Competing excitation quenching and charge exchange in ultracold Li-Ba+ collisions

X Xing, P Weckesser, F Thielemann… - Journal of Physics B …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Hybrid atom-ion systems are a rich and powerful platform for studying chemical reactions, as
they feature both excellent control over the electronic state preparation and readout as well …

Metastable doubly charged Rydberg trimers

DJ Bosworth, MT Eiles, P Schmelcher - Physical Review Research, 2024 - APS
We examine an effectively one-electron system with three positive nuclei composed of a Rb*
87 Rydberg atom interacting with a pair of Rb+ 87 ions and predict the existence of …

Quantum control of ion-atom collisions beyond the ultracold regime

MZ Walewski, MD Frye, O Katz, M Pinkas… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Control of microscopic physical systems is a prerequisite for experimental quantum science
and its applications. Neutral atomic and molecular systems can be controlled using tunable …

A matter of size: exploring atom-ion interactions on mesoscopic and macroscopic length scales

DJ Bosworth - 2024 - ediss.sub.uni-hamburg.de
The desire to further our understanding of complex physical phenomena and exploit
quantum mechanics for useful applications has driven the development of controlled …