ExcitingAds! A http://journals.aps.org/prl/ A! hourly 1 2026-07-03T20:16:54+00:00 rss@aps.org assocpub@aps.org 2026-07-03T20:16:54+00:00 en Copyright © 2026 the American Physical Society. Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Copyright © 2026 the American Physical Society assocpub@aps.org Controlling Isomer Population Using a Dual-Oscillator Infrared Free-Electron Laser http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2hy7-w3qb Author(s): América Y. Torres-Boy, Anoushka Ghosh, Myles B. T. Osenton, Akash C. Behera, Sandy Gewinner, Marco De Pas, Heinz Junkes, Wieland Schöllkopf, Alexander Paarmann, Gert von Helden, and Gerard Meijer<br/><p>We report on the control and characterization of the isomer population of ions inside superfluid helium nanodroplets, using two-color operation of a dual-oscillator infrared free-electron laser. The timing of both lasers is highly synchronized and their frequencies (or “colors”) can be tuned indepen…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013001] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026 Author(s): América Y. Torres-Boy, Anoushka Ghosh, Myles B. T. Osenton, Akash C. Behera, Sandy Gewinner, Marco De Pas, Heinz Junkes, Wieland Schöllkopf, Alexander Paarmann, Gert von Helden, and Gerard Meijer

We report on the control and characterization of the isomer population of ions inside superfluid helium nanodroplets, using two-color operation of a dual-oscillator infrared free-electron laser. The timing of both lasers is highly synchronized and their frequencies (or “colors”) can be tuned indepen…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013001] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026

]]> Controlling Isomer Population Using a Dual-Oscillator Infrared Free-Electron Laser América Y. Torres-Boy, Anoushka Ghosh, Myles B. T. Osenton, Akash C. Behera, Sandy Gewinner, Marco De Pas, Heinz Junkes, Wieland Schöllkopf, Alexander Paarmann, Gert von Helden, and Gerard Meijer 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013001 (2026) article doi:10.1103/2hy7-w3qb 10.1103/2hy7-w3qb Physical Review Letters 137 1 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2hy7-w3qb 013001 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Resolving Spin State Discrepancies of Small Cationic Iron Clusters by Far-Infrared Vibrational Spectroscopy http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/sqvn-3n9g Author(s): Kevin Anthony Kaw, Ozan Lacinbala, Deepak Pradeep, Joost M. Bakker, Ewald Janssens, Peter Lievens, and Piero Ferrari<br/><p>A technique combining spectroscopy and computational simulations allows the geometry and spin magnetic moment of iron nanoclusters to be determined more precisely.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/sqvn-3n9g.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013002] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026 Author(s): Kevin Anthony Kaw, Ozan Lacinbala, Deepak Pradeep, Joost M. Bakker, Ewald Janssens, Peter Lievens, and Piero Ferrari

A technique combining spectroscopy and computational simulations allows the geometry and spin magnetic moment of iron nanoclusters to be determined more precisely.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013002] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026

]]> Resolving Spin State Discrepancies of Small Cationic Iron Clusters by Far-Infrared Vibrational Spectroscopy Kevin Anthony Kaw, Ozan Lacinbala, Deepak Pradeep, Joost M. Bakker, Ewald Janssens, Peter Lievens, and Piero Ferrari 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013002 (2026) article doi:10.1103/sqvn-3n9g 10.1103/sqvn-3n9g Physical Review Letters 137 1 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/sqvn-3n9g 013002 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Microscopic Rydberg Electron Orbit Manipulation with Optical Tweezers http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/3tq7-ywf6 Author(s): Homar Rivera-Rodríguez, Matthew T. Eiles, Tilman Pfau, and Florian Meinert<br/><p>Laser cooling and trapping of atomic matter waves in optical potentials has enabled rapid progress in quantum science, particularly when combined with Rydberg excitation of the atoms to induce long-range interactions. Here, we propose the local manipulation and spatiotemporal sculpting of the electr…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013401] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026 Author(s): Homar Rivera-Rodríguez, Matthew T. Eiles, Tilman Pfau, and Florian Meinert

Laser cooling and trapping of atomic matter waves in optical potentials has enabled rapid progress in quantum science, particularly when combined with Rydberg excitation of the atoms to induce long-range interactions. Here, we propose the local manipulation and spatiotemporal sculpting of the electr…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013401] Published Wed Jul 01, 2026

]]> Microscopic Rydberg Electron Orbit Manipulation with Optical Tweezers Homar Rivera-Rodríguez, Matthew T. Eiles, Tilman Pfau, and Florian Meinert 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/3tq7-ywf6 10.1103/3tq7-ywf6 Physical Review Letters 137 1 2026-07-01T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/3tq7-ywf6 013401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Neural-Network-Assisted Bayesian Qubit Readout at the Single-Photon Level for Scalable Atomic Quantum Processors http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/y222-kfxl Author(s): Yaoting Zhou, Weisen Wang, Zhuangzhuang Tian, Bin Huang, Huancheng Chen, Donghao Li, Zhongxiao Xu, Li Chen, and Heng Shen<br/><p>Quantum state readout with minimal resources is crucial for scalable quantum information processing. As a leading platform, neutral atom arrays rely on fluorescence readout, requiring short-exposure schemes to mitigate heating and atom loss. However, a fundamental challenge arises in the single-phot…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013601] Published Tue Jun 30, 2026 Author(s): Yaoting Zhou, Weisen Wang, Zhuangzhuang Tian, Bin Huang, Huancheng Chen, Donghao Li, Zhongxiao Xu, Li Chen, and Heng Shen

Quantum state readout with minimal resources is crucial for scalable quantum information processing. As a leading platform, neutral atom arrays rely on fluorescence readout, requiring short-exposure schemes to mitigate heating and atom loss. However, a fundamental challenge arises in the single-phot…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013601] Published Tue Jun 30, 2026

]]> Neural-Network-Assisted Bayesian Qubit Readout at the Single-Photon Level for Scalable Atomic Quantum Processors Yaoting Zhou, Weisen Wang, Zhuangzhuang Tian, Bin Huang, Huancheng Chen, Donghao Li, Zhongxiao Xu, Li Chen, and Heng Shen 2026-06-30T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 013601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/y222-kfxl 10.1103/y222-kfxl Physical Review Letters 137 1 2026-06-30T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/y222-kfxl 013601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Enhancing Nonreciprocity through Squeezing-Induced Symmetry Breaking http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/kh36-7z76 Author(s): B.-B. Liu, D.-Y. Wang, J. Tang, G. Chen, H. Jing, Shi-Lei Su, and F. Nori<br/><p>Reservoir engineering enables unidirectional energy and signal flow. We establish squeezing-induced symmetry breaking between two cavities as a guiding principle for exponentially amplifying reservoir-mediated nonreciprocity. Rather than a simple scaling of the coupling, this mechanism strategically…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253602] Published Wed Jun 24, 2026 Author(s): B.-B. Liu, D.-Y. Wang, J. Tang, G. Chen, H. Jing, Shi-Lei Su, and F. Nori

Reservoir engineering enables unidirectional energy and signal flow. We establish squeezing-induced symmetry breaking between two cavities as a guiding principle for exponentially amplifying reservoir-mediated nonreciprocity. Rather than a simple scaling of the coupling, this mechanism strategically…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253602] Published Wed Jun 24, 2026

]]> Enhancing Nonreciprocity through Squeezing-Induced Symmetry Breaking B.-B. Liu, D.-Y. Wang, J. Tang, G. Chen, H. Jing, Shi-Lei Su, and F. Nori 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253602 (2026) article doi:10.1103/kh36-7z76 10.1103/kh36-7z76 Physical Review Letters 136 25 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/kh36-7z76 253602 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Novel Chiroptical Spectroscopy Technique http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/crdw-pxcs Author(s): Jorge Olmos-Trigo, Cristina Sanz-Fernández, and Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton<br/><p>Chiral objects typically exhibit a different extinction for the two circular polarizations of light. Researchers often detect the chirality of objects by measuring this extinction difference employing circular dichroism spectroscopy. In this Letter, we present a new spectroscopy technique for detect…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253802] Published Wed Jun 24, 2026 Author(s): Jorge Olmos-Trigo, Cristina Sanz-Fernández, and Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton

Chiral objects typically exhibit a different extinction for the two circular polarizations of light. Researchers often detect the chirality of objects by measuring this extinction difference employing circular dichroism spectroscopy. In this Letter, we present a new spectroscopy technique for detect…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253802] Published Wed Jun 24, 2026

]]> Novel Chiroptical Spectroscopy Technique Jorge Olmos-Trigo, Cristina Sanz-Fernández, and Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253802 (2026) article doi:10.1103/crdw-pxcs 10.1103/crdw-pxcs Physical Review Letters 136 25 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/crdw-pxcs 253802 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Thermodynamic Irreversibility in Optical Bistability http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/mx51-8hbw Author(s): G. Keijsers, R. M. de Boer, B. Verdonschot, K. J. H. Peters, and S. R. K. Rodriguez<br/><p>We demonstrate thermodynamic irreversibility in the stochastic switching of a coherently driven bistable optical cavity. We present measurements of phase space probability currents evidencing the breaking of detailed balance associated with thermodynamic irreversibility. We also estimate the magnitu…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253803] Published Wed Jun 24, 2026 Author(s): G. Keijsers, R. M. de Boer, B. Verdonschot, K. J. H. Peters, and S. R. K. Rodriguez

We demonstrate thermodynamic irreversibility in the stochastic switching of a coherently driven bistable optical cavity. We present measurements of phase space probability currents evidencing the breaking of detailed balance associated with thermodynamic irreversibility. We also estimate the magnitu…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253803] Published Wed Jun 24, 2026

]]> Thermodynamic Irreversibility in Optical Bistability G. Keijsers, R. M. de Boer, B. Verdonschot, K. J. H. Peters, and S. R. K. Rodriguez 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253803 (2026) article doi:10.1103/mx51-8hbw 10.1103/mx51-8hbw Physical Review Letters 136 25 2026-06-24T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/mx51-8hbw 253803 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Spin Interferometry in a Beam of Ultracold Molecules http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/6g7x-y15q Author(s): R. A. Jenkins, M. T. Ziemba, F. J. Collings, X. S. Zheng, F. Castellini, E. Wursten, J. Lim, B. E. Sauer, and M. R. Tarbutt<br/><p>We describe a spin interferometer using ultracold YbF molecules and develop the complete set of techniques needed to measure the electron’s electric dipole moment, ${d}_{e}$, with this apparatus. The molecules are cooled in an optical molasses and prepared in a single internal quantum state. A Raman…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253401] Published Tue Jun 23, 2026 Author(s): R. A. Jenkins, M. T. Ziemba, F. J. Collings, X. S. Zheng, F. Castellini, E. Wursten, J. Lim, B. E. Sauer, and M. R. Tarbutt

We describe a spin interferometer using ultracold YbF molecules and develop the complete set of techniques needed to measure the electron’s electric dipole moment, de, with this apparatus. The molecules are cooled in an optical molasses and prepared in a single internal quantum state. A Raman transi…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253401] Published Tue Jun 23, 2026

]]> Spin Interferometry in a Beam of Ultracold Molecules R. A. Jenkins, M. T. Ziemba, F. J. Collings, X. S. Zheng, F. Castellini, E. Wursten, J. Lim, B. E. Sauer, and M. R. Tarbutt 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/6g7x-y15q 10.1103/6g7x-y15q Physical Review Letters 136 25 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/6g7x-y15q 253401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Enhancement of Damping in a Turbulent Atomic Bose-Einstein Condensate http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/nzvm-3mmb Author(s): Junghoon Lee, Jongmin Kim, Jongheum Jung, and Y. Shin<br/><p>Turbulence enhances momentum transport in classical fluids, effectively increasing their viscosity. We investigate an analogous effect in a superfluid by measuring the damping of collective oscillations in an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) containing stationary spin-superflow turbulence. Usin…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253402] Published Tue Jun 23, 2026 Author(s): Junghoon Lee, Jongmin Kim, Jongheum Jung, and Y. Shin

Turbulence enhances momentum transport in classical fluids, effectively increasing their viscosity. We investigate an analogous effect in a superfluid by measuring the damping of collective oscillations in an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) containing stationary spin-superflow turbulence. Usin…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253402] Published Tue Jun 23, 2026

]]> Enhancement of Damping in a Turbulent Atomic Bose-Einstein Condensate Junghoon Lee, Jongmin Kim, Jongheum Jung, and Y. Shin 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/nzvm-3mmb 10.1103/nzvm-3mmb Physical Review Letters 136 25 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/nzvm-3mmb 253402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Crosstalk Insensitive Trapped-Ion Entanglement through Coupling Matrix Engineering http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/c6wf-z99k Author(s): Vikram Kashyap, Caleb Walton, and Sara Mouradian<br/><p>Optical crosstalk due to imperfect addressing in trapped-ion entangling gates generates unwanted nonlocal entanglement between target ions and their combined set of neighbors that is difficult to mitigate using standard quantum error correction. We present a method to design entangling operations th…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253601] Published Tue Jun 23, 2026 Author(s): Vikram Kashyap, Caleb Walton, and Sara Mouradian

Optical crosstalk due to imperfect addressing in trapped-ion entangling gates generates unwanted nonlocal entanglement between target ions and their combined set of neighbors that is difficult to mitigate using standard quantum error correction. We present a method to design entangling operations th…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253601] Published Tue Jun 23, 2026

]]> Crosstalk Insensitive Trapped-Ion Entanglement through Coupling Matrix Engineering Vikram Kashyap, Caleb Walton, and Sara Mouradian 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/c6wf-z99k 10.1103/c6wf-z99k Physical Review Letters 136 25 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/c6wf-z99k 253601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics On-Chip Generation of Copolarized and Spectrally Separable Photon Pairs http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/cpwf-k58g Author(s): Xiaojie Wang, Lin Zhou, Yue Li, Sakthi Sanjeev Mohanraj, Xiaodong Shi, Zhuoyang Yu, Ran Yang, Xu Chen, Guangxing Wu, Hao Hao, Sihao Wang, Veerendra Dhyani, and Di Zhu<br/><p>On-chip generation of high-purity single photons is essential for scalable photonic quantum technologies. Spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC) is widely used to generate photon pairs for heralded single-photon sources, but intrinsic spectral correlations of the pairs often limit the purity …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253801] Published Tue Jun 23, 2026 Author(s): Xiaojie Wang, Lin Zhou, Yue Li, Sakthi Sanjeev Mohanraj, Xiaodong Shi, Zhuoyang Yu, Ran Yang, Xu Chen, Guangxing Wu, Hao Hao, Sihao Wang, Veerendra Dhyani, and Di Zhu

On-chip generation of high-purity single photons is essential for scalable photonic quantum technologies. Spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC) is widely used to generate photon pairs for heralded single-photon sources, but intrinsic spectral correlations of the pairs often limit the purity …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253801] Published Tue Jun 23, 2026

]]> On-Chip Generation of Copolarized and Spectrally Separable Photon Pairs Xiaojie Wang, Lin Zhou, Yue Li, Sakthi Sanjeev Mohanraj, Xiaodong Shi, Zhuoyang Yu, Ran Yang, Xu Chen, Guangxing Wu, Hao Hao, Sihao Wang, Veerendra Dhyani, and Di Zhu 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 253801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/cpwf-k58g 10.1103/cpwf-k58g Physical Review Letters 136 25 2026-06-23T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/cpwf-k58g 253801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Spectroscopy of $^{4}\mathrm{He}$ at 0.25 ppt Uncertainty and Improved Alpha-Helion Charge-Radius Difference Determination http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/rwg9-my6x Author(s): K. Steinebach, J. C. J. Koelemeij, H. L. Bethlem, and K. S. E. Eikema<br/><p>Improved measurements of an electronic transition in helium-4 atoms constrain the size difference between helium-4 and helium-3 nuclei.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/rwg9-my6x.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243001] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026 Author(s): K. Steinebach, J. C. J. Koelemeij, H. L. Bethlem, and K. S. E. Eikema

Improved measurements of an electronic transition in helium-4 atoms constrain the size difference between helium-4 and helium-3 nuclei.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243001] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026

]]> Spectroscopy of $^{4}\mathrm{He}$ at 0.25 ppt Uncertainty and Improved Alpha-Helion Charge-Radius Difference Determination K. Steinebach, J. C. J. Koelemeij, H. L. Bethlem, and K. S. E. Eikema 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243001 (2026) article doi:10.1103/rwg9-my6x 10.1103/rwg9-my6x Physical Review Letters 136 24 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/rwg9-my6x 243001 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Observation of Spin-Singlet Butterfly Rydberg Molecules in an Ultracold Atomic Rb Gas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/q5r1-whjr Author(s): Markus Exner, Rohan Srikumar, Richard Blättner, Peter Schmelcher, H. R. Sadeghpour, Matthew T. Eiles, and Herwig Ott<br/><p>We report the observation of spin-singlet ultralong-range Rydberg butterfly molecules consisting of a ground-state atom bound to a Rydberg atom by $P$-wave scattering of $^{87}\mathrm{Rb}$ Rydberg electrons from $^{87}\mathrm{Rb}(5\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{s})$ atoms. A three-photon excitation scheme …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243002] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026 Author(s): Markus Exner, Rohan Srikumar, Richard Blättner, Peter Schmelcher, H. R. Sadeghpour, Matthew T. Eiles, and Herwig Ott

