Publications

Group highlights

At the end of this page, you can find a list of recent publications and PhD theses. All papers are also available on arXiv.

Enhanced quantum control of individual ultracold molecules using optical tweezer arrays

We develop a toolbox of techniques for the control and readout of individually trapped polar molecules in an array of optical tweezers.

Daniel K. Ruttley, Alexander Guttridge, Tom R. Hepworth, and Simon L. Cornish

arXiv:2401.13593 (2024)

Second-scale rotational coherence and dipolar interactions in a gas of ultracold polar molecules

Here we demonstrate a rotationally-magic optical trap for RbCs molecules that supports a Ramsey coherence time of 0.78(4) seconds in the absence of dipole-dipole interactions.

Philip D. Gregory, Luke M. Fernley, Albert Li Tao, Sarah L. Bromley, Jonathan Stepp, Zewen Zhang, Svetlana Kotochigova, Kaden R. A. Hazzard, and Simon L. Cornish

Nat. Phys. (2024)

Long distance optical conveyor-belt transport of ultracold 133Cs and 87Rb atoms

We demonstate long range transport of ultracold Rb and Cs atoms to our science cell using a moving optical lattice, with a simplified setup using two Gaussian beams.

Alex J. Matthies, Jonathan M. Mortlock, Lewis A. McArd, Adarsh P. Raghuram, Andrew D. Innes, Philip D. Gregory, Sarah L. Bromley, and Simon L. Cornish

arXiv:2307.13382 (2023)

Observation of magnetic Feshbach resonances between Cs and 173Yb

We report the first observation of magnetic Feshbach resonances between 173Yb and 133Cs.

Tobias Franzen*, Alexander Guttridge*, Kali E. Wilson*, Jack Segal, Matthew D. Frye, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish

Phys. Rev. Research 4, 043072 (2022)

 

List of recent publications

[25] Enhanced quantum control of individual ultracold molecules using optical tweezer arrays
Daniel K. Ruttley, Alexander Guttridge, Tom R. Hepworth, and Simon L. Cornish
arXiv:2401.13593 (2024)

[24] Second-scale rotational coherence and dipolar interactions in a gas of ultracold polar molecules
Philip D. Gregory, Luke M. Fernley, Albert Li Tao, Sarah L. Bromley, Jonathan Stepp, Zewen Zhang, Svetlana Kotochigova, Kaden R. A. Hazzard, and Simon L. Cornish
Nat. Phys. (2024)

[23] An association sequence suitable for producing ground-state RbCs molecules in optical lattices
Arpita Das*, Philip D. Gregory*, Tetsu Takekoshi, Luke Fernley, Manuele Landini, Jeremy M. Hutson, Simon L. Cornish, and Hanns-Christoph Nägerl
SciPost Phys. 15, 220 (2023)

[22] Modulation Transfer Spectroscopy of the D1 Transition of Potassium: Theory and Experiment
Andrew D. Innes, Prosenjit Majumder, Heung-Ryoul Noh, and Simon L. Cornish
arXiv:2310.11327 (2023)

[21] Long distance optical conveyor-belt transport of ultracold 133Cs and 87Rb atoms
Alex J. Matthies, Jonathan M. Mortlock, Lewis A. McArd, Adarsh P. Raghuram, Andrew D. Innes, Philip D. Gregory, Sarah L. Bromley, and Simon L. Cornish
arXiv:2307.13382 (2023)

[20] Observation of Rydberg blockade due to the charge-dipole interaction between an atom and a polar molecule
Alexander Guttridge*, Daniel K. Ruttley*, Archie C. Baldock, Rosario González-Férez, H. R. Sadeghpour, C. S. Adams, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 013401 (2023)

[19] A motorized rotation mount for the switching of an optical beam path in under 20 ms using polarization control
Adarsh P. Raghuram, Jonathan M. Mortlock, Sarah L. Bromley, and Simon L. Cornish
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 94, 063201 (2023)

[18] Formation of ultracold molecules by merging optical tweezers
Daniel K. Ruttley*, Alexander Guttridge*, Stefan Spence, Robert C. Bird, C. Ruth Le Sueur, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 223401 (2023)

[17] Observation of magnetic Feshbach resonances between Cs and 173Yb
Tobias Franzen*, Alexander Guttridge*, Kali E. Wilson*, Jack Segal, Matthew D. Frye, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. Research 4, 043072 (2022)

[16] Diatomic-py: A Python module for calculating the rotational and hyperfine structure of 1Σ molecules
Jacob A. Blackmore, Philip D. Gregory, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Comput. Phys. Commun. 282, 108512 (2023)

[15] Feshbach spectroscopy of Cs atom pairs in optical tweezers
R. V. Brooks*, Alexander Guttridge*, Matthew D. Frye, Daniel K. Ruttley, Stefan Spence, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
New J. Phys. 24, 113051 (2022)

[14] Preparation of 87Rb and 133Cs in the motional ground state of a single optical tweezer
Stefan Spence, R. V. Brooks, Daniel K. Ruttley, Alexander Guttridge, and Simon L. Cornish
New J. Phys. 24, 103022 (2022)

