During the last decade, many exciting phenomena have been experimentally observed and
theoretically predicted for ultracold atoms in optical lattices. This paper reviews these rapid …

Fermionic alkaline-earth atoms have unique properties that make them attractive candidates
for the realization of atomic clocks and degenerate quantum gases. At the same time, they …

Degenerate quantum gases of alkaline-earth-like elements open new opportunities in
research areas ranging from molecular physics to the study of strongly correlated systems …

Enhancing the optical cross section is an enticing goal in light-matter interactions, due to its
fundamental role in quantum and nonlinear optics. Here, we show how dipolar interactions …

We report on the attainment of Bose-Einstein condensation with ultracold strontium atoms.
We use the Sr 84 isotope, which has a low natural abundance but offers excellent scattering …

It is argued that an ultracold quantum degenerate gas of ytterbium 173 Yb atoms having
nuclear spin I= 5/2 exhibits an enlarged SU (6) symmetry. Within the Landau Fermi liquid …

We demonstrate site-resolved imaging of individual bosonic ${}^{174}\mathrm {Yb} $ atoms
in a Hubbard-regime two-dimensional optical lattice with a short lattice constant of 266 nm …

We have achieved Bose-Einstein condensation of Ca 40, the first for an alkaline earth
element. The influence of elastic and inelastic collisions associated with the large ground …

We investigate the existence of topological phases in a dense two-dimensional atomic
lattice gas. The coupling of the atoms to the radiation field gives rise to dissipation and a …

Many-body effects are at the very heart of diverse phenomena found in condensed-matter
physics. One striking example is the Mott-insulator phase, where conductivity is suppressed …