We report the observation of spin-singlet ultralong-range Rydberg butterfly molecules consisting of a ground-state atom bound to a Rydberg atom by P-wave scattering of Rb87 Rydberg electrons from Rb87(5  s) atoms. A three-photon excitation scheme enables the photoassociation of these molecules by we…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243002] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026

]]> Observation of Spin-Singlet Butterfly Rydberg Molecules in an Ultracold Atomic Rb Gas Markus Exner, Rohan Srikumar, Richard Blättner, Peter Schmelcher, H. R. Sadeghpour, Matthew T. Eiles, and Herwig Ott 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243002 (2026) article doi:10.1103/q5r1-whjr 10.1103/q5r1-whjr Physical Review Letters 136 24 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/q5r1-whjr 243002 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Generalized Gross-Pitaevskii Equation for 2D Bosons with Attractive Interactions http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2831-t3jk Author(s): Michał Suchorowski, Fabian Brauneis, Hans-Werner Hammer, Michał Tomza, and Artem G. Volosniev<br/><p>We introduce a generalized Gross-Pitaevskii equation that provides a nonlinear framework for studying 2D attractive Bose systems. Its defining feature is the logarithmic density dependence of the coupling constant, which breaks the scale invariance inherent in the standard mean-field equations. This…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243402] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026 Author(s): Michał Suchorowski, Fabian Brauneis, Hans-Werner Hammer, Michał Tomza, and Artem G. Volosniev

We introduce a generalized Gross-Pitaevskii equation that provides a nonlinear framework for studying 2D attractive Bose systems. Its defining feature is the logarithmic density dependence of the coupling constant, which breaks the scale invariance inherent in the standard mean-field equations. This…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243402] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026

]]> Generalized Gross-Pitaevskii Equation for 2D Bosons with Attractive Interactions Michał Suchorowski, Fabian Brauneis, Hans-Werner Hammer, Michał Tomza, and Artem G. Volosniev 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/2831-t3jk 10.1103/2831-t3jk Physical Review Letters 136 24 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2831-t3jk 243402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Universal Two-Excitation Scattering in Two-Dimensional Subwavelength Atomic Arrays http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2mvc-8tc4 Author(s): Yidan Wang (王艺丹), Oriol Rubies-Bigorda, Valentin Walther, and Susanne F. Yelin<br/><p>Subwavelength atomic arrays are a leading platform for engineering strong light-matter interactions, presenting exciting opportunities for quantum science. However, a full understanding of their multiexcitation dynamics remains a significant challenge. In this Letter, we uncover a remarkable univers…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243603] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026 Author(s): Yidan Wang (王艺丹), Oriol Rubies-Bigorda, Valentin Walther, and Susanne F. Yelin

Subwavelength atomic arrays are a leading platform for engineering strong light-matter interactions, presenting exciting opportunities for quantum science. However, a full understanding of their multiexcitation dynamics remains a significant challenge. In this Letter, we uncover a remarkable univers…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243603] Published Thu Jun 18, 2026

]]> Universal Two-Excitation Scattering in Two-Dimensional Subwavelength Atomic Arrays Yidan Wang (王艺丹), Oriol Rubies-Bigorda, Valentin Walther, and Susanne F. Yelin 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243603 (2026) article doi:10.1103/2mvc-8tc4 10.1103/2mvc-8tc4 Physical Review Letters 136 24 2026-06-18T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2mvc-8tc4 243603 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Probing Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer Pairing and Quasiparticle Formation in Ultracold Gases by Rydberg Atom Spectroscopy http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/3js1-2zc1 Author(s): Emilio Ramos Rodríguez, Marcel Gievers, and Richard Schmidt<br/><p>Locally probing pairing in fermionic superfluids, ranging from micro- to macroscopic scales, has been a long-standing challenge. Here, we investigate a new approach that uses Rydberg impurities as a spectroscopic sensor of the surrounding strongly correlated state of ultracold paired fermions. The e…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243401] Published Tue Jun 16, 2026 Author(s): Emilio Ramos Rodríguez, Marcel Gievers, and Richard Schmidt

Locally probing pairing in fermionic superfluids, ranging from micro- to macroscopic scales, has been a long-standing challenge. Here, we investigate a new approach that uses Rydberg impurities as a spectroscopic sensor of the surrounding strongly correlated state of ultracold paired fermions. The e…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243401] Published Tue Jun 16, 2026

]]> Probing Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer Pairing and Quasiparticle Formation in Ultracold Gases by Rydberg Atom Spectroscopy Emilio Ramos Rodríguez, Marcel Gievers, and Richard Schmidt 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/3js1-2zc1 10.1103/3js1-2zc1 Physical Review Letters 136 24 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/3js1-2zc1 243401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Quantum Non-Gaussianity Criterion Based on Photon Correlations ${g}^{(2)}$ and ${g}^{(3)}$ http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/1t2q-qm97 Author(s): Christoph Hotter, Clara Henke, Cornelis Jacobus van Diepen, Peter Lodahl, and Anders Søndberg Sørensen<br/><p>Quantum non-Gaussian states, which cannot be written as mixtures of Gaussian states, are necessary to achieve a quantum advantage in continuous variable systems. They represent an important benchmark for the realization of an advanced quantum light source, as they cannot be made by simple means such…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243601] Published Tue Jun 16, 2026 Author(s): Christoph Hotter, Clara Henke, Cornelis Jacobus van Diepen, Peter Lodahl, and Anders Søndberg Sørensen

Quantum non-Gaussian states, which cannot be written as mixtures of Gaussian states, are necessary to achieve a quantum advantage in continuous variable systems. They represent an important benchmark for the realization of an advanced quantum light source, as they cannot be made by simple means such…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243601] Published Tue Jun 16, 2026

]]> Quantum Non-Gaussianity Criterion Based on Photon Correlations ${g}^{(2)}$ and ${g}^{(3)}$ Christoph Hotter, Clara Henke, Cornelis Jacobus van Diepen, Peter Lodahl, and Anders Søndberg Sørensen 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/1t2q-qm97 10.1103/1t2q-qm97 Physical Review Letters 136 24 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/1t2q-qm97 243601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Theory of Quantum Comb Enhanced Interferometry http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/5qrd-28df Author(s): Haowei Shi and Quntao Zhuang<br/><p>Optical frequency combs, named for their comblike peaks in the spectrum, are essential for various sensing applications. As the technology develops, its performance has reached the standard quantum limit dictated by the quantum fluctuations of coherent light field. Quantum combs, with their quantum …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243602] Published Tue Jun 16, 2026 Author(s): Haowei Shi and Quntao Zhuang

Optical frequency combs, named for their comblike peaks in the spectrum, are essential for various sensing applications. As the technology develops, its performance has reached the standard quantum limit dictated by the quantum fluctuations of coherent light field. Quantum combs, with their quantum …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243602] Published Tue Jun 16, 2026

]]> Theory of Quantum Comb Enhanced Interferometry Haowei Shi and Quntao Zhuang 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 243602 (2026) article doi:10.1103/5qrd-28df 10.1103/5qrd-28df Physical Review Letters 136 24 2026-06-16T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/5qrd-28df 243602 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Nanomechanical Sensor Resolving Impulsive Forces below Its Zero-Point Fluctuations http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/9wzm-3qyb Author(s): Martynas Skrabulis, Martin Colombano Sosa, Nicola Carlon Zambon, Andrei Militaru, Massimiliano Rossi, Martin Frimmer, and Lukas Novotny<br/><p>Researchers boosted the sensitivity for measurements of the motion of a levitated nanoparticle, with potential uses in dark matter searches.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/9wzm-3qyb.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233604] Published Fri Jun 12, 2026 Author(s): Martynas Skrabulis, Martin Colombano Sosa, Nicola Carlon Zambon, Andrei Militaru, Massimiliano Rossi, Martin Frimmer, and Lukas Novotny

Researchers boosted the sensitivity for measurements of the motion of a levitated nanoparticle, with potential uses in dark matter searches.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233604] Published Fri Jun 12, 2026

]]> Nanomechanical Sensor Resolving Impulsive Forces below Its Zero-Point Fluctuations Martynas Skrabulis, Martin Colombano Sosa, Nicola Carlon Zambon, Andrei Militaru, Massimiliano Rossi, Martin Frimmer, and Lukas Novotny 2026-06-12T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233604 (2026) article doi:10.1103/9wzm-3qyb 10.1103/9wzm-3qyb Physical Review Letters 136 23 2026-06-12T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/9wzm-3qyb 233604 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Hybrid SU(1,1) Interferometry in Optomechanics http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/t9tt-t5x2 Author(s): Chao Meng, Emil Zeuthen, and Polina R. Sharapova<br/><p>In nondegenerate SU(1,1) interferometers, beam splitters are replaced by two-mode squeezers, enabling sub-shot-noise sensitivity without input squeezing and robustness to detection losses by quantum entanglement. We propose a hybrid implementation in optomechanics where one “arm” is a mechanical mod…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233602] Published Thu Jun 11, 2026 Author(s): Chao Meng, Emil Zeuthen, and Polina R. Sharapova

In nondegenerate SU(1,1) interferometers, beam splitters are replaced by two-mode squeezers, enabling sub-shot-noise sensitivity without input squeezing and robustness to detection losses by quantum entanglement. We propose a hybrid implementation in optomechanics where one “arm” is a mechanical mod…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233602] Published Thu Jun 11, 2026

]]> Hybrid SU(1,1) Interferometry in Optomechanics Chao Meng, Emil Zeuthen, and Polina R. Sharapova 2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233602 (2026) article doi:10.1103/t9tt-t5x2 10.1103/t9tt-t5x2 Physical Review Letters 136 23 2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/t9tt-t5x2 233602 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Cavity-Free Mode Control of Superfluorescence from Thermal Gas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/cbxq-8n45 Author(s): H. Maeda and K. Kitano<br/><p>Transverse-mode control of light has traditionally relied on optical cavities, whereas recent cavity-free approaches based on periodically arranged cold atoms that exploit collective radiation have attracted increasing attention. Here, we demonstrate a new cavity-free method applicable to thermal ga…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233603] Published Thu Jun 11, 2026 Author(s): H. Maeda and K. Kitano

Transverse-mode control of light has traditionally relied on optical cavities, whereas recent cavity-free approaches based on periodically arranged cold atoms that exploit collective radiation have attracted increasing attention. Here, we demonstrate a new cavity-free method applicable to thermal ga…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233603] Published Thu Jun 11, 2026

]]> Cavity-Free Mode Control of Superfluorescence from Thermal Gas H. Maeda and K. Kitano 2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233603 (2026) article doi:10.1103/cbxq-8n45 10.1103/cbxq-8n45 Physical Review Letters 136 23 2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/cbxq-8n45 233603 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Optical Tautochrone and Squeezing Dynamics in Nonuniform Lattices http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/6b4n-v35x Author(s): Ioannis Kiorpelidis, Matthias Heinrich, Alexander Szameit, Georgios A. Siviloglou, and Konstantinos G. Makris<br/><p>We present exact analogies between the tautochrone problem of classical mechanics and the squeezed states of quantum optics to optical lattices. Both phenomena emerge in the same physical system, that of waveguide arrays with nonuniform couplings. Extension to two dimensions yields Lissajous-type tr…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233801] Published Thu Jun 11, 2026 Author(s): Ioannis Kiorpelidis, Matthias Heinrich, Alexander Szameit, Georgios A. Siviloglou, and Konstantinos G. Makris

We present exact analogies between the tautochrone problem of classical mechanics and the squeezed states of quantum optics to optical lattices. Both phenomena emerge in the same physical system, that of waveguide arrays with nonuniform couplings. Extension to two dimensions yields Lissajous-type tr…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233801] Published Thu Jun 11, 2026

]]> Optical Tautochrone and Squeezing Dynamics in Nonuniform Lattices Ioannis Kiorpelidis, Matthias Heinrich, Alexander Szameit, Georgios A. Siviloglou, and Konstantinos G. Makris 2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/6b4n-v35x 10.1103/6b4n-v35x Physical Review Letters 136 23 2026-06-11T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/6b4n-v35x 233801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Magneto-Optical Trapping of a Metal Hydride Molecule http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/xy6y-kyhc Author(s): Jinyu Dai, Benjamin Riley, Qi Sun, Debayan Mitra, and Tanya Zelevinsky<br/><p>Researchers have used laser cooling and trapping to isolate calcium monohydride, a key step toward producing ultracold atomic hydrogen.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/xy6y-kyhc.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233403] Published Wed Jun 10, 2026 Author(s): Jinyu Dai, Benjamin Riley, Qi Sun, Debayan Mitra, and Tanya Zelevinsky

Researchers have used laser cooling and trapping to isolate calcium monohydride, a key step toward producing ultracold atomic hydrogen.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233403] Published Wed Jun 10, 2026

]]> Magneto-Optical Trapping of a Metal Hydride Molecule Jinyu Dai, Benjamin Riley, Qi Sun, Debayan Mitra, and Tanya Zelevinsky 2026-06-10T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233403 (2026) article doi:10.1103/xy6y-kyhc 10.1103/xy6y-kyhc Physical Review Letters 136 23 2026-06-10T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/xy6y-kyhc 233403 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Momentum-Resolved Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy as a Probe of Nonlinear Quantum Field Dynamics http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tfdm-qshs Author(s): Duilio De Santis, Alex Gómez-Salvador, Nataliia Bazhan, Sebastian Erne, Maximilian Prüfer, Claudio Guarcello, Davide Valenti, Jörg Schmiedmayer, and Eugene Demler<br/><p>Emergent collective excitations constitute a hallmark of interacting quantum many-body systems, yet in solid-state platforms their study has been largely limited by the constraints of linear-response probes and by finite momentum resolution. We propose to overcome these limitations by combining the …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233401] Published Tue Jun 09, 2026 Author(s): Duilio De Santis, Alex Gómez-Salvador, Nataliia Bazhan, Sebastian Erne, Maximilian Prüfer, Claudio Guarcello, Davide Valenti, Jörg Schmiedmayer, and Eugene Demler

Emergent collective excitations constitute a hallmark of interacting quantum many-body systems, yet in solid-state platforms their study has been largely limited by the constraints of linear-response probes and by finite momentum resolution. We propose to overcome these limitations by combining the …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233401] Published Tue Jun 09, 2026

]]> Momentum-Resolved Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy as a Probe of Nonlinear Quantum Field Dynamics Duilio De Santis, Alex Gómez-Salvador, Nataliia Bazhan, Sebastian Erne, Maximilian Prüfer, Claudio Guarcello, Davide Valenti, Jörg Schmiedmayer, and Eugene Demler 2026-06-09T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/tfdm-qshs 10.1103/tfdm-qshs Physical Review Letters 136 23 2026-06-09T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tfdm-qshs 233401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Efimov Effect in Ultracold Microwave-Shielded Polar Molecules http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/qlvv-r93m Author(s): Shayamal Singh and Chris H. Greene<br/><p>A quantum-mechanical description is presented for the three-body physics of shielded dipolar molecules, including a prediction of observable Efimov physics. Despite the anisotropic and long-range nature of the interaction, shielding enables a regime in which universality emerges already at the two-b…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233402] Published Tue Jun 09, 2026 Author(s): Shayamal Singh and Chris H. Greene

A quantum-mechanical description is presented for the three-body physics of shielded dipolar molecules, including a prediction of observable Efimov physics. Despite the anisotropic and long-range nature of the interaction, shielding enables a regime in which universality emerges already at the two-b…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233402] Published Tue Jun 09, 2026

]]> Efimov Effect in Ultracold Microwave-Shielded Polar Molecules Shayamal Singh and Chris H. Greene 2026-06-09T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/qlvv-r93m 10.1103/qlvv-r93m Physical Review Letters 136 23 2026-06-09T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/qlvv-r93m 233402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Pound-Drever-Hall Method for Superconducting-Qubit Readout http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/ng1d-6gb8 Author(s): Ibukunoluwa Adisa, Won Chan Lee, Kevin C. Cox, and Alicia J. Kollár<br/><p>Scaling quantum computers to large sizes requires the implementation of many parallel qubit readouts. Here we present an ultrastable superconducting-qubit readout method using the multitone self-phase-referenced Pound-Drever-Hall (PDH) technique, originally developed for use with optical cavities. I…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233601] Published Tue Jun 09, 2026 Author(s): Ibukunoluwa Adisa, Won Chan Lee, Kevin C. Cox, and Alicia J. Kollár

Scaling quantum computers to large sizes requires the implementation of many parallel qubit readouts. Here we present an ultrastable superconducting-qubit readout method using the multitone self-phase-referenced Pound-Drever-Hall (PDH) technique, originally developed for use with optical cavities. I…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233601] Published Tue Jun 09, 2026

]]> Pound-Drever-Hall Method for Superconducting-Qubit Readout Ibukunoluwa Adisa, Won Chan Lee, Kevin C. Cox, and Alicia J. Kollár 2026-06-09T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 233601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/ng1d-6gb8 10.1103/ng1d-6gb8 Physical Review Letters 136 23 2026-06-09T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/ng1d-6gb8 233601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Programmable Assembly of Ground State Fermionic Tweezer Arrays http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/fsmh-dz71 Author(s): Naman Jain, Jin Zhang, Marcus Culemann, and Philipp M. Preiss<br/><p>We demonstrate deterministic preparation of arbitrary two-component product states of fermionic $^{6}\mathrm{Li}$ atoms in an $8×8$ optical tweezer array, achieving motional ground-state fidelities above 98.5%. Leveraging the large differential magnetic moments for spin-resolution, with parallelized…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223402] Published Fri Jun 05, 2026 Author(s): Naman Jain, Jin Zhang, Marcus Culemann, and Philipp M. Preiss

