stern-Gerlach-like experiment in which a superposition of the two previous pair states results in the separation of the atomic wavepacket into two macroscopically distinct trajectories, thereby demonstrating spin-motion coupling mediated by the interactions. |
| title | Probing spin-motion coupling of two Rydberg atoms by a Stern-Gerlach-like experiment |
| topic | Atomic Physics Chemical Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08899 |