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S. Lepoutre

Publications and source records attributed to S. Lepoutre.

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arXiv2026

Analytical emission model for the design of primary effusive sources

We present an analytical emission model that accurately predicts the properties of effusive sources formed by long collimation tubes. By construction, it captures the full range of molecular flow, from the transparent flux regime, which occurs in highly rarefied gases, to the opaque regime, which arises as the flux increases and interparticle collisions become non-negligible. The model is based on a previously developed secondary-emission-surface approach, improved here to overcome its internal limitations and recover the well-established axial flux intensity. It provides accurate analytical predictions of the angular intensity distribution in the molecular flow regime, offering valuable guidance for the design of efficient primary sources across a broad range of experiments in atomic and molecular physics

physics.atom-ph↗

arXiv2025

Long-range $CCΦ$ gates via radio-frequency-induced Förster resonances

Registers of trapped neutral atoms, excited to Rydberg states to induce strong long-distance interactions, are extensively studied for direct applications in quantum computing. Here, we present a novel $CCΦ$ quantum phase gate protocol based on radio-frequency-induced Förster resonant interactions in the array of highly excited $^{87}$Rb atoms. The extreme controllability of interactions provided by RF field application enables high-fidelity and robust gate performance for a wide range of parameters of the atomic system, as well as it significantly facilitates the experimental implementation of the gate protocol. Taking into account finite Rydberg states lifetimes, we achieve an average theoretical gate fidelity of $99.27 \%$ under room-temperature conditions (improved up to $99.65 \%$ in a cryogenic environment), thus showing the protocol compatibility with modern quantum error correction techniques.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2024

Toffoli gate based on a three-body fine-structure-state-changing Förster resonance in Rydberg atoms

We have developed an improved scheme of a three-qubit Toffoli gate based on fine structure state changing three-body Stark-tuned Rydberg interaction. This scheme is a substantial improvement of our previous proposal [I.I.Beterov et al., Physical Review A 98, 042704 (2018)]. Due to the use of a different type of three-body Förster resonance we substantially simplified the scheme of laser excitation and phase dynamics of collective three-body states. This type of Förster resonance exists only in systems with more than two atoms, while the two-body resonance is absent. We reduced the sensitivity of the gate fidelity to fluctuations of external electric field and eliminated the necessity to use external magnetic field for fine tuning of the resonant electric field value, compared to the previous scheme of Toffoli gate based on Rydberg atoms. A gate fidelity of >99% was demonstrated in the calculations.

quant-ph↗

arXiv2020

Searching optimal conditions for quantum gates application with the new 3-body Förster resonances in Rb and Cs Rydberg atoms

Three body resonant interactions between Rydberg atoms are considered in order to perform few-body quantum gates. So far, the resonances found in cesium or rubidium atoms relied on an adjacent two-body resonance which ceases to exist for principal quantum numbers above $n \simeq 40$. We have proposed recently a new class of 3-body interaction resonances in alkali-metal Rydberg atoms [P. Cheinet \textit{et al.}, Quant. Elect. \textbf{50}, 213 (2020)], which circumvienes this limit. We investigate here the relative strength between this new class of 3-body interaction resonance and quasi-forbidden 2-body interaction resonances in rubidium and cesium Rydberg atoms. We then identify the best case scenario for detecting and using this 3-body interaction.

physics.atom-ph↗

arXiv2018

Cooling All External Degrees of Freedom of Optically Trapped Chromium Atoms Using Gray Molasses

We report on a scheme to cool and compress trapped clouds of highly magnetic 52Cr atoms. This scheme combines sequences of gray molasses, which freeze the velocity distribution, and free evolutions in the (close to) harmonic trap, which periodically exchange the spatial and velocity degrees of freedom. Taken together, the successive gray molasses pulses cool all external degrees of freedom, which leads to an increase of the phase-space density (PSD) by a factor of about 250, allowing to reach a high final PSD of about 1.7*10^-3. These experiments are performed within an optical dipole trap, in which gray molasses work equally well as in free space. The obtained samples are then an ideal starting point for the evaporation stage aiming at the quantum regime.

physics.atom-ph↗

arXiv2018

Exploring out-of-equilibrium quantum magnetism and thermalization in a spin-3 many-body dipolar lattice system

Understanding quantum thermalization through entanglement build-up in isolated quantum systems addresses fundamental questions on how unitary dynamics connects to statistical physics. Here, we study the spin dynamics and approach towards local thermal equilibrium of a macroscopic ensemble of S = 3 spins prepared in a pure coherent spin state, tilted compared to the magnetic field, under the effect of magnetic dipole-dipole interactions. The experiment uses a unit filled array of 104 chromium atoms in a three dimensional optical lattice, realizing the spin-3 XXZ Heisenberg model. The buildup of quantum correlation during the dynamics, especially as the angle approaches pi/2, is supported by comparison with an improved numerical quantum phase-space method and further confirmed by the observation that our isolated system thermalizes under its own dynamics, reaching a steady state consistent with the one extracted from a thermal ensemble with a temperature dictated from the system's energy. This indicates a scenario of quantum thermalization which is tied to the growth of entanglement entropy. Although direct experimental measurements of the Renyi entropy in our macroscopic system are unfeasible, the excellent agreement with the theory, which can compute this entropy, does indicate entanglement build-up.

cond-mat.quant-gas↗

arXiv2018

Collective spin modes of a trapped quantum ferrofluid

We report on the observation of a collective spin mode in a spinor Bose-Einstein condensate. Initially, all spins point perpendicular to the external magnetic field. The lowest energy mode consists in a sinusoidal oscillation of the local spin around its original axis, with an oscillation amplitude that linearly depends on the spatial coordinates. The frequency of the oscillation is set by the zero-point kinetic energy of the BEC. The observations are in excellent agreement with hydrodynamic equations. The observed spin mode has a universal character, independent of the atomic spin and spin-dependent contact interactions.

cond-mat.quant-gas↗

arXiv2017

Spin mixing and protection of ferromagnetism in a spinor dipolar condensate

We study spin mixing dynamics in a chromium dipolar Bose-Einstein Condensate, after tilting the atomic spins by an angle $θ$ with respect to the magnetic field. Spin mixing is triggered by dipolar coupling, but, once dynamics has started, it is mostly driven by contact interactions. For the particular case $θ=π/2$, an external spin-orbit coupling term induced by a magnetic gradient is required to enable the dynamics. Then the initial ferromagnetic character of the gas is locally preserved, an unexpected feature that we attribute to large spin-dependent contact interactions.

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