Strongly interacting Rydberg atoms in synthetic dimensions with a magnetic flux

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dc.citation.articleNumber2675en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleNature Communicationsen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber15en_US
dc.contributor.authorChen, Taoen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Chenxien_US
dc.contributor.authorVelkovsky, Ivanen_US
dc.contributor.authorHazzard, Kaden R. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCovey, Jacob P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGadway, Bryceen_US
dc.contributor.orgRice Center for Quantum Materialsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-08T13:27:48Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-10-08T13:27:48Zen_US
dc.date.issued2024en_US
dc.description.abstractSynthetic dimensions, wherein dynamics occurs in a set of internal states, have found great success in recent years in exploring topological effects in cold atoms and photonics. However, the phenomena thus far explored have largely been restricted to the non-interacting or weakly interacting regimes. Here, we extend the synthetic dimensions playbook to strongly interacting systems of Rydberg atoms prepared in optical tweezer arrays. We use precise control over driving microwave fields to introduce a tunable U(1) flux in a four-site lattice of coupled Rydberg levels. We find highly coherent dynamics, in good agreement with theory. Single atoms show oscillatory dynamics controllable by the gauge field. Small arrays of interacting atoms exhibit behavior suggestive of the emergence of ergodic and arrested dynamics in the regimes of intermediate and strong interactions, respectively. These demonstrations pave the way for future explorations of strongly interacting dynamics and many-body phases in Rydberg synthetic lattices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChen, T., Huang, C., Velkovsky, I., Hazzard, K. R. A., Covey, J. P., & Gadway, B. (2024). Strongly interacting Rydberg atoms in synthetic dimensions with a magnetic flux. Nature Communications, 15(1), 2675. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46823-6en_US
dc.identifier.digitals41467-024-46823-6en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46823-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/117922en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
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dc.titleStrongly interacting Rydberg atoms in synthetic dimensions with a magnetic fluxen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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