We demonstrate deterministic preparation of arbitrary two-component product states of fermionic Li6 atoms in an 8×8 optical tweezer array, achieving motional ground-state fidelities above 98.5%. Leveraging the large differential magnetic moments for spin-resolution, with parallelized site- and numbe…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223402] Published Fri Jun 05, 2026

]]> Programmable Assembly of Ground State Fermionic Tweezer Arrays Naman Jain, Jin Zhang, Marcus Culemann, and Philipp M. Preiss 2026-06-05T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/fsmh-dz71 10.1103/fsmh-dz71 Physical Review Letters 136 22 2026-06-05T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/fsmh-dz71 223402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Swimming against a Superfluid Flow: Self-Propulsion via Vortex-Antivortex Shedding in a Quantum Fluid of Light http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/ndj1-1j89 Author(s): Myrann Baker-Rasooli, Tangui Aladjidi, Tiago D. Ferreira, Alberto Bramati, Mathias Albert, Pierre-Élie Larré, and Quentin Glorieux<br/><p>A superfluid flows without friction below a critical velocity, exhibiting zero drag force on impurities. Above this threshold, superfluidity breaks down, and the internal energy is redistributed into incoherent excitations such as vortices. We demonstrate that a mobile, finite-mass impurity immersed…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223401] Published Wed Jun 03, 2026 Author(s): Myrann Baker-Rasooli, Tangui Aladjidi, Tiago D. Ferreira, Alberto Bramati, Mathias Albert, Pierre-Élie Larré, and Quentin Glorieux

A superfluid flows without friction below a critical velocity, exhibiting zero drag force on impurities. Above this threshold, superfluidity breaks down, and the internal energy is redistributed into incoherent excitations such as vortices. We demonstrate that a mobile, finite-mass impurity immersed…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223401] Published Wed Jun 03, 2026

]]> Swimming against a Superfluid Flow: Self-Propulsion via Vortex-Antivortex Shedding in a Quantum Fluid of Light Myrann Baker-Rasooli, Tangui Aladjidi, Tiago D. Ferreira, Alberto Bramati, Mathias Albert, Pierre-Élie Larré, and Quentin Glorieux 2026-06-03T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/ndj1-1j89 10.1103/ndj1-1j89 Physical Review Letters 136 22 2026-06-03T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/ndj1-1j89 223401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Unveiling Spin and Poynting Dual Textures of an Optical Skyrmionic Tube in Free Space http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/f6b5-kv4x Author(s): Sicong Wang, Zhikai Zhou, Yongjie Zhu, Jialin Sun, Jiahui Mao, Minghui Wang, Shichao Song, Zi-lan Deng, Yaoyu Cao, Fei Qin, Yunkun Wu, Xifeng Ren, and Xiangping Li<br/><p>Optical skyrmions are topological textures of electromagnetic fields with promising applications in information processing, transport, and storage. Exquisitely tailoring the optical fields of diverse physical quantities has expanded the family of skyrmions, yet such skyrmions only exhibit a single-q…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223803] Published Wed Jun 03, 2026 Author(s): Sicong Wang, Zhikai Zhou, Yongjie Zhu, Jialin Sun, Jiahui Mao, Minghui Wang, Shichao Song, Zi-lan Deng, Yaoyu Cao, Fei Qin, Yunkun Wu, Xifeng Ren, and Xiangping Li

Optical skyrmions are topological textures of electromagnetic fields with promising applications in information processing, transport, and storage. Exquisitely tailoring the optical fields of diverse physical quantities has expanded the family of skyrmions, yet such skyrmions only exhibit a single-q…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223803] Published Wed Jun 03, 2026

]]> Unveiling Spin and Poynting Dual Textures of an Optical Skyrmionic Tube in Free Space Sicong Wang, Zhikai Zhou, Yongjie Zhu, Jialin Sun, Jiahui Mao, Minghui Wang, Shichao Song, Zi-lan Deng, Yaoyu Cao, Fei Qin, Yunkun Wu, Xifeng Ren, and Xiangping Li 2026-06-03T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223803 (2026) article doi:10.1103/f6b5-kv4x 10.1103/f6b5-kv4x Physical Review Letters 136 22 2026-06-03T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/f6b5-kv4x 223803 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Electron Affinity of the Carbon Dimer from Threshold Photodetachment Spectroscopy http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/wvxs-6wz5 Author(s): Sruthi Purushu Melath, Michael Hauck, Christine Lochmann, Robert Wild, Timothy P. Softley, Katrin Dulitz, and Roland Wester<br/><p>Photodetachment spectroscopy of ${\mathrm{C}}_{2}^{−}$ anions across the thresholds to the two lowest electronic states of neutral ${\mathrm{C}}_{2}$ was carried out using rotationally cold trapped ions. The electron detachment was observed to follow $p$- and $s$-wave threshold behavior for transiti…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223001] Published Tue Jun 02, 2026 Author(s): Sruthi Purushu Melath, Michael Hauck, Christine Lochmann, Robert Wild, Timothy P. Softley, Katrin Dulitz, and Roland Wester

Photodetachment spectroscopy of C2− anions across the thresholds to the two lowest electronic states of neutral C2 was carried out using rotationally cold trapped ions. The electron detachment was observed to follow p- and s-wave threshold behavior for transitions to the C2X1Σg+(v′=0) and C2a3Πu(v′=…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223001] Published Tue Jun 02, 2026

]]> Electron Affinity of the Carbon Dimer from Threshold Photodetachment Spectroscopy Sruthi Purushu Melath, Michael Hauck, Christine Lochmann, Robert Wild, Timothy P. Softley, Katrin Dulitz, and Roland Wester 2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223001 (2026) article doi:10.1103/wvxs-6wz5 10.1103/wvxs-6wz5 Physical Review Letters 136 22 2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/wvxs-6wz5 223001 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Mie Scattering Analog Circuit Emulator http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/n9kj-6j67 Author(s): Emanuele Corsaro, Marco Balato, Giovanni Miano, Carlo Petrarca, Andrea Alù, and Carlo Forestiere<br/><p>Mie scattering describes the linear interaction of electromagnetic waves with spheres of arbitrary composition and size. Here, we introduce and experimentally validate an analog circuit emulator of Mie scattering by temporally dispersive spheres. The emulator reconstructs the full scattering respons…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223802] Published Tue Jun 02, 2026 Author(s): Emanuele Corsaro, Marco Balato, Giovanni Miano, Carlo Petrarca, Andrea Alù, and Carlo Forestiere

Mie scattering describes the linear interaction of electromagnetic waves with spheres of arbitrary composition and size. Here, we introduce and experimentally validate an analog circuit emulator of Mie scattering by temporally dispersive spheres. The emulator reconstructs the full scattering respons…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223802] Published Tue Jun 02, 2026

]]> Mie Scattering Analog Circuit Emulator Emanuele Corsaro, Marco Balato, Giovanni Miano, Carlo Petrarca, Andrea Alù, and Carlo Forestiere 2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223802 (2026) article doi:10.1103/n9kj-6j67 10.1103/n9kj-6j67 Physical Review Letters 136 22 2026-06-02T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/n9kj-6j67 223802 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Nanoscale Femtosecond Coherent Radiation and Spatiotemporally Shaped Free Electron Wave Function http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/94bl-yb33 Author(s): Wu Wen, Jing Li, and Yunquan Liu<br/><p>We study tunable, nanoscale, femtosecond coherent radiation based on a coupled nanowire pair structure, which is transversely excited by a strong, linearly polarized laser pulse. The structure can function as a nanoscale undulator: the electrons moving through the nanogap are driven by a spatially p…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223801] Published Mon Jun 01, 2026 Author(s): Wu Wen, Jing Li, and Yunquan Liu

We study tunable, nanoscale, femtosecond coherent radiation based on a coupled nanowire pair structure, which is transversely excited by a strong, linearly polarized laser pulse. The structure can function as a nanoscale undulator: the electrons moving through the nanogap are driven by a spatially p…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223801] Published Mon Jun 01, 2026

]]> Nanoscale Femtosecond Coherent Radiation and Spatiotemporally Shaped Free Electron Wave Function Wu Wen, Jing Li, and Yunquan Liu 2026-06-01T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 223801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/94bl-yb33 10.1103/94bl-yb33 Physical Review Letters 136 22 2026-06-01T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/94bl-yb33 223801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Quantum Trajectory Separation and Attosecond Mapping in Liquid High-Harmonic Generation http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/1zw5-3h2d Author(s): Wanchen Tao, Ruisi Zhang, Qihe Guo, Lixin He, Tao-Yuan Du, Xingdong Guan, Pengfei Lan, and Peixiang Lu<br/><p>High-harmonic generation (HHG) from liquids offers a potential pathway to attosecond spectroscopy in chemically complex and disordered environments, yet fundamental questions remain open: whether liquid harmonic emission preserves well-defined attosecond synchronization, and whether harmonic emissio…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 213201] Published Wed May 27, 2026 Author(s): Wanchen Tao, Ruisi Zhang, Qihe Guo, Lixin He, Tao-Yuan Du, Xingdong Guan, Pengfei Lan, and Peixiang Lu

High-harmonic generation (HHG) from liquids offers a potential pathway to attosecond spectroscopy in chemically complex and disordered environments, yet fundamental questions remain open: whether liquid harmonic emission preserves well-defined attosecond synchronization, and whether harmonic emissio…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 213201] Published Wed May 27, 2026

]]> Quantum Trajectory Separation and Attosecond Mapping in Liquid High-Harmonic Generation Wanchen Tao, Ruisi Zhang, Qihe Guo, Lixin He, Tao-Yuan Du, Xingdong Guan, Pengfei Lan, and Peixiang Lu 2026-05-27T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 213201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/1zw5-3h2d 10.1103/1zw5-3h2d Physical Review Letters 136 21 2026-05-27T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/1zw5-3h2d 213201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Coherent Ionization of Atoms by Dense Beams of Extreme Relativistic Electrons http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/knz2-4fw4 Author(s): S. Kim, C. Müller, and A. B. Voitkiv<br/><p>Ionization is one of the basic physical processes, occurring when charged particles penetrate atomic matter. Here, we predict a novel ionization mechanism, arising in collisions with very dense and compact beams of extreme relativistic electrons, in which a significant fraction of the beam electrons…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 213202] Published Wed May 27, 2026 Author(s): S. Kim, C. Müller, and A. B. Voitkiv

Ionization is one of the basic physical processes, occurring when charged particles penetrate atomic matter. Here, we predict a novel ionization mechanism, arising in collisions with very dense and compact beams of extreme relativistic electrons, in which a significant fraction of the beam electrons…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 213202] Published Wed May 27, 2026

]]> Coherent Ionization of Atoms by Dense Beams of Extreme Relativistic Electrons S. Kim, C. Müller, and A. B. Voitkiv 2026-05-27T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 213202 (2026) article doi:10.1103/knz2-4fw4 10.1103/knz2-4fw4 Physical Review Letters 136 21 2026-05-27T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/knz2-4fw4 213202 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Lattice Unitarity: Saturated Collisional Resistivity in Hubbard Metals http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/bhw8-p536 Author(s): Frank Corapi, Robyn T. Learn, Benjamin Driesen, Antoine Lefebvre, Xavier Leyronas, Frédéric Chevy, Cora J. Fujiwara, and Joseph H. Thywissen<br/><p>We investigate the interaction-induced resistivity of ultracold fermions in a three-dimensional optical lattice. <i>In situ</i> observations of transport dynamics enable the determination of real and imaginary resistivity. In the strongly interacting metallic regime, we observe a striking saturation of the…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 213401] Published Tue May 26, 2026 Author(s): Frank Corapi, Robyn T. Learn, Benjamin Driesen, Antoine Lefebvre, Xavier Leyronas, Frédéric Chevy, Cora J. Fujiwara, and Joseph H. Thywissen

We investigate the interaction-induced resistivity of ultracold fermions in a three-dimensional optical lattice. In situ observations of transport dynamics enable the determination of real and imaginary resistivity. In the strongly interacting metallic regime, we observe a striking saturation of the…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 213401] Published Tue May 26, 2026

]]> Lattice Unitarity: Saturated Collisional Resistivity in Hubbard Metals Frank Corapi, Robyn T. Learn, Benjamin Driesen, Antoine Lefebvre, Xavier Leyronas, Frédéric Chevy, Cora J. Fujiwara, and Joseph H. Thywissen 2026-05-26T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 213401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/bhw8-p536 10.1103/bhw8-p536 Physical Review Letters 136 21 2026-05-26T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/bhw8-p536 213401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Dynamical Control of Quantum Photon-Photon Interaction with Phase Change Material http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/spb4-kgmq Author(s): Chaojie Wang, Xutong Li, Xiuyi Ma, Yuning Zhang, Meng Wu, Weifang Lu, Yuanyuan Chen, Xiubao Sui, and Lixiang Chen<br/><p>Quantum interference can produce pivotal effective photon-photon interactions, enabling the exploration of various quantum information technologies that are beyond the possibilities of classical physics. While this effective interaction is fundamentally limited to the bosonic nature of photons and t…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 203601] Published Fri May 22, 2026 Author(s): Chaojie Wang, Xutong Li, Xiuyi Ma, Yuning Zhang, Meng Wu, Weifang Lu, Yuanyuan Chen, Xiubao Sui, and Lixiang Chen

Quantum interference can produce pivotal effective photon-photon interactions, enabling the exploration of various quantum information technologies that are beyond the possibilities of classical physics. While this effective interaction is fundamentally limited to the bosonic nature of photons and t…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 203601] Published Fri May 22, 2026

]]> Dynamical Control of Quantum Photon-Photon Interaction with Phase Change Material Chaojie Wang, Xutong Li, Xiuyi Ma, Yuning Zhang, Meng Wu, Weifang Lu, Yuanyuan Chen, Xiubao Sui, and Lixiang Chen 2026-05-22T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 203601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/spb4-kgmq 10.1103/spb4-kgmq Physical Review Letters 136 20 2026-05-22T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/spb4-kgmq 203601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics $^{3}\mathrm{He}\text{−}^{21}\mathrm{Ne}$ Ramsey Comagnetometer with Sub-nHz Frequency Resolution http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/wqqq-s2bz Author(s): Shaobo Zhang, Jingyao Wang, George Sun, Johannes J. van de Wetering, and Michael V. Romalis<br/><p>Nuclear spin comagnetometers offer exceptional precision in measurements of spin energy levels and exhibit long-term stability, making them powerful tools for probing spin-dependent physics beyond the standard model as well as for inertial rotation sensing. We describe a new $^{3}\mathrm{He}\text{−}…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 203201] Published Tue May 19, 2026 Author(s): Shaobo Zhang, Jingyao Wang, George Sun, Johannes J. van de Wetering, and Michael V. Romalis

Nuclear spin comagnetometers offer exceptional precision in measurements of spin energy levels and exhibit long-term stability, making them powerful tools for probing spin-dependent physics beyond the standard model as well as for inertial rotation sensing. We describe a new He3−Ne21 Ramsey comagnet…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 203201] Published Tue May 19, 2026

]]> $^{3}\mathrm{He}\text{−}^{21}\mathrm{Ne}$ Ramsey Comagnetometer with Sub-nHz Frequency Resolution Shaobo Zhang, Jingyao Wang, George Sun, Johannes J. van de Wetering, and Michael V. Romalis 2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 203201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/wqqq-s2bz 10.1103/wqqq-s2bz Physical Review Letters 136 20 2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/wqqq-s2bz 203201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Lellouch-Lüscher Relation for Ultracold Few-Atom Systems under Confinement http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/pzlp-7k8d Author(s): Jing-Lun Li, Paul S. Julienne, Johannes Hecker Denschlag, and José P. D’Incao<br/><p>We derive an analog of the Lellouch-Lüscher (LL) relation for few-body bosonic systems, linking few-body scattering loss rates to the energies and widths of the corresponding harmonically trapped few-body states. Three-body numerical simulations show that the LL relation applies across a broad range…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 203401] Published Tue May 19, 2026 Author(s): Jing-Lun Li, Paul S. Julienne, Johannes Hecker Denschlag, and José P. D’Incao

We derive an analog of the Lellouch-Lüscher (LL) relation for few-body bosonic systems, linking few-body scattering loss rates to the energies and widths of the corresponding harmonically trapped few-body states. Three-body numerical simulations show that the LL relation applies across a broad range…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 203401] Published Tue May 19, 2026

]]> Lellouch-Lüscher Relation for Ultracold Few-Atom Systems under Confinement Jing-Lun Li, Paul S. Julienne, Johannes Hecker Denschlag, and José P. D’Incao 2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 203401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/pzlp-7k8d 10.1103/pzlp-7k8d Physical Review Letters 136 20 2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/pzlp-7k8d 203401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Retrieving Characteristic Times in High-Harmonic Generation Driven by a Two-Color Femtosecond Field from the Spectral Phase of the Emitted Radiation http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/xqmk-l3bw Author(s): Trevor Olsson, William Medlin, Jody Davis, Scott Chumley, Courtney Wicklund, Nicholas San Juan, Gregory Young, and Guillaume M. Laurent<br/><p>We present a novel experimental approach to retrieve both the ionization and return times in high harmonic generation from the spectral phases of the radiation generated by a two-color femtosecond field. By performing a detailed characterization of the phases as both the ratio and delay between the …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193201] Published Thu May 14, 2026 Author(s): Trevor Olsson, William Medlin, Jody Davis, Scott Chumley, Courtney Wicklund, Nicholas San Juan, Gregory Young, and Guillaume M. Laurent

