Since the achievement of quantum degeneracy in gases of chromium atoms in 2004, the
experimental investigation of ultracold gases made of highly magnetic atoms has …

Lanthanide atoms have an unusual electron configuration, with a partially filled shell of f
orbitals. This leads to a set of characteristic properties, including large numbers of optical …

The dipolar interaction can be attractive or repulsive, depending on the position and
orientation of the dipoles. Constraining atoms to a plane with their magnetic moment aligned …

Controlling ultracold atoms with laser light has greatly advanced quantum science. The
wavelength of light sets a typical length scale for most experiments to the order of 500 …

We describe an experimental setup for producing a large cold erbium (Er) sample in a
narrow-line magneto-optical trap (MOT) in a simple and efficient way. We implement a pair …

We report on the development of an advanced ultracold dysprosium apparatus, which
incorporates a cold atom microscope (CAM) with a design resolution of a quarter …

We present a high-flux source of cold ytterbium atoms that is robust, lightweight and low-
maintenance. Our apparatus delivers 1× 10 9 atoms s− 1 into a 3D magneto-optical trap …

We present a novel optimised design for a source of cold atomic cadmium, compatible with
continuous operation and potentially quantum degenerate gas production. The design is …

We report on the experimental realization of Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC) of 168 Er
atoms with tunable s-wave and dipolar interactions in a newly developed apparatus. Here …

We propose a method for slowing particles by laser fields that potentially has the ability to
generate large forces without the associated momentum diffusion that results from the …