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Fast and quasideterministic single ion source from a dipole-blockaded atomic ensemble

Ates, C.; Lesanovsky, I.; Adams, C.S.; Weatherill, K.J.

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Authors

C. Ates

I. Lesanovsky

C.S. Adams



Abstract

We present a fast and quasideterministic protocol for the production of single ions and electrons from a cloud of laser-cooled atoms. The approach is based on a two-step process where first a single Rydberg atom is photoexcited from a dipole-blockade configuration and subsequently ionized by an electric field pulse. We theoretically describe these excitation-ionization cycles via dynamical quantum maps and observe a rich behavior of the ionization dynamics as a function of laser Rabi frequency, pulse duration, and particle number. Our results show that a fast sequential heralded production of single charged particles is achievable even from an unstructured and fluctuating atomic ensemble.

Citation

Ates, C., Lesanovsky, I., Adams, C., & Weatherill, K. (2013). Fast and quasideterministic single ion source from a dipole-blockaded atomic ensemble. Physical Review Letters, 110(21), Article 213003. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.110.213003

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date May 1, 2013
Deposit Date May 21, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Physical Review Letters
Print ISSN 0031-9007
Electronic ISSN 1079-7114
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 110
Issue 21
Article Number 213003
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.110.213003

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