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A: Fachverband Atomphysik

A 26: Ultra-cold plasmas and Rydberg systems (joint session A/Q)

A 26.6: Talk

Thursday, March 17, 2022, 15:15–15:30, A-H1

Quantum simulations with circular Rydberg atoms — •Christian Hölzl, Aaron Götzelmann, Alexander Buhl, Achim Scholz, Moritz Wirth, and Florian Meinert — 5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

Highly excited low-l Rydberg atoms in configurable mircotrap arrays have recently proven highly versatile for studying quantum many-body spin systems with single particle control. I will report on the advances of a new project pursuing to harness high-l circular Rydberg atoms for quantum simulation. When stabilized against black body radiation (BBR) in a suitable cavity structure, circular Rydberg states promise orders of magnitude longer lifetimes compared to their low-l counterparts and thus provide an appealing potential to strongly boost coherence times in Rydberg-based interacting atom arrays. To maintain excellent high-NA optical access we exploit a novel approach using an indium tin oxide (ITO) capacitor, capable of surpressing the parasitic microwave BBR even in a non-cryogenic environment while beeing transparent to visible light.