We present a novel experimental approach to retrieve both the ionization and return times in high harmonic generation from the spectral phases of the radiation generated by a two-color femtosecond field. By performing a detailed characterization of the phases as both the ratio and delay between the …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193201] Published Thu May 14, 2026

]]> Retrieving Characteristic Times in High-Harmonic Generation Driven by a Two-Color Femtosecond Field from the Spectral Phase of the Emitted Radiation Trevor Olsson, William Medlin, Jody Davis, Scott Chumley, Courtney Wicklund, Nicholas San Juan, Gregory Young, and Guillaume M. Laurent 2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/xqmk-l3bw 10.1103/xqmk-l3bw Physical Review Letters 136 19 2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/xqmk-l3bw 193201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Quench Instabilities of a Strongly Interacting Quantum Gas in an Optical Cavity http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/w2vx-t1mr Author(s): Filip Marijanović, Sambuddha Chattopadhyay, Luka Skolc, Timo Zwettler, Catalin-Mihai Halati, Simon B. Jäger, Thierry Giamarchi, Jean-Philippe Brantut, and Eugene Demler<br/><p>Recent quench experiments on ultracold atoms in optical cavities provide a clean platform for studying how long-range interactions in atomic media structure their nonequilibrium dynamics. Motivated by these experiments, we provide a theoretical analysis of the quench instabilities that lead to the f…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193401] Published Thu May 14, 2026 Author(s): Filip Marijanović, Sambuddha Chattopadhyay, Luka Skolc, Timo Zwettler, Catalin-Mihai Halati, Simon B. Jäger, Thierry Giamarchi, Jean-Philippe Brantut, and Eugene Demler

Recent quench experiments on ultracold atoms in optical cavities provide a clean platform for studying how long-range interactions in atomic media structure their nonequilibrium dynamics. Motivated by these experiments, we provide a theoretical analysis of the quench instabilities that lead to the f…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193401] Published Thu May 14, 2026

]]> Quench Instabilities of a Strongly Interacting Quantum Gas in an Optical Cavity Filip Marijanović, Sambuddha Chattopadhyay, Luka Skolc, Timo Zwettler, Catalin-Mihai Halati, Simon B. Jäger, Thierry Giamarchi, Jean-Philippe Brantut, and Eugene Demler 2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/w2vx-t1mr 10.1103/w2vx-t1mr Physical Review Letters 136 19 2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/w2vx-t1mr 193401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Discrete Time Crystals in Actively Mode-Locked Lasers http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/k1cn-ngy6 Author(s): Ruiling Weng, Elias R. Koch, Jesús Yelo-Sarrión, Josep Batle, Neil G. R. Broderick, Julien Javaloyes, and Svetlana V. Gurevich<br/><p>We report the first experimental observation of discrete time crystal phases and crystallites in an actively mode-locked semiconductor laser. By tuning either the bias current or the modulation frequency, the system undergoes a spontaneous symmetry-breaking transition from the harmonically mode-lock…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193801] Published Thu May 14, 2026 Author(s): Ruiling Weng, Elias R. Koch, Jesús Yelo-Sarrión, Josep Batle, Neil G. R. Broderick, Julien Javaloyes, and Svetlana V. Gurevich

We report the first experimental observation of discrete time crystal phases and crystallites in an actively mode-locked semiconductor laser. By tuning either the bias current or the modulation frequency, the system undergoes a spontaneous symmetry-breaking transition from the harmonically mode-lock…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193801] Published Thu May 14, 2026

]]> Discrete Time Crystals in Actively Mode-Locked Lasers Ruiling Weng, Elias R. Koch, Jesús Yelo-Sarrión, Josep Batle, Neil G. R. Broderick, Julien Javaloyes, and Svetlana V. Gurevich 2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/k1cn-ngy6 10.1103/k1cn-ngy6 Physical Review Letters 136 19 2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/k1cn-ngy6 193801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Photonic Analogy of Continuous Time Crystal Induced by Photorefractive Effect http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/zfrn-ttr5 Author(s): Zhihao Chen, Jikun Liu, Qiang Liu, Di Zhang, Dahuai Zheng, Wei Wu, Wei Cai, Mengxin Ren, and Jingjun Xu<br/><p>Continuous time crystals (CTCs) are nonequilibrium phases that spontaneously break continuous time-translation symmetry to sustain persistent oscillations under time-invariant driving. Here we report the first realization of CTC in a photorefractive carrier-transport system, using iron-doped lithium…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193802] Published Thu May 14, 2026 Author(s): Zhihao Chen, Jikun Liu, Qiang Liu, Di Zhang, Dahuai Zheng, Wei Wu, Wei Cai, Mengxin Ren, and Jingjun Xu

Continuous time crystals (CTCs) are nonequilibrium phases that spontaneously break continuous time-translation symmetry to sustain persistent oscillations under time-invariant driving. Here we report the first realization of CTC in a photorefractive carrier-transport system, using iron-doped lithium…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193802] Published Thu May 14, 2026

]]> Photonic Analogy of Continuous Time Crystal Induced by Photorefractive Effect Zhihao Chen, Jikun Liu, Qiang Liu, Di Zhang, Dahuai Zheng, Wei Wu, Wei Cai, Mengxin Ren, and Jingjun Xu 2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193802 (2026) article doi:10.1103/zfrn-ttr5 10.1103/zfrn-ttr5 Physical Review Letters 136 19 2026-05-14T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/zfrn-ttr5 193802 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Microscopic Quantum Friction http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/93q5-sgyw Author(s): Pedro H. Pereira, F. Impens, C. Farina, P. A. Maia Neto, and R. de Melo e Souza<br/><p>We report on a microscopic theory of quantum friction. Our approach investigates the interplay between the dispersive response and the relative center-of-mass motion of two ground-state atoms. This coupling yields a quantum force, which can be expressed as a power series in the velocity. The signifi…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193601] Published Tue May 12, 2026 Author(s): Pedro H. Pereira, F. Impens, C. Farina, P. A. Maia Neto, and R. de Melo e Souza

We report on a microscopic theory of quantum friction. Our approach investigates the interplay between the dispersive response and the relative center-of-mass motion of two ground-state atoms. This coupling yields a quantum force, which can be expressed as a power series in the velocity. The signifi…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193601] Published Tue May 12, 2026

]]> Microscopic Quantum Friction Pedro H. Pereira, F. Impens, C. Farina, P. A. Maia Neto, and R. de Melo e Souza 2026-05-12T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 193601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/93q5-sgyw 10.1103/93q5-sgyw Physical Review Letters 136 19 2026-05-12T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/93q5-sgyw 193601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Vorticity-Crystalline Order Coupling in Supersolids: Excitations and Reentrant Phases http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/gqlr-bgj8 Author(s): M. Schubert, K. Mukherjee, P. Stürmer, and S. M. Reimann<br/><p>Rotation is a natural tool in ultracold gases to break time-reversal symmetry, yet its impact on the collective excitations of supersolids remains largely unexplored. We show theoretically that tuning the rotation frequency, rather than the interparticle interactions, can trigger the superfluid-to-s…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183401] Published Fri May 08, 2026 Author(s): M. Schubert, K. Mukherjee, P. Stürmer, and S. M. Reimann

Rotation is a natural tool in ultracold gases to break time-reversal symmetry, yet its impact on the collective excitations of supersolids remains largely unexplored. We show theoretically that tuning the rotation frequency, rather than the interparticle interactions, can trigger the superfluid-to-s…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183401] Published Fri May 08, 2026

]]> Vorticity-Crystalline Order Coupling in Supersolids: Excitations and Reentrant Phases M. Schubert, K. Mukherjee, P. Stürmer, and S. M. Reimann 2026-05-08T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/gqlr-bgj8 10.1103/gqlr-bgj8 Physical Review Letters 136 18 2026-05-08T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/gqlr-bgj8 183401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Observation of Spin-Duality Breaking in Pancharatnam-Berry Metasurfaces http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/4wgb-9bnj Author(s): Haoye Qin, Wenjing Lv, Junda Wang, Kaili Sun, Xinyang Mu, Zhanghua Han, Qinghua Song, and Cheng-Wei Qiu<br/><p>An experiment shows that geometric phase of Pancharatnam-Berry metasurfaces can be preserved while their intrinsic spin duality is deliberately broken.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/4wgb-9bnj.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183805] Published Fri May 08, 2026 Author(s): Haoye Qin, Wenjing Lv, Junda Wang, Kaili Sun, Xinyang Mu, Zhanghua Han, Qinghua Song, and Cheng-Wei Qiu

An experiment shows that geometric phase of Pancharatnam-Berry metasurfaces can be preserved while their intrinsic spin duality is deliberately broken.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183805] Published Fri May 08, 2026

]]> Observation of Spin-Duality Breaking in Pancharatnam-Berry Metasurfaces Haoye Qin, Wenjing Lv, Junda Wang, Kaili Sun, Xinyang Mu, Zhanghua Han, Qinghua Song, and Cheng-Wei Qiu 2026-05-08T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183805 (2026) article doi:10.1103/4wgb-9bnj 10.1103/4wgb-9bnj Physical Review Letters 136 18 2026-05-08T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/4wgb-9bnj 183805 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Airy Resonances in Photonic Crystal Superpotentials http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2746-1fgh Author(s): Zeyu Zhang, Brian Gould, Maria Barsukova, and Mikael C. Rechtsman<br/><p>Airy wave functions are associated with one of the simplest scenarios in wave mechanics: a quantum bouncing ball. In other words, they are the eigenstates of the time-independent Schrödinger equation with a linear potential. In the domain of optics, laser beams that are spatially shaped as Airy func…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183804] Published Wed May 06, 2026 Author(s): Zeyu Zhang, Brian Gould, Maria Barsukova, and Mikael C. Rechtsman

Airy wave functions are associated with one of the simplest scenarios in wave mechanics: a quantum bouncing ball. In other words, they are the eigenstates of the time-independent Schrödinger equation with a linear potential. In the domain of optics, laser beams that are spatially shaped as Airy func…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183804] Published Wed May 06, 2026

]]> Airy Resonances in Photonic Crystal Superpotentials Zeyu Zhang, Brian Gould, Maria Barsukova, and Mikael C. Rechtsman 2026-05-06T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183804 (2026) article doi:10.1103/2746-1fgh 10.1103/2746-1fgh Physical Review Letters 136 18 2026-05-06T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2746-1fgh 183804 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Probing Sensitivity Near a Quantum Exceptional Point Using Waveguide Quantum Electrodynamics http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/gd4s-fgwt Author(s): Aziza Almanakly, Réouven Assouly, Harry Hanlim Kang, Michael Gingras, Bethany M. Niedzielski, Hannah Stickler, Mollie E. Schwartz, Kyle Serniak, Max Hays, Jeffrey A. Grover, and William D. Oliver<br/><p>Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians with complex eigenenergies are useful tools for describing the dynamics of open quantum systems. In particular, parity and time ($\mathcal{P}\mathcal{T}$) symmetric Hamiltonians have generated interest due to the emergence of exceptional-point degeneracies, where both eige…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183601] Published Tue May 05, 2026 Author(s): Aziza Almanakly, Réouven Assouly, Harry Hanlim Kang, Michael Gingras, Bethany M. Niedzielski, Hannah Stickler, Mollie E. Schwartz, Kyle Serniak, Max Hays, Jeffrey A. Grover, and William D. Oliver

Non-Hermitian Hamiltonians with complex eigenenergies are useful tools for describing the dynamics of open quantum systems. In particular, parity and time (PT) symmetric Hamiltonians have generated interest due to the emergence of exceptional-point degeneracies, where both eigenenergies and eigenvec…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183601] Published Tue May 05, 2026

]]> Probing Sensitivity Near a Quantum Exceptional Point Using Waveguide Quantum Electrodynamics Aziza Almanakly, Réouven Assouly, Harry Hanlim Kang, Michael Gingras, Bethany M. Niedzielski, Hannah Stickler, Mollie E. Schwartz, Kyle Serniak, Max Hays, Jeffrey A. Grover, and William D. Oliver 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/gd4s-fgwt 10.1103/gd4s-fgwt Physical Review Letters 136 18 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/gd4s-fgwt 183601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Coupling of a Nuclear Transition to a Surface Acoustic Wave http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tc97-98f7 Author(s): Albert Nazeeri, Chiara Brandenstein, Chengjie Jia, Lorenzo Magrini, and Giorgio Gratta<br/><p>Coupling a film of enriched <math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><msup><mrow></mrow><mn>57</mn></msup></math>Fe to a surface acoustic wave produces a comb of absorption sidebands in the Mossbauer spectrum, consistent with coherent phase modulation of the nuclear transition.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/tc97-98f7.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183801] Published Tue May 05, 2026 Author(s): Albert Nazeeri, Chiara Brandenstein, Chengjie Jia, Lorenzo Magrini, and Giorgio Gratta

Coupling a film of enriched 57Fe to a surface acoustic wave produces a comb of absorption sidebands in the Mossbauer spectrum, consistent with coherent phase modulation of the nuclear transition.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183801] Published Tue May 05, 2026

]]> Coupling of a Nuclear Transition to a Surface Acoustic Wave Albert Nazeeri, Chiara Brandenstein, Chengjie Jia, Lorenzo Magrini, and Giorgio Gratta 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/tc97-98f7 10.1103/tc97-98f7 Physical Review Letters 136 18 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tc97-98f7 183801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Tailoring Spin-Orbit Interaction in High Harmonic Generation via Geometric Phase http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tlww-cyrl Author(s): Jianing Zhang, Xiulan Liu, Olga Smirnova, Misha Ivanov, and Liang-You Peng<br/><p>Intense light fields with spatiotemporally structured wave fronts open new avenues for exploring nonlinear light-matter interactions in ultrafast spectroscopy and photonic technologies. Here, we report the observation of geometric phase induced spin-orbit interaction (SOI) in high harmonic generatio…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183802] Published Tue May 05, 2026 Author(s): Jianing Zhang, Xiulan Liu, Olga Smirnova, Misha Ivanov, and Liang-You Peng

Intense light fields with spatiotemporally structured wave fronts open new avenues for exploring nonlinear light-matter interactions in ultrafast spectroscopy and photonic technologies. Here, we report the observation of geometric phase induced spin-orbit interaction (SOI) in high harmonic generatio…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183802] Published Tue May 05, 2026

]]> Tailoring Spin-Orbit Interaction in High Harmonic Generation via Geometric Phase Jianing Zhang, Xiulan Liu, Olga Smirnova, Misha Ivanov, and Liang-You Peng 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183802 (2026) article doi:10.1103/tlww-cyrl 10.1103/tlww-cyrl Physical Review Letters 136 18 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tlww-cyrl 183802 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Circularly Polarized Quasimonochromatic High Harmonic Generation http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/x3m9-182d Author(s): Xiaosong Zhu, Jie Long, Hailang Wei, Chunyang Zhai, Pengfei Lan, and Peixiang Lu<br/><p>Quasimonochromatic (QM) coherent extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pulses have emerged as crucial tools for spectroscopic and imaging applications. Such pulses could be obtained by selectively enhancing a specific harmonic order in high-harmonic generation (HHG). However, it is still challenging to directly…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183803] Published Tue May 05, 2026 Author(s): Xiaosong Zhu, Jie Long, Hailang Wei, Chunyang Zhai, Pengfei Lan, and Peixiang Lu

Quasimonochromatic (QM) coherent extreme ultraviolet (EUV) pulses have emerged as crucial tools for spectroscopic and imaging applications. Such pulses could be obtained by selectively enhancing a specific harmonic order in high-harmonic generation (HHG). However, it is still challenging to directly…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183803] Published Tue May 05, 2026

]]> Circularly Polarized Quasimonochromatic High Harmonic Generation Xiaosong Zhu, Jie Long, Hailang Wei, Chunyang Zhai, Pengfei Lan, and Peixiang Lu 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 183803 (2026) article doi:10.1103/x3m9-182d 10.1103/x3m9-182d Physical Review Letters 136 18 2026-05-05T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/x3m9-182d 183803 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Irreversible Thermalization vs Reversible Dynamics Mediated by Anomalous Correlators: Wave Turbulence Theory and Experiments in Optical Fibers http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tgtw-qnyq Author(s): T. Torres, J. Garnier, L. Zanaglia, M. Ferraro, C. Michel, V. Doya, J. Fatome, B. Kibler, S. Wabnitz, A. Picozzi, and G. Millot<br/><p>We theoretically and experimentally investigate spontaneous self-organization in a conservative (Hamiltonian) turbulent wave system, operating far from thermodynamic equilibrium. Our system is governed by two coherently coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations, describing the polarization evolution o…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 173801] Published Wed Apr 29, 2026 Author(s): T. Torres, J. Garnier, L. Zanaglia, M. Ferraro, C. Michel, V. Doya, J. Fatome, B. Kibler, S. Wabnitz, A. Picozzi, and G. Millot

We theoretically and experimentally investigate spontaneous self-organization in a conservative (Hamiltonian) turbulent wave system, operating far from thermodynamic equilibrium. Our system is governed by two coherently coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations, describing the polarization evolution o…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 173801] Published Wed Apr 29, 2026

