Abstract ARC 3.0 is a modular, object-oriented Python library combining data and algorithms
to enable the calculation of a range of properties of alkali and divalent atoms. Building on …

We present an architecture for encoding two qubits within the optical “clock” transition and
nuclear spin-1/2 degree of freedom of neutral ytterbium-171 atoms. Inspired by recent high …

We propose and demonstrate the laser cooling and trap** of Rydberg-dressed Sr atoms.
By off-resonantly coupling the excited state of a narrow (7 kHz) cooling transition to a high …

The Python functions distributed with this article can be used for calculating the parameters
of multichannel quantum defect theory models describing excited bound states of complex …

We investigate the effect of intercombination transitions in excitation hop** processes
such as those found in Förster resonance energy transfer. Taking strontium Rydberg states …

This thesis presents a study of Rydberg excitation within a laser cooled sample of strontium,
an alkaline earth metal. While Rydberg physics has been studied extensively over the past …

This thesis presents several experiments investigating the regimes of behaviour of a proto-
typical open quantum many-body system far away from equilibrium. The experimental …

Controllably producing optical photons and making them interact are two key requirements
for the development of long-distance quantum communications, and more generally for …

Alkaline-earth atoms have lately gained in relevance as candidates for circular Rydberg
atom preparation to be used in quantum simulators. In this thesis, the calculation of Rydberg …