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Dynamic polarizabilities and magic wavelengths for dysprosium
We theoretically study dynamic scalar polarizabilities of the ground and
select long-lived excited states of dysprosium, a highly magnetic atom recently
laser cooled and trapped. We demonstrate that there are a set of magic
wavelengths of the unpoarized lattice laser field for each pair of states which
includes the ground state and one of these excited states. At these
wavelengths, the energy shift due to laser field is the same for both states,
which can be useful for resolved sideband cooling on narrow transitions and
precision spectroscopy. We present an analytical formula which, near
resonances, allows for the determination of approximate values of the magic
wavelengths without calculating the dynamic polarizabilities of the excited
states.Comment: 6 papers, 3 figure
Optimal Leapfrogging, A Complete Guide
Suppose we have some checkers placed in the lower-left corner of a Go board,
and wish to move them to the upper right corner in as few moves as possible,
where the pieces move as they would in the game of Chinese Checkers. In 1993,
Auslander, Benjamin, and Wilkerson generalized this game for integer lattices,
defined a measure of speed for a starting configuration of pieces, and proved
that a maximum speed exists, which only three configurations, called
"speed-of-light" configurations can attain. It was conjectured that the maximum
speed of a non-speed-of-light configuration has a smaller upper bound, which we
prove.Comment: In progress for submissio
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