]]> Irreversible Thermalization vs Reversible Dynamics Mediated by Anomalous Correlators: Wave Turbulence Theory and Experiments in Optical Fibers T. Torres, J. Garnier, L. Zanaglia, M. Ferraro, C. Michel, V. Doya, J. Fatome, B. Kibler, S. Wabnitz, A. Picozzi, and G. Millot 2026-04-29T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 173801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/tgtw-qnyq 10.1103/tgtw-qnyq Physical Review Letters 136 17 2026-04-29T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tgtw-qnyq 173801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Spatial Phase Coherence in Femtosecond Coherent Raman Scattering http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/r98z-7bwj Author(s): Ali Hosseinnia, Michele Marrocco, Francesco Vergari, Meena Raveesh, Sebastian Riewer, Ashutosh Jena, Abhishek Kushwaha, Francesco Mazza, Mark Linne, Joakim Bood, and Isaac Boxx<br/><p>Conventional femtosecond coherent laser spectroscopy predominantly focuses on the temporal phase coherence through time- or frequency-resolved methods. In this Letter, we suggest an alternative experimental framework based on spatial phase coherence. The intrinsic spectral dispersion of wave vectors…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163801] Published Wed Apr 22, 2026 Author(s): Ali Hosseinnia, Michele Marrocco, Francesco Vergari, Meena Raveesh, Sebastian Riewer, Ashutosh Jena, Abhishek Kushwaha, Francesco Mazza, Mark Linne, Joakim Bood, and Isaac Boxx

Conventional femtosecond coherent laser spectroscopy predominantly focuses on the temporal phase coherence through time- or frequency-resolved methods. In this Letter, we suggest an alternative experimental framework based on spatial phase coherence. The intrinsic spectral dispersion of wave vectors…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163801] Published Wed Apr 22, 2026

]]> Spatial Phase Coherence in Femtosecond Coherent Raman Scattering Ali Hosseinnia, Michele Marrocco, Francesco Vergari, Meena Raveesh, Sebastian Riewer, Ashutosh Jena, Abhishek Kushwaha, Francesco Mazza, Mark Linne, Joakim Bood, and Isaac Boxx 2026-04-22T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/r98z-7bwj 10.1103/r98z-7bwj Physical Review Letters 136 16 2026-04-22T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/r98z-7bwj 163801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Time-domain Measurement of Auger Electron Dynamics in Xenon and Krypton Atoms after Giant Resonance Photoionization http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/578k-kmw6 Author(s): Mahmudul Hasan, Jingsong Gao, Hao Liang, Yiming Yuan, Zach Eisenhutt, Ming-Shian Tsai, Ming-Chang Chen, Hans Jakob Wörner, Artem Rudenko, and Meng Han<br/><p>Attosecond soft-X-ray pump-probe spectroscopy of xenon and krypton atoms reveals two previously unobserved dynamical features in xenon that are inconsistent with lifetimes inferred from energy-domain measurements.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/578k-kmw6.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163201] Published Mon Apr 20, 2026 Author(s): Mahmudul Hasan, Jingsong Gao, Hao Liang, Yiming Yuan, Zach Eisenhutt, Ming-Shian Tsai, Ming-Chang Chen, Hans Jakob Wörner, Artem Rudenko, and Meng Han

Attosecond soft-X-ray pump-probe spectroscopy of xenon and krypton atoms reveals two previously unobserved dynamical features in xenon that are inconsistent with lifetimes inferred from energy-domain measurements.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163201] Published Mon Apr 20, 2026

]]> Time-domain Measurement of Auger Electron Dynamics in Xenon and Krypton Atoms after Giant Resonance Photoionization Mahmudul Hasan, Jingsong Gao, Hao Liang, Yiming Yuan, Zach Eisenhutt, Ming-Shian Tsai, Ming-Chang Chen, Hans Jakob Wörner, Artem Rudenko, and Meng Han 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/578k-kmw6 10.1103/578k-kmw6 Physical Review Letters 136 16 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/578k-kmw6 163201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Phase-Dependent Squeezing in Dual-Comb Interferometry http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/31w7-69c8 Author(s): Daniel I. Herman, Molly Kate Kreider, Noah Lordi, Mathieu Walsh, Eugene J. Tsao, Alexander J. Lind, Matthew Heyrich, Joshua Combes, Scott A. Diddams, and Jérôme Genest<br/><p>Manipulating the quantum noise of continuous-wave lasers through squeezing has reshaped optical interferometry. However, progress in optical frequency comb interferometry with pulsed squeezed sources has been limited, despite the role of frequency combs in ultraprecise optical metrology. Here, we in…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163601] Published Mon Apr 20, 2026 Author(s): Daniel I. Herman, Molly Kate Kreider, Noah Lordi, Mathieu Walsh, Eugene J. Tsao, Alexander J. Lind, Matthew Heyrich, Joshua Combes, Scott A. Diddams, and Jérôme Genest

Manipulating the quantum noise of continuous-wave lasers through squeezing has reshaped optical interferometry. However, progress in optical frequency comb interferometry with pulsed squeezed sources has been limited, despite the role of frequency combs in ultraprecise optical metrology. Here, we in…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163601] Published Mon Apr 20, 2026

]]> Phase-Dependent Squeezing in Dual-Comb Interferometry Daniel I. Herman, Molly Kate Kreider, Noah Lordi, Mathieu Walsh, Eugene J. Tsao, Alexander J. Lind, Matthew Heyrich, Joshua Combes, Scott A. Diddams, and Jérôme Genest 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/31w7-69c8 10.1103/31w7-69c8 Physical Review Letters 136 16 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/31w7-69c8 163601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Quantum Signatures of Proper Time in Optical Ion Clocks http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/qhj9-pc2b Author(s): Gabriel Sorci, Joshua Foo, Dietrich Leibfried, Christian Sanner, and Igor Pikovski<br/><p>High-precision clocks based on quantum systems will work in a regime where a quantum description of proper time might be necessary.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/qhj9-pc2b.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163602] Published Mon Apr 20, 2026 Author(s): Gabriel Sorci, Joshua Foo, Dietrich Leibfried, Christian Sanner, and Igor Pikovski

High-precision clocks based on quantum systems will work in a regime where a quantum description of proper time might be necessary.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163602] Published Mon Apr 20, 2026

]]> Quantum Signatures of Proper Time in Optical Ion Clocks Gabriel Sorci, Joshua Foo, Dietrich Leibfried, Christian Sanner, and Igor Pikovski 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 163602 (2026) article doi:10.1103/qhj9-pc2b 10.1103/qhj9-pc2b Physical Review Letters 136 16 2026-04-20T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/qhj9-pc2b 163602 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Universal Global Gates for a Fine-Structure Qubit in Strontium-88 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/gj3b-5ngl Author(s): Renhao Tao, Ohad Lib, Flavien Gyger, Hendrik Timme, Maximilian Ammenwerth, Immanuel Bloch, and Johannes Zeiher<br/><p>Metastable atomic qubits are a highly promising platform for the realization of quantum computers, owing to their scalability and the possibility of converting leakage errors to erasure errors midcircuit. Here, we demonstrate and characterize a high-fidelity quantum gate set for the metastable fine-…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153602] Published Thu Apr 16, 2026 Author(s): Renhao Tao, Ohad Lib, Flavien Gyger, Hendrik Timme, Maximilian Ammenwerth, Immanuel Bloch, and Johannes Zeiher

Metastable atomic qubits are a highly promising platform for the realization of quantum computers, owing to their scalability and the possibility of converting leakage errors to erasure errors midcircuit. Here, we demonstrate and characterize a high-fidelity quantum gate set for the metastable fine-…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153602] Published Thu Apr 16, 2026

]]> Universal Global Gates for a Fine-Structure Qubit in Strontium-88 Renhao Tao, Ohad Lib, Flavien Gyger, Hendrik Timme, Maximilian Ammenwerth, Immanuel Bloch, and Johannes Zeiher 2026-04-16T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153602 (2026) article doi:10.1103/gj3b-5ngl 10.1103/gj3b-5ngl Physical Review Letters 136 15 2026-04-16T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/gj3b-5ngl 153602 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Photoelectron Holography of a Heteronuclear Molecule http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/z4xn-m554 Author(s): Marko Haertelt, WenZhuo Wu, XuanYang Lai, Andrei Yu. Naumov, XiaoJun Liu, Paul B. Corkum, and André Staudte<br/><p>We present strong-field photoelectron holography measurements of hydrogen chloride (HCl) that resolve subcycle dynamics in two ionization channels associated with the HOMO and HOMO-1 orbitals. The holograms in the photoelectron momentum distributions show different cutoffs and interference fringes t…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153202] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026 Author(s): Marko Haertelt, WenZhuo Wu, XuanYang Lai, Andrei Yu. Naumov, XiaoJun Liu, Paul B. Corkum, and André Staudte

We present strong-field photoelectron holography measurements of hydrogen chloride (HCl) that resolve subcycle dynamics in two ionization channels associated with the HOMO and HOMO-1 orbitals. The holograms in the photoelectron momentum distributions show different cutoffs and interference fringes t…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153202] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026

]]> Photoelectron Holography of a Heteronuclear Molecule Marko Haertelt, WenZhuo Wu, XuanYang Lai, Andrei Yu. Naumov, XiaoJun Liu, Paul B. Corkum, and André Staudte 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153202 (2026) article doi:10.1103/z4xn-m554 10.1103/z4xn-m554 Physical Review Letters 136 15 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/z4xn-m554 153202 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Observing Spatial Charge and Spin Correlations in a Strongly Interacting Fermi Gas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2t2k-3ftx Author(s): Cyprien Daix, Maxime Dixmerias, Yuan-Yao He, Joris Verstraten, Tim de Jongh, Bruno Peaudecerf, Shiwei Zhang, and Tarik Yefsah<br/><p>Snapshot measurements of cold-atom gases reveal hidden spin correlations that could force an update of some superconductivity theories.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/2t2k-3ftx.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153402] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026 Author(s): Cyprien Daix, Maxime Dixmerias, Yuan-Yao He, Joris Verstraten, Tim de Jongh, Bruno Peaudecerf, Shiwei Zhang, and Tarik Yefsah

Snapshot measurements of cold-atom gases reveal hidden spin correlations that could force an update of some superconductivity theories.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153402] Published Wed Apr 15, 2026

]]> Observing Spatial Charge and Spin Correlations in a Strongly Interacting Fermi Gas Cyprien Daix, Maxime Dixmerias, Yuan-Yao He, Joris Verstraten, Tim de Jongh, Bruno Peaudecerf, Shiwei Zhang, and Tarik Yefsah 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/2t2k-3ftx 10.1103/2t2k-3ftx Physical Review Letters 136 15 2026-04-15T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2t2k-3ftx 153402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Transient Phase Sensing in a Three-Photon Rydberg Ladder Scheme http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/9tb2-bx6r Author(s): Stephanie M. Bohaichuk, Vijin Venu, Florian Christaller, and James P. Shaffer<br/><p>Although Rydberg atoms have shown promise for use in novel types of radio frequency (rf) receivers, they have generally not been considered phase sensitive without the use of closed-loop interferometry or auxiliary rf fields. Here, we show that the high coherency of a narrow-linewidth three-photon l…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153201] Published Tue Apr 14, 2026 Author(s): Stephanie M. Bohaichuk, Vijin Venu, Florian Christaller, and James P. Shaffer

Although Rydberg atoms have shown promise for use in novel types of radio frequency (rf) receivers, they have generally not been considered phase sensitive without the use of closed-loop interferometry or auxiliary rf fields. Here, we show that the high coherency of a narrow-linewidth three-photon l…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153201] Published Tue Apr 14, 2026

]]> Transient Phase Sensing in a Three-Photon Rydberg Ladder Scheme Stephanie M. Bohaichuk, Vijin Venu, Florian Christaller, and James P. Shaffer 2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/9tb2-bx6r 10.1103/9tb2-bx6r Physical Review Letters 136 15 2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/9tb2-bx6r 153201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Equation of State for Turbulence in the Gross-Pitaevskii Model http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/1ppc-pl4k Author(s): Gevorg Martirosyan, Kazuya Fujimoto, and Nir Navon<br/><p>We report the numerical observation of a far-from-equilibrium equation of state (EOS) in the Gross-Pitaevskii (GP) model. We first show that the momentum distribution of the turbulent cascade is well described by wave-turbulent kinetic theory in the appropriate limits. Calculating the energy and par…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153401] Published Tue Apr 14, 2026 Author(s): Gevorg Martirosyan, Kazuya Fujimoto, and Nir Navon

We report the numerical observation of a far-from-equilibrium equation of state (EOS) in the Gross-Pitaevskii (GP) model. We first show that the momentum distribution of the turbulent cascade is well described by wave-turbulent kinetic theory in the appropriate limits. Calculating the energy and par…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153401] Published Tue Apr 14, 2026

]]> Equation of State for Turbulence in the Gross-Pitaevskii Model Gevorg Martirosyan, Kazuya Fujimoto, and Nir Navon 2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/1ppc-pl4k 10.1103/1ppc-pl4k Physical Review Letters 136 15 2026-04-14T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/1ppc-pl4k 153401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Experimental Observation of Negative Weak Values for the Time Atoms Spend in the Excited State as a Photon Is Transmitted http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/gjfq-k9dv Author(s): Daniela Angulo, Kyle Thompson, Vida-Michelle Nixon, Andy Jiao, Howard M. Wiseman, and Aephraim M. Steinberg<br/><p>When a photon traverses a cloud of atoms without scattering, how much time does it spend as an atomic excitation? To address this question, we used the cross-Kerr effect to weakly probe the degree of atomic excitation caused by a transmitted resonant “signal” photon by measuring the phase shift indu…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153601] Published Mon Apr 13, 2026 Author(s): Daniela Angulo, Kyle Thompson, Vida-Michelle Nixon, Andy Jiao, Howard M. Wiseman, and Aephraim M. Steinberg

When a photon traverses a cloud of atoms without scattering, how much time does it spend as an atomic excitation? To address this question, we used the cross-Kerr effect to weakly probe the degree of atomic excitation caused by a transmitted resonant “signal” photon by measuring the phase shift indu…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153601] Published Mon Apr 13, 2026

]]> Experimental Observation of Negative Weak Values for the Time Atoms Spend in the Excited State as a Photon Is Transmitted Daniela Angulo, Kyle Thompson, Vida-Michelle Nixon, Andy Jiao, Howard M. Wiseman, and Aephraim M. Steinberg 2026-04-13T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 153601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/gjfq-k9dv 10.1103/gjfq-k9dv Physical Review Letters 136 15 2026-04-13T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/gjfq-k9dv 153601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Observation of QED Effects, Breit Interaction, and Electron Correlation in Highly Charged Au Ions Produced by a High-Power Laser http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/6qn5-7rm8 Author(s): Bubo Ma <em>et al.</em><br/><p>We report on measurements of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation from highly charged gold ions in laser-produced plasma to investigate the quantum electrodynamics (QED) effects, Breit interaction, and electron correlation (EC) effects which play a crucial role in determining the energy levels of hig…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143201] Published Fri Apr 10, 2026 Author(s): Bubo Ma et al.

We report on measurements of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation from highly charged gold ions in laser-produced plasma to investigate the quantum electrodynamics (QED) effects, Breit interaction, and electron correlation (EC) effects which play a crucial role in determining the energy levels of hig…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143201] Published Fri Apr 10, 2026

]]> Observation of QED Effects, Breit Interaction, and Electron Correlation in Highly Charged Au Ions Produced by a High-Power Laser Bubo Ma <em>et al.</em> 2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/6qn5-7rm8 10.1103/6qn5-7rm8 Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/6qn5-7rm8 143201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Wavefront Mapping for Absolute Atom Interferometry http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2c2j-qhkd Author(s): Joseph Junca, John Kitching, and William McGehee<br/><p>Wavefront distortions are a leading source of systematic uncertainty in light-pulse atom interferometry, limiting absolute measurements of gravitational acceleration at the $30\text{  }\mathrm{nm}/{\mathrm{s}}^{2}$ level. Here, we demonstrate <i>in situ</i> spatially resolved measurement of the interferome…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143402] Published Fri Apr 10, 2026 Author(s): Joseph Junca, John Kitching, and William McGehee

Wavefront distortions are a leading source of systematic uncertainty in light-pulse atom interferometry, limiting absolute measurements of gravitational acceleration at the 30  nm/s2 level. Here, we demonstrate in situ spatially resolved measurement of the interferometer phase in a Mach-Zehnder atom…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143402] Published Fri Apr 10, 2026

]]> Wavefront Mapping for Absolute Atom Interferometry Joseph Junca, John Kitching, and William McGehee 2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/2c2j-qhkd 10.1103/2c2j-qhkd Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2c2j-qhkd 143402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Fate of the Fermi Surface Coupled to a Single-Wave-Vector Cavity Mode http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/t4xb-6x3z Author(s): Bernhard Frank, Michele Pini, Johannes Lang, and Francesco Piazza<br/><p>The electromagnetic field of standing-wave or ring cavities induces a spatially modulated, infinite-range interaction between atoms in an ultracold Fermi gas, with a single wavelength comparable to the Fermi length. This interaction has no analog in other systems of itinerant particles and has so fa…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143403] Published Fri Apr 10, 2026 Author(s): Bernhard Frank, Michele Pini, Johannes Lang, and Francesco Piazza

The electromagnetic field of standing-wave or ring cavities induces a spatially modulated, infinite-range interaction between atoms in an ultracold Fermi gas, with a single wavelength comparable to the Fermi length. This interaction has no analog in other systems of itinerant particles and has so fa…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143403] Published Fri Apr 10, 2026

