ARC : An open-source library for calculating properties of alkali Rydberg atoms

Šibalić, N. and Pritchard, J.D. and Adams, C.S. and Weatherill, K.J. (2017) ARC : An open-source library for calculating properties of alkali Rydberg atoms. Computer Physics Communications, 220. pp. 319-331. ISSN 0010-4655 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2017.06.015)

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Abstract

We present an object-oriented Python library for computation of properties of highly-excited Rydberg states of alkali atoms. These include single-body effects such as dipole matrix elements, excited-state lifetimes (radiative and black-body limited) and Stark maps of atoms in external electric fields, as well as two-atom interaction potentials accounting for dipole and quadrupole coupling effects valid at both long and short range for arbitrary alignment of the atomic dipoles. The package is cross-referenced to precise measurements of atomic energy levels and features extensive documentation to facilitate rapid upgrade or expansion by users. This library has direct application in the field of quantum information and quantum optics which exploit the strong Rydberg dipolar interactions for two-qubit gates, robust atom-light interfaces and simulating quantum many-body physics, as well as the field of metrology using Rydberg atoms as precise microwave electrometers.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:60863
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    30 November 2017
    Published
    5 August 2017
    Published Online
    17 June 2017
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:07 Jun 2017 12:53
    Last modified:13 Apr 2024 15:40
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/60863
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