Quantum sensing and metrology use coherent superposition states of quantum systems to
detect and measure physical effects of interest. Their sensitivity is typically limited by the …

The past three decades have witnessed the emergence of exotic structures and dynamics in
weakly bound unstable nuclei located in the rapidly expanding nuclear chart. Examples …

Molecules containing heavy radioactive nuclei are predicted to be extremely sensitive to
violations of the fundamental symmetries of nature. The nuclear octupole deformation of …

We demonstrate laser cooling of barium monofluoride (BaF 138) molecules. We use
serrodynes to synthesize time-sequenced optical spectra that can be precisely tailored to the …

Cooling the motion of trapped ions to near the quantum ground state is crucial for many
applications in quantum information processing and quantum metrology. However, certain …

A novel molecular structure that bridges the fields of molecular optical cycling and molecular
photoswitching is presented. It is based on a photoswitching molecule azobenzene …

In the search for clues to the matter–antimatter puzzle, experiments with atoms or molecules
play a particular role. These systems allow measurements with very high precision, as …

The radiative lifetime of the A Π 1/2 2 (v= 0) state in radium monofluoride (RaF) is measured
to be 35 (1) ns. The lifetime of this state and the related decay rate Γ= 2.86 (8)× 10 7 s− 1 are …

Quantum sensing uses properties of quantum mechanics to go beyond what is possible with
traditional measurement techniques. In particle physics, key problems in which quantum …

We have developed and demonstrated a scheme to achieve rotationally closed photon
cycling in polyatomic molecules with complex hyperfine structure and sensitivity to hadronic …