]]> Fate of the Fermi Surface Coupled to a Single-Wave-Vector Cavity Mode Bernhard Frank, Michele Pini, Johannes Lang, and Francesco Piazza 2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143403 (2026) article doi:10.1103/t4xb-6x3z 10.1103/t4xb-6x3z Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-10T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/t4xb-6x3z 143403 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Fully Collective Superradiant Lasing with Vanishing Sensitivity to Cavity Length Vibrations http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/v6jq-m6sk Author(s): Jarrod T. Reilly, Simon B. Jäger, John Cooper, and Murray J. Holland<br/><p>To date, realization of a continuous-wave active atomic clock has been elusive, primarily due to parasitic heating from spontaneous emission while repumping the atoms. Here, we propose a solution to this problem by replacing the random emission with coupling to an auxiliary cavity, making repumping …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143803] Published Thu Apr 09, 2026 Author(s): Jarrod T. Reilly, Simon B. Jäger, John Cooper, and Murray J. Holland

To date, realization of a continuous-wave active atomic clock has been elusive, primarily due to parasitic heating from spontaneous emission while repumping the atoms. Here, we propose a solution to this problem by replacing the random emission with coupling to an auxiliary cavity, making repumping …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143803] Published Thu Apr 09, 2026

]]> Fully Collective Superradiant Lasing with Vanishing Sensitivity to Cavity Length Vibrations Jarrod T. Reilly, Simon B. Jäger, John Cooper, and Murray J. Holland 2026-04-09T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143803 (2026) article doi:10.1103/v6jq-m6sk 10.1103/v6jq-m6sk Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-09T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/v6jq-m6sk 143803 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics High-Precision Penning Trap Spectroscopy of the Ground State Spin Structure of ${\mathrm{HD}}^{+}$ http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/vrl8-bpmz Author(s): Charlotte M. König, Matthew Bohman, Fabian Heiße, Jonathan Morgner, Tim Sailer, Bingsheng Tu, Klaus Blaum, Sven Sturm, Dimitar Bakalov, Hugo D. Nogueira, Jean-Philippe Karr, Ossama Kullie, and Stephan Schiller<br/><p>Precise spectroscopy of a simple molecular ion opens a new path toward stringent tests of quantum electrodynamics.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/vrl8-bpmz.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143002] Published Wed Apr 08, 2026 Author(s): Charlotte M. König, Matthew Bohman, Fabian Heiße, Jonathan Morgner, Tim Sailer, Bingsheng Tu, Klaus Blaum, Sven Sturm, Dimitar Bakalov, Hugo D. Nogueira, Jean-Philippe Karr, Ossama Kullie, and Stephan Schiller

Precise spectroscopy of a simple molecular ion opens a new path toward stringent tests of quantum electrodynamics.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143002] Published Wed Apr 08, 2026

]]> High-Precision Penning Trap Spectroscopy of the Ground State Spin Structure of ${\mathrm{HD}}^{+}$ Charlotte M. König, Matthew Bohman, Fabian Heiße, Jonathan Morgner, Tim Sailer, Bingsheng Tu, Klaus Blaum, Sven Sturm, Dimitar Bakalov, Hugo D. Nogueira, Jean-Philippe Karr, Ossama Kullie, and Stephan Schiller 2026-04-08T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143002 (2026) article doi:10.1103/vrl8-bpmz 10.1103/vrl8-bpmz Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-08T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/vrl8-bpmz 143002 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Magnetic-Free Optical Mode Degeneracy Lifting in Lithium Niobate Microring Resonators http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/8k7b-nk4p Author(s): Xin-Biao Xu, Zheng-Xu Zhu, Yuan-Hao Yang, Jia-Qi Wang, Yu Zeng, Jia-Hua Zou, Juanjuan Lu, Yan-Lei Zhang, Weiting Wang, Guang-Can Guo, Luyan Sun, and Chang-Ling Zou<br/><p>Breaking time-reversal symmetry in integrated photonics without magnetic fields remains a fundamental challenge. We demonstrate phonon-induced nonreciprocity through direct lifting of forward-backward mode degeneracy in microring resonators. Coherent acousto-optic coupling generates differential AC …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143802] Published Wed Apr 08, 2026 Author(s): Xin-Biao Xu, Zheng-Xu Zhu, Yuan-Hao Yang, Jia-Qi Wang, Yu Zeng, Jia-Hua Zou, Juanjuan Lu, Yan-Lei Zhang, Weiting Wang, Guang-Can Guo, Luyan Sun, and Chang-Ling Zou

Breaking time-reversal symmetry in integrated photonics without magnetic fields remains a fundamental challenge. We demonstrate phonon-induced nonreciprocity through direct lifting of forward-backward mode degeneracy in microring resonators. Coherent acousto-optic coupling generates differential AC …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143802] Published Wed Apr 08, 2026

]]> Magnetic-Free Optical Mode Degeneracy Lifting in Lithium Niobate Microring Resonators Xin-Biao Xu, Zheng-Xu Zhu, Yuan-Hao Yang, Jia-Qi Wang, Yu Zeng, Jia-Hua Zou, Juanjuan Lu, Yan-Lei Zhang, Weiting Wang, Guang-Can Guo, Luyan Sun, and Chang-Ling Zou 2026-04-08T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143802 (2026) article doi:10.1103/8k7b-nk4p 10.1103/8k7b-nk4p Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-08T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/8k7b-nk4p 143802 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Strain-Engineered Nanoscale Spin Polarization Reversal in Diamond Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/by4s-xbbn Author(s): Zhixian Liu, Jiahao Sun, Ganyu Xu, Bo Yang, Yuhang Guo, Yu Wang, Cunliang Xin, Hongfang Zuo, Mengqi Wang, and Ya Wang<br/><p>The ability to control solid-state quantum emitters is fundamental to advancing quantum technologies. The performance of these systems is fundamentally governed by their spin-dependent photodynamics, yet conventional control methods using cavities offer limited access to key nonradiative processes. …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143001] Published Mon Apr 06, 2026 Author(s): Zhixian Liu, Jiahao Sun, Ganyu Xu, Bo Yang, Yuhang Guo, Yu Wang, Cunliang Xin, Hongfang Zuo, Mengqi Wang, and Ya Wang

The ability to control solid-state quantum emitters is fundamental to advancing quantum technologies. The performance of these systems is fundamentally governed by their spin-dependent photodynamics, yet conventional control methods using cavities offer limited access to key nonradiative processes. …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143001] Published Mon Apr 06, 2026

]]> Strain-Engineered Nanoscale Spin Polarization Reversal in Diamond Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers Zhixian Liu, Jiahao Sun, Ganyu Xu, Bo Yang, Yuhang Guo, Yu Wang, Cunliang Xin, Hongfang Zuo, Mengqi Wang, and Ya Wang 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143001 (2026) article doi:10.1103/by4s-xbbn 10.1103/by4s-xbbn Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/by4s-xbbn 143001 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Microscopy of Cavity-Induced Density-Wave Ordering in Ultracold Gases http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/h3zm-rnnx Author(s): Tabea Bühler, Aurélien Fabre, Gaia Bolognini, Zeyang Xue, Timo Zwettler, Giulia Del Pace, and Jean-Philippe Brantut<br/><p>A new microscope captures how atoms rearrange themselves when they are illuminated inside an optical cavity.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/h3zm-rnnx.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143401] Published Mon Apr 06, 2026 Author(s): Tabea Bühler, Aurélien Fabre, Gaia Bolognini, Zeyang Xue, Timo Zwettler, Giulia Del Pace, and Jean-Philippe Brantut

A new microscope captures how atoms rearrange themselves when they are illuminated inside an optical cavity.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143401] Published Mon Apr 06, 2026

]]> Microscopy of Cavity-Induced Density-Wave Ordering in Ultracold Gases Tabea Bühler, Aurélien Fabre, Gaia Bolognini, Zeyang Xue, Timo Zwettler, Giulia Del Pace, and Jean-Philippe Brantut 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/h3zm-rnnx 10.1103/h3zm-rnnx Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/h3zm-rnnx 143401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Full-Counting Statistics and Quantum Information of Dispersive Readout with a Squeezed Environment http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2s1m-y9bd Author(s): Ming Li, JunYan Luo, Gloria Platero, and Georg Engelhardt<br/><p>Motivated by the importance of dispersive readout in quantum technology, we study a prototypical dispersive readout setup that is probed by a squeezed vacuum in a time-reversal-symmetric fashion. To this end, we develop a full-counting-statistics framework for dispersive readout and analyze its meas…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143601] Published Mon Apr 06, 2026 Author(s): Ming Li, JunYan Luo, Gloria Platero, and Georg Engelhardt

Motivated by the importance of dispersive readout in quantum technology, we study a prototypical dispersive readout setup that is probed by a squeezed vacuum in a time-reversal-symmetric fashion. To this end, we develop a full-counting-statistics framework for dispersive readout and analyze its meas…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143601] Published Mon Apr 06, 2026

]]> Full-Counting Statistics and Quantum Information of Dispersive Readout with a Squeezed Environment Ming Li, JunYan Luo, Gloria Platero, and Georg Engelhardt 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/2s1m-y9bd 10.1103/2s1m-y9bd Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2s1m-y9bd 143601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Non-Line-of-Sight Single-Pixel Imaging Using Polarization Speckle Modulation http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/kd8v-fykm Author(s): Yijun Zhou, Wenwen Li, Wei Li, Xin Huang, Chen Dai, Zhong-Pei Xiao, Zheng-Ping Li, Feihu Xu, and Jian-Wei Pan<br/><p>Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging aims to recover hidden scenes outside the direct line of sight, holding great promise for broad applications. Despite notable advancements, current methods are restricted to the manipulation of temporal or spatial degree of light. Here, we propose and demonstrate pol…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143801] Published Mon Apr 06, 2026 Author(s): Yijun Zhou, Wenwen Li, Wei Li, Xin Huang, Chen Dai, Zhong-Pei Xiao, Zheng-Ping Li, Feihu Xu, and Jian-Wei Pan

Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) imaging aims to recover hidden scenes outside the direct line of sight, holding great promise for broad applications. Despite notable advancements, current methods are restricted to the manipulation of temporal or spatial degree of light. Here, we propose and demonstrate pol…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143801] Published Mon Apr 06, 2026

]]> Non-Line-of-Sight Single-Pixel Imaging Using Polarization Speckle Modulation Yijun Zhou, Wenwen Li, Wei Li, Xin Huang, Chen Dai, Zhong-Pei Xiao, Zheng-Ping Li, Feihu Xu, and Jian-Wei Pan 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 143801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/kd8v-fykm 10.1103/kd8v-fykm Physical Review Letters 136 14 2026-04-06T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/kd8v-fykm 143801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Hyperpolarized Molecular Nuclear Spins Achieve Magnetic Amplification http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/36n5-fkb2 Author(s): Shengbang Zhou, Qing Li, Yi Ren, Jingyan Xu, Raphael Kircher, Danila A. Barskiy, Dmitry Budker, Min Jiang, and Xinhua Peng<br/><p>The use of nuclear spins as physical sensing systems is disadvantaged by their low signal responsivity, particularly when compared to sensing techniques based on electron spins. This primarily results from the small nuclear gyromagnetic ratio and the difficulties in achieving high spin polarization.…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133201] Published Thu Apr 02, 2026 Author(s): Shengbang Zhou, Qing Li, Yi Ren, Jingyan Xu, Raphael Kircher, Danila A. Barskiy, Dmitry Budker, Min Jiang, and Xinhua Peng

The use of nuclear spins as physical sensing systems is disadvantaged by their low signal responsivity, particularly when compared to sensing techniques based on electron spins. This primarily results from the small nuclear gyromagnetic ratio and the difficulties in achieving high spin polarization.…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133201] Published Thu Apr 02, 2026

]]> Hyperpolarized Molecular Nuclear Spins Achieve Magnetic Amplification Shengbang Zhou, Qing Li, Yi Ren, Jingyan Xu, Raphael Kircher, Danila A. Barskiy, Dmitry Budker, Min Jiang, and Xinhua Peng 2026-04-02T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/36n5-fkb2 10.1103/36n5-fkb2 Physical Review Letters 136 13 2026-04-02T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/36n5-fkb2 133201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics High Compression Blue-Detuned Magneto-Optical Trap of Polyatomic Molecules http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/w9qc-rczf Author(s): Christian Hallas, Grace K. Li, Nathaniel B. Vilas, Paige Robichaud, Loïc Anderegg, and John M. Doyle<br/><p>Researchers have improved trapping of polyatomic molecules while also controlling their collisions—two important advances for ultracold polyatomic molecular physics.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/w9qc-rczf.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133402] Published Wed Apr 01, 2026 Author(s): Christian Hallas, Grace K. Li, Nathaniel B. Vilas, Paige Robichaud, Loïc Anderegg, and John M. Doyle

Researchers have improved trapping of polyatomic molecules while also controlling their collisions—two important advances for ultracold polyatomic molecular physics.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133402] Published Wed Apr 01, 2026

]]> High Compression Blue-Detuned Magneto-Optical Trap of Polyatomic Molecules Christian Hallas, Grace K. Li, Nathaniel B. Vilas, Paige Robichaud, Loïc Anderegg, and John M. Doyle 2026-04-01T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/w9qc-rczf 10.1103/w9qc-rczf Physical Review Letters 136 13 2026-04-01T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/w9qc-rczf 133402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Gauge-Tunable Uniform Delocalization of Higher-Order Topological Photonic Modes http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/dkvp-41zt Author(s): Shiqi Li, Yu He, Yunlang Wang, Shiyin Jia, Haotian Li, Renwen Huang, Hui Huang, Hongling Cai, Minghui Lu, Biye Xie, Peng Zhan, and Zhenlin Wang<br/><p>Higher-order topological photonic systems typically host corner states that are exponentially localized. Here we uncover a distinct regime of uniformly delocalized higher-order topological modes, emerging from the interplay of multiple spatially varying Dirac mass terms under chiral symmetry. These …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133801] Published Tue Mar 31, 2026 Author(s): Shiqi Li, Yu He, Yunlang Wang, Shiyin Jia, Haotian Li, Renwen Huang, Hui Huang, Hongling Cai, Minghui Lu, Biye Xie, Peng Zhan, and Zhenlin Wang

Higher-order topological photonic systems typically host corner states that are exponentially localized. Here we uncover a distinct regime of uniformly delocalized higher-order topological modes, emerging from the interplay of multiple spatially varying Dirac mass terms under chiral symmetry. These …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133801] Published Tue Mar 31, 2026

]]> Gauge-Tunable Uniform Delocalization of Higher-Order Topological Photonic Modes Shiqi Li, Yu He, Yunlang Wang, Shiyin Jia, Haotian Li, Renwen Huang, Hui Huang, Hongling Cai, Minghui Lu, Biye Xie, Peng Zhan, and Zhenlin Wang 2026-03-31T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/dkvp-41zt 10.1103/dkvp-41zt Physical Review Letters 136 13 2026-03-31T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/dkvp-41zt 133801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Superfluid Fraction of a 2D Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Triangular Lattice http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/g494-rj5k Author(s): F. Rabec, G. Brochier, S. Wattellier, G. Chauveau, Y. Li, S. Nascimbene, J. Dalibard, and J. Beugnon<br/><p>The superfluid fraction of a 2D Bose-Einstein condensate is experimentally determined for the first time.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/g494-rj5k.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133401] Published Mon Mar 30, 2026 Author(s): F. Rabec, G. Brochier, S. Wattellier, G. Chauveau, Y. Li, S. Nascimbene, J. Dalibard, and J. Beugnon

The superfluid fraction of a 2D Bose-Einstein condensate is experimentally determined for the first time.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133401] Published Mon Mar 30, 2026

]]> Superfluid Fraction of a 2D Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Triangular Lattice F. Rabec, G. Brochier, S. Wattellier, G. Chauveau, Y. Li, S. Nascimbene, J. Dalibard, and J. Beugnon 2026-03-30T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 133401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/g494-rj5k 10.1103/g494-rj5k Physical Review Letters 136 13 2026-03-30T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/g494-rj5k 133401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Origin and Emergent Features of Many-Body Dynamical Localization http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/q14j-65qd Author(s): Ang Yang, Zekai Chen, Yanliang Guo, Manuele Landini, Hanns-Christoph Nägerl, and Lei Ying<br/><p>The question of whether interactions can break dynamical localization in quantum kicked rotor systems has been the subject of a long-standing debate. Here, we introduce an extended mapping from the kicked Lieb-Liniger model to a high-dimensional lattice model and reveal universal features: on-site p…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123402] Published Fri Mar 27, 2026 Author(s): Ang Yang, Zekai Chen, Yanliang Guo, Manuele Landini, Hanns-Christoph Nägerl, and Lei Ying

The question of whether interactions can break dynamical localization in quantum kicked rotor systems has been the subject of a long-standing debate. Here, we introduce an extended mapping from the kicked Lieb-Liniger model to a high-dimensional lattice model and reveal universal features: on-site p…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123402] Published Fri Mar 27, 2026

]]> Origin and Emergent Features of Many-Body Dynamical Localization Ang Yang, Zekai Chen, Yanliang Guo, Manuele Landini, Hanns-Christoph Nägerl, and Lei Ying 2026-03-27T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/q14j-65qd 10.1103/q14j-65qd Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-27T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/q14j-65qd 123402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Unified Model for Breathing Solitons in Fiber Lasers: Mechanisms across Below- and Above-Threshold Regimes http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/rk2z-ymkn Author(s): Ying Zhang, Bo Yuan, Junsong Peng, Xiuqi Wu, Yulin Sheng, Yuxuan Ren, Christophe Finot, Sonia Boscolo, and Heping Zeng<br/><p>The emergence of breathing solitons in mode-locked lasers presents a fundamental challenge for the theoretical modeling of mode locking, with the mechanisms underlying below- and above-threshold breathing solitons, and the origins of their distinct nonlinear dynamics, remaining poorly understood. He…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123801] Published Fri Mar 27, 2026 Author(s): Ying Zhang, Bo Yuan, Junsong Peng, Xiuqi Wu, Yulin Sheng, Yuxuan Ren, Christophe Finot, Sonia Boscolo, and Heping Zeng