[13] Molecule–molecule and atom–molecule collisions with ultracold RbCs molecules
Philip D. Gregory, Jacob A. Blackmore, Matthew D. Frye , Luke M. Fernley, Sarah L. Bromley, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
New J. Phys. 23, 125004 (2021)

[12] Measurement of the tune-out wavelength for 133Cs at 880 nm
Apichayaporn Ratkata, Philip D. Gregory, Andrew D. Innes, Alex J. Matthies, Lewis A. McArd, Jonathan M. Mortlock, M. S. Safronova, Sarah L. Bromley, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 104, 052813 (2021)

[11] Robust storage qubits in ultracold polar molecules
Philip D. Gregory, Jacob A. Blackmore, Sarah L. Bromley, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Nat. Phys. 17, 1149–1153 (2021)

[10] Dynamics of a degenerate Cs-Yb mixture with attractive interspecies interactions
Kali E. Wilson*, Alexander Guttridge*, I-Kang Liu, Jack Segal, Thomas P. Billam, Nick G. Parker, N. P. Proukakis, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. Research 3, 033096 (2021)

[9] Preparation of 87Rb and 133Cs in the motional ground state of a single optical tweezer
R. V. Brooks, Stefan Spence, Alexander Guttridge, A. Alampounti, A. Rakonjac, L. A. McArd, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
New J. Phys. 23, 065002 (2021)

[8] Magic conditions for multiple rotational states of bialkali molecules in optical lattices
Q. Guan, Simon L. Cornish, and S. Kotochigova
Phys. Rev. A 103, 043311 (2021)

[7] Quantum degenerate mixtures of Cs and Yb
Kali E. Wilson*, Alexander Guttridge*, Jack Segal, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 103, 033306 (2021)

[6] Two-photon photoassociation spectroscopy of CsYb. Ground-state interaction potential and interspecies scattering lengths
A. Guttridge, Matthew D. Frye, B. C. Yang, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 98, 022707 (2018)

[5] Production of ultracold CsYb molecules by photoassociation
Alexander Guttridge, Stephen A. Hopkins, Matthew D. Frye, John J. McFerran, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 97, 063414 (2018)

[4] Interspecies thermalization in an ultracold mixture of Cs and Yb in an optical trap
A. Guttridge, S. A. Hopkins, S. L. Kemp, Matthew D. Frye, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 96, 012704 (2017)

[3] Direct loading of a large Yb MOT on the 1S0 to 3P1 transition
A. Guttridge, S. A. Hopkins, S. L. Kemp, D. Boddy, R. Freytag, M. P. A. Jones, M. R. Tarbutt, E. A. Hinds, and S. L. Cornish
_ J. Phys. B At. Mol. Opt. Phys_ 49, 145006 (2016)

[2] A versatile dual-species Zeeman slower for caesium and ytterbium
S. A. Hopkins, K. Butler, A. Guttridge, S. Kemp, R. Freytag, E. A. Hinds, M. R. Tarbutt, and S. L. Cornish
_ Rev. Sci. Instrum._ 87, 043109 (2016)

[1] Production and characterization of a dual species magneto-optical trap of cesium and ytterbium
S. L. Kemp, K. L. Butler, R. Freytag, S. A. Hopkins, E. A. Hinds, M. R. Tarbutt, and S. L. Cornish
_ Rev. Sci. Instrum._ 87, 023105 (2016)

Publications prior to 2021 can be found on Google Scholar.

 

PhD theses

Jonathan Mortlock: Towards Quantum Gas Microscopy of Ultracold Molecules (2024)

Stefan Spence: Assembling Single RbCs Molecules with Optical Tweezers (2023)

Andrew Innes: Towards a novel platform for imaging molecules in an optical lattice (2023)

Alex Matthies: Optical Conveyor-Belt Transport of Cs and Rb Atoms (2023)

Jack Segal: Ultracold and quantum degenerate mixtures of Cs and Yb (2023)

Vincent Brooks: Control and Collisions of 87Rb and 133Cs Atoms in Optical Tweezers (2022)

Jacob Blackmore: Coherence and Collisions in Ultracold 87Rb133Cs Molecules (2020)

Alexander Guttridge: Photoassociation of Ultracold CsYb Molecules and Determination of Interspecies Scattering Lengths (2018)

Philip Gregory: Coherent Control of Ultracold Polar Molecules (2018)

Stefan Kemp: Laser cooling and trapping of Ytterbium (2017)

Peter Molony: Creation of ultracold polar ground-state RbCs molecules (2016)

Michael Koppinger: Creation of ultracold RbCs molecules (2014)

Kirsteen Butler: A dual species MOT of Yb and Cs (2014)

Daniel McCarron: A Quantum Degenerate Mixture of 87Rb and 133Cs (2011)

Patrick Tierney: Magnetic trapping of an ultracold 87Rb and 133Cs atomic mixture (2009)