The emergence of breathing solitons in mode-locked lasers presents a fundamental challenge for the theoretical modeling of mode locking, with the mechanisms underlying below- and above-threshold breathing solitons, and the origins of their distinct nonlinear dynamics, remaining poorly understood. He…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123801] Published Fri Mar 27, 2026

]]> Unified Model for Breathing Solitons in Fiber Lasers: Mechanisms across Below- and Above-Threshold Regimes Ying Zhang, Bo Yuan, Junsong Peng, Xiuqi Wu, Yulin Sheng, Yuxuan Ren, Christophe Finot, Sonia Boscolo, and Heping Zeng 2026-03-27T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/rk2z-ymkn 10.1103/rk2z-ymkn Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-27T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/rk2z-ymkn 123801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics On-the-Fly Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics Reveals Dissociation Mechanisms of Multiply Charged Molecules http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/c8yq-fzn5 Author(s): Dong Liu, Chenkai Zhang, Xintai Hao, Xiaorui Xue, Maomao Gong, Songbin Zhang, Jiaqi Zhou, Chuncai Kong, Zhimao Yang, Xueguang Ren, and Tao Yang<br/><p>Understanding the dissociation of multiply charged molecules is crucial yet challenging due to complex multibody correlations and nonadiabatic dynamics. Conventional <i>ab initio</i> molecular dynamics simulations commonly struggle to capture excited electronic states and intricate electron-nuclear couplin…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123202] Published Wed Mar 25, 2026 Author(s): Dong Liu, Chenkai Zhang, Xintai Hao, Xiaorui Xue, Maomao Gong, Songbin Zhang, Jiaqi Zhou, Chuncai Kong, Zhimao Yang, Xueguang Ren, and Tao Yang

Understanding the dissociation of multiply charged molecules is crucial yet challenging due to complex multibody correlations and nonadiabatic dynamics. Conventional ab initio molecular dynamics simulations commonly struggle to capture excited electronic states and intricate electron-nuclear couplin…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123202] Published Wed Mar 25, 2026

]]> On-the-Fly Nonadiabatic Molecular Dynamics Reveals Dissociation Mechanisms of Multiply Charged Molecules Dong Liu, Chenkai Zhang, Xintai Hao, Xiaorui Xue, Maomao Gong, Songbin Zhang, Jiaqi Zhou, Chuncai Kong, Zhimao Yang, Xueguang Ren, and Tao Yang 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123202 (2026) article doi:10.1103/c8yq-fzn5 10.1103/c8yq-fzn5 Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/c8yq-fzn5 123202 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Nonadiabatic Strong-Field Photoionization Revisited http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2pgk-c484 Author(s): Spencer Walker, Abdulaziz Alqasem, Abraham Camacho Garibay, Cosmin I. Blaga, Alexandra S. Landsman, and Louis F. DiMauro<br/><p>We measure strong field ionization of cesium atoms, observing a robust feature near $2{U}_{\mathrm{p}}$ in the photoelectron spectrum, which we call the intermediate energy structure (IES). Using a Coulomb-corrected strong-field approximation, we show it arises from electrons born with large inward …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123203] Published Wed Mar 25, 2026 Author(s): Spencer Walker, Abdulaziz Alqasem, Abraham Camacho Garibay, Cosmin I. Blaga, Alexandra S. Landsman, and Louis F. DiMauro

We measure strong field ionization of cesium atoms, observing a robust feature near 2Up in the photoelectron spectrum, which we call the intermediate energy structure (IES). Using a Coulomb-corrected strong-field approximation, we show it arises from electrons born with large inward velocities that …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123203] Published Wed Mar 25, 2026

]]> Nonadiabatic Strong-Field Photoionization Revisited Spencer Walker, Abdulaziz Alqasem, Abraham Camacho Garibay, Cosmin I. Blaga, Alexandra S. Landsman, and Louis F. DiMauro 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123203 (2026) article doi:10.1103/2pgk-c484 10.1103/2pgk-c484 Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/2pgk-c484 123203 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Shot-to-Shot Displacement Noise in State-Expansion Protocols with Inverted Potentials http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/y1q9-pnlc Author(s): Giuseppe Paolo Seta, Louisiane Devaud, Lorenzo Dania, Lukas Novotny, and Martin Frimmer<br/><p>Optically levitated nanoparticles are promising candidates for the generation of macroscopic quantum states of mechanical motion. Protocols to generate such states expose the particle to a succession of different potentials. Limited reproducibility of the alignment of these potentials across experim…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123602] Published Wed Mar 25, 2026 Author(s): Giuseppe Paolo Seta, Louisiane Devaud, Lorenzo Dania, Lukas Novotny, and Martin Frimmer

Optically levitated nanoparticles are promising candidates for the generation of macroscopic quantum states of mechanical motion. Protocols to generate such states expose the particle to a succession of different potentials. Limited reproducibility of the alignment of these potentials across experim…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123602] Published Wed Mar 25, 2026

]]> Shot-to-Shot Displacement Noise in State-Expansion Protocols with Inverted Potentials Giuseppe Paolo Seta, Louisiane Devaud, Lorenzo Dania, Lukas Novotny, and Martin Frimmer 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123602 (2026) article doi:10.1103/y1q9-pnlc 10.1103/y1q9-pnlc Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/y1q9-pnlc 123602 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Temperature-Dependent Single- and Double-Quantum Relaxation of Negatively Charged Boron Vacancies in Hexagonal Boron Nitride http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/w99d-d6nt Author(s): Lin-Ke Xie, Wei Liu, Kaiyu Huang, Nai-Jie Guo, Jun-You Liu, Yu-Hang Ma, Ya-Qi Wu, Yi-Tao Wang, Zhao-An Wang, Xiao-Dong Zeng, Jia-Ming Ren, Chun Ao, Shuo Deng, Haifei Lu, Jian-Shun Tang, Chuan-Feng Li, and Guang-Can Guo<br/><p>The negatively charged boron vacancy (${V}_{\text{B}}^{−}$) in two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has emerged as a promising candidate for quantum sensing. The coherence time of ${V}_{\text{B}}^{−}$ spins which coherent quantum sensing resides in is limited by spin-phonon interaction…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123603] Published Wed Mar 25, 2026 Author(s): Lin-Ke Xie, Wei Liu, Kaiyu Huang, Nai-Jie Guo, Jun-You Liu, Yu-Hang Ma, Ya-Qi Wu, Yi-Tao Wang, Zhao-An Wang, Xiao-Dong Zeng, Jia-Ming Ren, Chun Ao, Shuo Deng, Haifei Lu, Jian-Shun Tang, Chuan-Feng Li, and Guang-Can Guo

The negatively charged boron vacancy (VB−) in two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has emerged as a promising candidate for quantum sensing. The coherence time of VB− spins which coherent quantum sensing resides in is limited by spin-phonon interactions, while the underlying physical m…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123603] Published Wed Mar 25, 2026

]]> Temperature-Dependent Single- and Double-Quantum Relaxation of Negatively Charged Boron Vacancies in Hexagonal Boron Nitride Lin-Ke Xie, Wei Liu, Kaiyu Huang, Nai-Jie Guo, Jun-You Liu, Yu-Hang Ma, Ya-Qi Wu, Yi-Tao Wang, Zhao-An Wang, Xiao-Dong Zeng, Jia-Ming Ren, Chun Ao, Shuo Deng, Haifei Lu, Jian-Shun Tang, Chuan-Feng Li, and Guang-Can Guo 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123603 (2026) article doi:10.1103/w99d-d6nt 10.1103/w99d-d6nt Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-25T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/w99d-d6nt 123603 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Impact of Thermal Fields on Rydberg Atom Radio Frequency Sensors http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/lngc-vpr4 Author(s): Channprit Kaur, Pinrui Shen, Donald Booth, Andrew Todd, and James P. Shaffer<br/><p>Rydberg atom radio frequency sensors are unique in a number of ways, including possessing extraordinary carrier bandwidth, self-calibration, and accuracy. In this Letter, we examine the impact of thermal radiation on Rydberg atom sensors. Antennas are limited by their thermal background, while Rydbe…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123201] Published Tue Mar 24, 2026 Author(s): Channprit Kaur, Pinrui Shen, Donald Booth, Andrew Todd, and James P. Shaffer

Rydberg atom radio frequency sensors are unique in a number of ways, including possessing extraordinary carrier bandwidth, self-calibration, and accuracy. In this Letter, we examine the impact of thermal radiation on Rydberg atom sensors. Antennas are limited by their thermal background, while Rydbe…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123201] Published Tue Mar 24, 2026

]]> Impact of Thermal Fields on Rydberg Atom Radio Frequency Sensors Channprit Kaur, Pinrui Shen, Donald Booth, Andrew Todd, and James P. Shaffer 2026-03-24T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/lngc-vpr4 10.1103/lngc-vpr4 Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-24T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/lngc-vpr4 123201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Precision Spectroscopy of 2S-nS Transitions in Atomic Hydrogen: A Determination of the Proton Charge Radius http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/lgl2-6cb8 Author(s): R. G. Bullis, W. L. Tavis, M. R. Weiss, J. Orellana Cisneros, A. J. Cheeseman, U. D. Jentschura, and D. C. Yost<br/><p>Spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen produces a new high-precision value for the Rydberg constant and the proton charge radius.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/lgl2-6cb8.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123001] Published Mon Mar 23, 2026 Author(s): R. G. Bullis, W. L. Tavis, M. R. Weiss, J. Orellana Cisneros, A. J. Cheeseman, U. D. Jentschura, and D. C. Yost

Spectroscopy of atomic hydrogen produces a new high-precision value for the Rydberg constant and the proton charge radius.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123001] Published Mon Mar 23, 2026

]]> Precision Spectroscopy of 2S-nS Transitions in Atomic Hydrogen: A Determination of the Proton Charge Radius R. G. Bullis, W. L. Tavis, M. R. Weiss, J. Orellana Cisneros, A. J. Cheeseman, U. D. Jentschura, and D. C. Yost 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123001 (2026) article doi:10.1103/lgl2-6cb8 10.1103/lgl2-6cb8 Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/lgl2-6cb8 123001 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Chirality-Induced Spin Currents in a Fermi Gas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/73th-7hwt Author(s): Camen A. Royse and J. E. Thomas<br/><p>We observe and model spin currents arising from chirality and effective spin-exchange interactions in a weakly interacting $^{6}\mathrm{Li}$ Fermi gas. Chirality is introduced by a static displacement between the center of the trapped atoms and the center of an applied magnetic bowl, which produces …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123401] Published Mon Mar 23, 2026 Author(s): Camen A. Royse and J. E. Thomas

We observe and model spin currents arising from chirality and effective spin-exchange interactions in a weakly interacting Li6 Fermi gas. Chirality is introduced by a static displacement between the center of the trapped atoms and the center of an applied magnetic bowl, which produces left- or right…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123401] Published Mon Mar 23, 2026

]]> Chirality-Induced Spin Currents in a Fermi Gas Camen A. Royse and J. E. Thomas 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/73th-7hwt 10.1103/73th-7hwt Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/73th-7hwt 123401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Loss-Tolerant Detection of Squeezed States in the $2\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{μ}\mathrm{m}$ Region http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/s61z-fcyp Author(s): K. M. Kwan, T. G. McRae, J. Qin, D. W. Gould, S. S. Y. Chua, J. Junker, R. Iden, V. B. Adya, M. J. Yap, B. J. J. Slagmolen, D. E. McClelland, and R. L. Ward<br/><p>Loss-tolerant detection of squeezed light at 2 µm is accomplished by preamplifying the squeezed quadrature before the detection, mitigating the low detection rate, and increasing observed squeezing from 4 dB to 8 dB.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/s61z-fcyp.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123601] Published Mon Mar 23, 2026 Author(s): K. M. Kwan, T. G. McRae, J. Qin, D. W. Gould, S. S. Y. Chua, J. Junker, R. Iden, V. B. Adya, M. J. Yap, B. J. J. Slagmolen, D. E. McClelland, and R. L. Ward

Loss-tolerant detection of squeezed light at 2 µm is accomplished by preamplifying the squeezed quadrature before the detection, mitigating the low detection rate, and increasing observed squeezing from 4 dB to 8 dB.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123601] Published Mon Mar 23, 2026

]]> Loss-Tolerant Detection of Squeezed States in the $2\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{μ}\mathrm{m}$ Region K. M. Kwan, T. G. McRae, J. Qin, D. W. Gould, S. S. Y. Chua, J. Junker, R. Iden, V. B. Adya, M. J. Yap, B. J. J. Slagmolen, D. E. McClelland, and R. L. Ward 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 123601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/s61z-fcyp 10.1103/s61z-fcyp Physical Review Letters 136 12 2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/s61z-fcyp 123601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Observation of Resonant Monopole-Dipole Energy Transfer between Rydberg Atoms and Polar Molecules http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/k9d5-1jcc Author(s): J. Zou, R. R. W. Wang, R. González-Férez, H. R. Sadeghpour, and S. D. Hogan<br/><p>Resonant energy transfer (RET) between the equal parity 1s65s $^{3}{\mathrm{S}}_{1}$ and 1s66s $^{3}{\mathrm{S}}_{1}$ Rydberg levels in helium has been observed in low-temperature ($∼80\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{mK}$) collisions with ammonia molecules that undergo inversion transitions in their X $^{1}…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113402] Published Fri Mar 20, 2026 Author(s): J. Zou, R. R. W. Wang, R. González-Férez, H. R. Sadeghpour, and S. D. Hogan

Resonant energy transfer (RET) between the equal parity 1s65s S13 and 1s66s S13 Rydberg levels in helium has been observed in low-temperature (∼80  mK) collisions with ammonia molecules that undergo inversion transitions in their X A11 ground electronic state. This hybrid Rydberg-atom–polar-molecule…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113402] Published Fri Mar 20, 2026

]]> Observation of Resonant Monopole-Dipole Energy Transfer between Rydberg Atoms and Polar Molecules J. Zou, R. R. W. Wang, R. González-Férez, H. R. Sadeghpour, and S. D. Hogan 2026-03-20T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/k9d5-1jcc 10.1103/k9d5-1jcc Physical Review Letters 136 11 2026-03-20T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/k9d5-1jcc 113402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Stringent Constraints on New Pseudoscalar and Vector Bosons from Precision Hyperfine Splitting Measurements http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/rvt1-93v2 Author(s): Cedric Quint, Fabian Heiße, Joerg Jaeckel, Lutz Leimenstoll, Christoph H. Keitel, and Zoltán Harman<br/><p>Axionlike particles and similar new pseudoscalar as well as vector bosons coupled to nucleons and electrons are predicted to lead to spin-dependent forces in atoms and ions. We argue that hyperfine structure measurements in hydrogenlike and lithiumlike charge states are a sensitive probe to this eff…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113001] Published Thu Mar 19, 2026 Author(s): Cedric Quint, Fabian Heiße, Joerg Jaeckel, Lutz Leimenstoll, Christoph H. Keitel, and Zoltán Harman

Axionlike particles and similar new pseudoscalar as well as vector bosons coupled to nucleons and electrons are predicted to lead to spin-dependent forces in atoms and ions. We argue that hyperfine structure measurements in hydrogenlike and lithiumlike charge states are a sensitive probe to this eff…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113001] Published Thu Mar 19, 2026

]]> Stringent Constraints on New Pseudoscalar and Vector Bosons from Precision Hyperfine Splitting Measurements Cedric Quint, Fabian Heiße, Joerg Jaeckel, Lutz Leimenstoll, Christoph H. Keitel, and Zoltán Harman 2026-03-19T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113001 (2026) article doi:10.1103/rvt1-93v2 10.1103/rvt1-93v2 Physical Review Letters 136 11 2026-03-19T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/rvt1-93v2 113001 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Gravitational Wave Imprints on Spontaneous Emission http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/1gtr-5c2f Author(s): Jerzy Paczos, Navdeep Arya, Sofia Qvarfort, Daniel Braun, and Magdalena Zych<br/><p>Despite growing interest, there is a scarcity of known predictions in the regime where both quantum and general relativistic effects become observable. Here, we investigate a combined atom-field system in a curved spacetime, with a specific focus on gravitational-wave backgrounds. We demonstrate tha…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113201] Published Thu Mar 19, 2026 Author(s): Jerzy Paczos, Navdeep Arya, Sofia Qvarfort, Daniel Braun, and Magdalena Zych

Despite growing interest, there is a scarcity of known predictions in the regime where both quantum and general relativistic effects become observable. Here, we investigate a combined atom-field system in a curved spacetime, with a specific focus on gravitational-wave backgrounds. We demonstrate tha…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113201] Published Thu Mar 19, 2026

]]> Gravitational Wave Imprints on Spontaneous Emission Jerzy Paczos, Navdeep Arya, Sofia Qvarfort, Daniel Braun, and Magdalena Zych 2026-03-19T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/1gtr-5c2f 10.1103/1gtr-5c2f Physical Review Letters 136 11 2026-03-19T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/1gtr-5c2f 113201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Nonlinear Dynamics of X-Ray Superradiant Burst via Cooperative Nuclear Excitations http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/rfwb-sq72 Author(s): Juntian Shan, Yue Chang, Lida Zhang, Fan Wang, Jianmin Yuan, Xiangjin Kong, and Yu-Gang Ma<br/><p>Superradiant burst often arises from photon-mediated interactions within an excited ensemble of emitters, where collective emission leads to a sharp increase in photon intensity. Here, we focus on a nuclear ensemble with cooperative excitations and propose, for the first time, the generation of supe…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113601] Published Thu Mar 19, 2026 Author(s): Juntian Shan, Yue Chang, Lida Zhang, Fan Wang, Jianmin Yuan, Xiangjin Kong, and Yu-Gang Ma

Superradiant burst often arises from photon-mediated interactions within an excited ensemble of emitters, where collective emission leads to a sharp increase in photon intensity. Here, we focus on a nuclear ensemble with cooperative excitations and propose, for the first time, the generation of supe…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113601] Published Thu Mar 19, 2026

]]> Nonlinear Dynamics of X-Ray Superradiant Burst via Cooperative Nuclear Excitations Juntian Shan, Yue Chang, Lida Zhang, Fan Wang, Jianmin Yuan, Xiangjin Kong, and Yu-Gang Ma 2026-03-19T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113601 (2026) article doi:10.1103/rfwb-sq72 10.1103/rfwb-sq72 Physical Review Letters 136 11 2026-03-19T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/rfwb-sq72 113601 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Imaginary Gauge Potentials in a Non-Hermitian Spin-Orbit Coupled Quantum Gas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tpfc-n3bq Author(s): J. Tao, E. D. Mercado-Gutierrez, M. Zhao, and I. B. Spielman<br/><p>A continuum analog of the Hatano-Nelson model using a homogeneous spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate shows that repulsive interactions enhance self-acceleration while suppressing the non-Hermitian skin effect.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/tpfc-n3bq.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113401] Published Tue Mar 17, 2026 Author(s): J. Tao, E. D. Mercado-Gutierrez, M. Zhao, and I. B. Spielman

A continuum analog of the Hatano-Nelson model using a homogeneous spin-orbit-coupled Bose-Einstein condensate shows that repulsive interactions enhance self-acceleration while suppressing the non-Hermitian skin effect.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113401] Published Tue Mar 17, 2026

]]> Imaginary Gauge Potentials in a Non-Hermitian Spin-Orbit Coupled Quantum Gas J. Tao, E. D. Mercado-Gutierrez, M. Zhao, and I. B. Spielman 2026-03-17T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 113401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/tpfc-n3bq 10.1103/tpfc-n3bq Physical Review Letters 136 11 2026-03-17T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/tpfc-n3bq 113401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Geometrical Frustration, Power Law Tunneling and Nonlocal Gauge Fields from Scattered Light http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/hndj-8tj1 Author(s): Pavel P. Popov, Joana Fraxanet, Luca Barbiero, and Maciej Lewenstein<br/><p>Designing the amplitude and range of couplings in quantum systems is a fundamental tool for exploring a large variety of quantum mechanical effects. Here, we consider off-resonant photon scattering processes on a geometrically shaped molecular cloud. Our analysis shows that such a setup is properly …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103403] Published Thu Mar 12, 2026 Author(s): Pavel P. Popov, Joana Fraxanet, Luca Barbiero, and Maciej Lewenstein

Designing the amplitude and range of couplings in quantum systems is a fundamental tool for exploring a large variety of quantum mechanical effects. Here, we consider off-resonant photon scattering processes on a geometrically shaped molecular cloud. Our analysis shows that such a setup is properly …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103403] Published Thu Mar 12, 2026

]]> Geometrical Frustration, Power Law Tunneling and Nonlocal Gauge Fields from Scattered Light Pavel P. Popov, Joana Fraxanet, Luca Barbiero, and Maciej Lewenstein 2026-03-12T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103403 (2026) article doi:10.1103/hndj-8tj1 10.1103/hndj-8tj1 Physical Review Letters 136 10 2026-03-12T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/hndj-8tj1 103403 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Dynamical Phase Evolution of Coulomb-Focused Electrons in Strong-Field Ionization Probed by a Standing Light Wave http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/63v1-3b63 Author(s): Yuan Gu, Hao Liang, Weiran Zheng, Aofan Lin, Jiaye Zhang, Zichen Li, Juan Du, Lei Ying, Peilun He, Jan-Michael Rost, Sina Jacob, Maksim Kunitski, Till Jahnke, Sebastian Eckart, Kang Lin, and Reinhard Dörner<br/><p>We investigate the dynamical phase evolution of Coulomb-focused electrons in strong-field ionization. We diffract the electrons with an ultrashort standing light wave to track their time-dependent phase. Our findings show that low-energy electrons exhibit a unique chromosome-shaped diffraction patte…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103201] Published Wed Mar 11, 2026 Author(s): Yuan Gu, Hao Liang, Weiran Zheng, Aofan Lin, Jiaye Zhang, Zichen Li, Juan Du, Lei Ying, Peilun He, Jan-Michael Rost, Sina Jacob, Maksim Kunitski, Till Jahnke, Sebastian Eckart, Kang Lin, and Reinhard Dörner

We investigate the dynamical phase evolution of Coulomb-focused electrons in strong-field ionization. We diffract the electrons with an ultrashort standing light wave to track their time-dependent phase. Our findings show that low-energy electrons exhibit a unique chromosome-shaped diffraction patte…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103201] Published Wed Mar 11, 2026

]]> Dynamical Phase Evolution of Coulomb-Focused Electrons in Strong-Field Ionization Probed by a Standing Light Wave Yuan Gu, Hao Liang, Weiran Zheng, Aofan Lin, Jiaye Zhang, Zichen Li, Juan Du, Lei Ying, Peilun He, Jan-Michael Rost, Sina Jacob, Maksim Kunitski, Till Jahnke, Sebastian Eckart, Kang Lin, and Reinhard Dörner 2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103201 (2026) article doi:10.1103/63v1-3b63 10.1103/63v1-3b63 Physical Review Letters 136 10 2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/63v1-3b63 103201 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Hydrodynamic Attractor in Periodically Driven Ultracold Quantum Gases http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/mtgf-f4f3 Author(s): Aleksas Mazeliauskas and Tilman Enss<br/><p>Hydrodynamic attractors characterize hydrodynamiclike evolution in strongly interacting systems, independent of initial conditions or microscopic details, outside the conventional hydrodynamic regime. They explain why hydrodynamic models apply to high-energy nuclear collisions, but so far have only …</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103402] Published Wed Mar 11, 2026 Author(s): Aleksas Mazeliauskas and Tilman Enss

Hydrodynamic attractors characterize hydrodynamiclike evolution in strongly interacting systems, independent of initial conditions or microscopic details, outside the conventional hydrodynamic regime. They explain why hydrodynamic models apply to high-energy nuclear collisions, but so far have only …


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103402] Published Wed Mar 11, 2026

]]> Hydrodynamic Attractor in Periodically Driven Ultracold Quantum Gases Aleksas Mazeliauskas and Tilman Enss 2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103402 (2026) article doi:10.1103/mtgf-f4f3 10.1103/mtgf-f4f3 Physical Review Letters 136 10 2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/mtgf-f4f3 103402 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Chiral Cavities Made from Lattices of Highly Electromagnetically Chiral Scatterers http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/bchn-b47c Author(s): Lukas Rebholz, Carsten Rockstuhl, and Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton<br/><p>The infamous weakness of molecular chiroptical responses challenges the all-optical realization of crucial applications such as enantio-selective sorting of chiral molecules, or biasing chiral chemical reactions. Chiral optical cavities are a natural choice for confronting this challenge. Ideally, t…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103802] Published Wed Mar 11, 2026 Author(s): Lukas Rebholz, Carsten Rockstuhl, and Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton

The infamous weakness of molecular chiroptical responses challenges the all-optical realization of crucial applications such as enantio-selective sorting of chiral molecules, or biasing chiral chemical reactions. Chiral optical cavities are a natural choice for confronting this challenge. Ideally, t…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103802] Published Wed Mar 11, 2026

]]> Chiral Cavities Made from Lattices of Highly Electromagnetically Chiral Scatterers Lukas Rebholz, Carsten Rockstuhl, and Ivan Fernandez-Corbaton 2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103802 (2026) article doi:10.1103/bchn-b47c 10.1103/bchn-b47c Physical Review Letters 136 10 2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/bchn-b47c 103802 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Multimode Single-Ring Photonic Molecule http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/vfbg-y973 Author(s): Jinsheng Lu, Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus, Vincent Ginis, Marcus Ossiander, Danilo Shchepanovich, and Federico Capasso<br/><p>A new ring-shaped resonator for light can do a job that normally requires at least two rings.</p><img src="//cdn.journals.aps.org/journals/PRL/key_images/10.1103/vfbg-y973.png" width="200" height=\"100\"><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103803] Published Wed Mar 11, 2026 Author(s): Jinsheng Lu, Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus, Vincent Ginis, Marcus Ossiander, Danilo Shchepanovich, and Federico Capasso

A new ring-shaped resonator for light can do a job that normally requires at least two rings.


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103803] Published Wed Mar 11, 2026

]]> Multimode Single-Ring Photonic Molecule Jinsheng Lu, Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus, Vincent Ginis, Marcus Ossiander, Danilo Shchepanovich, and Federico Capasso 2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103803 (2026) article doi:10.1103/vfbg-y973 10.1103/vfbg-y973 Physical Review Letters 136 10 2026-03-11T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/vfbg-y973 103803 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Guiding Fast Ion Beam by Suppressing Secondary Ions http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/7vwr-szkt Author(s): Yingli Xue, Junliang Liu, Mingwu Zhang, Daniel Fischer, Guoxing Xia, Nikolaus Stolterfoht, Reinhold Schuch, Yehong Wu, Bian Yang, Xiaoxiao Li, Caojie Shao, Wei Wang, Zhangyong Song, Xing Fang, Cheng Qian, Liangting Sun, Hongwei Zhao, Guoqing Xiao, Xiaohong Cai, and Deyang Yu<br/><p>We demonstrate that secondary ions sputtered from a macrocapillary’s inner surface by the primary beam induce premature saturation of the guiding field, hindering fast ion guiding. By suppressing secondary ion sputtering with grooved surfaces, we achieve a guiding-field potential difference exceedin…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103001] Published Mon Mar 09, 2026 Author(s): Yingli Xue, Junliang Liu, Mingwu Zhang, Daniel Fischer, Guoxing Xia, Nikolaus Stolterfoht, Reinhold Schuch, Yehong Wu, Bian Yang, Xiaoxiao Li, Caojie Shao, Wei Wang, Zhangyong Song, Xing Fang, Cheng Qian, Liangting Sun, Hongwei Zhao, Guoqing Xiao, Xiaohong Cai, and Deyang Yu

We demonstrate that secondary ions sputtered from a macrocapillary’s inner surface by the primary beam induce premature saturation of the guiding field, hindering fast ion guiding. By suppressing secondary ion sputtering with grooved surfaces, we achieve a guiding-field potential difference exceedin…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103001] Published Mon Mar 09, 2026

]]> Guiding Fast Ion Beam by Suppressing Secondary Ions Yingli Xue, Junliang Liu, Mingwu Zhang, Daniel Fischer, Guoxing Xia, Nikolaus Stolterfoht, Reinhold Schuch, Yehong Wu, Bian Yang, Xiaoxiao Li, Caojie Shao, Wei Wang, Zhangyong Song, Xing Fang, Cheng Qian, Liangting Sun, Hongwei Zhao, Guoqing Xiao, Xiaohong Cai, and Deyang Yu 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103001 (2026) article doi:10.1103/7vwr-szkt 10.1103/7vwr-szkt Physical Review Letters 136 10 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/7vwr-szkt 103001 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Probing Coherences and Itinerant Magnetism in a Dipolar Lattice Gas http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/h3fr-chgk Author(s): Thomas Lauprêtre, Jose Daniel Bernal, Youcef Baamara, Ana Maria Rey, Laurent Vernac, and Bruno Laburthe-Tolra<br/><p>We report on the study of itinerant magnetism of lattice-trapped magnetic atoms, driven by magnetic dipole-dipole interactions, in the low-entropy and close-to-unit filling regime. We have used advanced dynamical decoupling techniques to efficiently suppress the sensitivity to magnetic field fluctua…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103401] Published Mon Mar 09, 2026 Author(s): Thomas Lauprêtre, Jose Daniel Bernal, Youcef Baamara, Ana Maria Rey, Laurent Vernac, and Bruno Laburthe-Tolra

We report on the study of itinerant magnetism of lattice-trapped magnetic atoms, driven by magnetic dipole-dipole interactions, in the low-entropy and close-to-unit filling regime. We have used advanced dynamical decoupling techniques to efficiently suppress the sensitivity to magnetic field fluctua…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103401] Published Mon Mar 09, 2026

]]> Probing Coherences and Itinerant Magnetism in a Dipolar Lattice Gas Thomas Lauprêtre, Jose Daniel Bernal, Youcef Baamara, Ana Maria Rey, Laurent Vernac, and Bruno Laburthe-Tolra 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103401 (2026) article doi:10.1103/h3fr-chgk 10.1103/h3fr-chgk Physical Review Letters 136 10 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/h3fr-chgk 103401 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Photonic Cyclic Orbit Bound to a Single Weyl Point http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/bpjc-8kz7 Author(s): Zhongfu Li, Qingyang Mo, Oubo You, Qingdong Yang, Shaojie Ma, Xinhua Wen, Yuanjiang Xiang, and Shuang Zhang<br/><p>Weyl orbits are topologically protected cyclotron trajectories that connect Weyl nodes of opposite chiralities in momentum space, coupling bulk chiral Landau levels and surface Fermi arcs to produce quantum oscillations under static magnetic fields. While well-studied in condensed matter systems, th…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103801] Published Mon Mar 09, 2026 Author(s): Zhongfu Li, Qingyang Mo, Oubo You, Qingdong Yang, Shaojie Ma, Xinhua Wen, Yuanjiang Xiang, and Shuang Zhang

Weyl orbits are topologically protected cyclotron trajectories that connect Weyl nodes of opposite chiralities in momentum space, coupling bulk chiral Landau levels and surface Fermi arcs to produce quantum oscillations under static magnetic fields. While well-studied in condensed matter systems, th…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103801] Published Mon Mar 09, 2026

]]> Photonic Cyclic Orbit Bound to a Single Weyl Point Zhongfu Li, Qingyang Mo, Oubo You, Qingdong Yang, Shaojie Ma, Xinhua Wen, Yuanjiang Xiang, and Shuang Zhang 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 103801 (2026) article doi:10.1103/bpjc-8kz7 10.1103/bpjc-8kz7 Physical Review Letters 136 10 2026-03-09T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/bpjc-8kz7 103801 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Compatibility of Trapped Ions and Dielectrics at Cryogenic Temperatures http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/wj8m-1nlq Author(s): M. Bruff, L. Sonderhouse, K. N. David, J. Stuart, D. H. Slichter, and D. Leibfried<br/><p>We study the impact of an unshielded dielectric—here, a bare optical fiber—on a $^{40}{\mathrm{Ca}}^{+}$ ion held several hundred microns away in a cryogenic surface electrode trap. We observe distance-dependent stray electric fields of up to a few $\mathrm{kV}/\mathrm{m}$ due to the dielectric, whi…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 093204] Published Fri Mar 06, 2026 Author(s): M. Bruff, L. Sonderhouse, K. N. David, J. Stuart, D. H. Slichter, and D. Leibfried

We study the impact of an unshielded dielectric—here, a bare optical fiber—on a Ca+40 ion held several hundred microns away in a cryogenic surface electrode trap. We observe distance-dependent stray electric fields of up to a few kV/m due to the dielectric, which drift on average less than 10% per m…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 093204] Published Fri Mar 06, 2026

]]> Compatibility of Trapped Ions and Dielectrics at Cryogenic Temperatures M. Bruff, L. Sonderhouse, K. N. David, J. Stuart, D. H. Slichter, and D. Leibfried 2026-03-06T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 093204 (2026) article doi:10.1103/wj8m-1nlq 10.1103/wj8m-1nlq Physical Review Letters 136 9 2026-03-06T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/wj8m-1nlq 093204 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Driven-Dissipative Landau Polaritons: Two Highly Nonlinearly Coupled Quantum Harmonic Oscillators http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/h7nq-d6dd Author(s): Farokh Mivehvar<br/><p>Landau levels (LLs) are the massively degenerate discrete energy spectra of charged particles in a transverse magnetic field, and they lie at the heart of many intriguing phenomena, such as the integer and fractional quantum Hall effects as well as quantized vortices. In this Letter, we consider cou…</p><br/>[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 093602] Published Thu Mar 05, 2026 Author(s): Farokh Mivehvar

Landau levels (LLs) are the massively degenerate discrete energy spectra of charged particles in a transverse magnetic field, and they lie at the heart of many intriguing phenomena, such as the integer and fractional quantum Hall effects as well as quantized vortices. In this Letter, we consider cou…


[Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 093602] Published Thu Mar 05, 2026

]]> Driven-Dissipative Landau Polaritons: Two Highly Nonlinearly Coupled Quantum Harmonic Oscillators Farokh Mivehvar 2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00 Personal use only, all commercial or other reuse prohibited Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 093602 (2026) article doi:10.1103/h7nq-d6dd 10.1103/h7nq-d6dd Physical Review Letters 136 9 2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00 http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/h7nq-d6dd 093602 Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics