Publications

Group highlights

At the end of this page, you can find a list of recent publications and PhD theses. All papers are also available on arXiv.

List of recent publications

[29] Long-lived entanglement of molecules in magic-wavelength optical tweezers
Daniel K. Ruttley*, Tom R. Hepworth*, Alexander Guttridge, and Simon L. Cornish
Nature 637, 827 (2025)

[28] Coherent spin-1 dynamics encoded in the rotational states of ultracold molecules
Tom R. Hepworth*, Daniel K. Ruttley*, Fritz von Gierke, Philip D. Gregory, Alexander Guttridge, Simon L. Cornish
arXiv:2412.15088 (2024)

[27] Individual assembly of two-species Rydberg molecules using optical tweezers
Alexander Guttridge, Tom R. Hepworth, Daniel K. Ruttley, Aileen A. T. Durst, Matthew T. Eiles, and Simon L. Cornish
arXiv:2412.14888 (2024)

[26] Enhanced quantum state transfer via feedforward cancellation of optical phase noise
Benjamin P. Maddox*, Jonathan M. Mortlock*, Tom R. Hepworth, Adarsh P. Raghuram, Philip D. Gregory, Alexander Guttridge, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 253202 (2024)

[25] Enhanced quantum control of individual ultracold molecules using optical tweezer arrays
Daniel K. Ruttley, Alexander Guttridge, Tom R. Hepworth, and Simon L. Cornish
PRX Quantum 5, 020333 (2024)

[24] Modulation transfer spectroscopy of the D1 transition of potassium: theory and experiment
Andrew D. Innes, Prosenjit Majumder, Heung-Ryoul Noh, and Simon L. Cornish
J. Phys. B 57, 075401 (2024)

[23] Long distance optical conveyor-belt transport of ultracold ¹³³Cs and ⁸⁷Rb atoms
Alex J. Matthies, Jonathan M. Mortlock, Lewis A. McArd, Adarsh P. Raghuram, Andrew D. Innes, Philip D. Gregory, Sarah L. Bromley, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 109, 023321 (2024)

[22] Second-scale rotational coherence and dipolar interactions in a gas of ultracold polar molecules
Philip D. Gregory, Luke M. Fernley, Albert Li Tao, Sarah L. Bromley, Jonathan Stepp, Zewen Zhang, Svetlana Kotochigova, Kaden R. A. Hazzard, and Simon L. Cornish
Nat. Phys. 20, 415 (2024)

[21] An association sequence suitable for producing ground-state RbCs molecules in optical lattices
Arpita Das*, Philip D. Gregory*, Tetsu Takekoshi, Luke Fernley, Manuele Landini, Jeremy M. Hutson, Simon L. Cornish, and Hanns-Christoph Nägerl
SciPost Phys. 15, 220 (2023)

[20] Observation of Rydberg blockade due to the charge-dipole interaction between an atom and a polar molecule
Alexander Guttridge*, Daniel K. Ruttley*, Archie C. Baldock, Rosario González-Férez, H. R. Sadeghpour, C. S. Adams, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. Lett. 131, 013401 (2023)

[19] A motorized rotation mount for the switching of an optical beam path in under 20 ms using polarization control
Adarsh P. Raghuram, Jonathan M. Mortlock, Sarah L. Bromley, and Simon L. Cornish
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 94, 063201 (2023)

[18] Formation of ultracold molecules by merging optical tweezers
Daniel K. Ruttley*, Alexander Guttridge*, Stefan Spence, Robert C. Bird, C. Ruth Le Sueur, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 223401 (2023)

[17] Observation of magnetic Feshbach resonances between Cs and ¹⁷³Yb
Tobias Franzen*, Alexander Guttridge*, Kali E. Wilson*, Jack Segal, Matthew D. Frye, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. Research 4, 043072 (2022)

[16] Diatomic-py: A Python module for calculating the rotational and hyperfine structure of 1Σ molecules
Jacob A. Blackmore, Philip D. Gregory, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Comput. Phys. Commun. 282, 108512 (2023)

[15] Feshbach spectroscopy of Cs atom pairs in optical tweezers
R. V. Brooks*, Alexander Guttridge*, Matthew D. Frye, Daniel K. Ruttley, Stefan Spence, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
New J. Phys. 24, 113051 (2022)

[14] Preparation of ⁸⁷Rb and ¹³³Cs in the motional ground state of a single optical tweezer
Stefan Spence, R. V. Brooks, Daniel K. Ruttley, Alexander Guttridge, and Simon L. Cornish
New J. Phys. 24, 103022 (2022)

[13] Molecule–molecule and atom–molecule collisions with ultracold RbCs molecules
Philip D. Gregory, Jacob A. Blackmore, Matthew D. Frye , Luke M. Fernley, Sarah L. Bromley, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
New J. Phys. 23, 125004 (2021)

[12] Measurement of the tune-out wavelength for ¹³³Cs at 880 nm
Apichayaporn Ratkata, Philip D. Gregory, Andrew D. Innes, Alex J. Matthies, Lewis A. McArd, Jonathan M. Mortlock, M. S. Safronova, Sarah L. Bromley, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 104, 052813 (2021)

[11] Robust storage qubits in ultracold polar molecules
Philip D. Gregory, Jacob A. Blackmore, Sarah L. Bromley, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Nat. Phys. 17, 1149–1153 (2021)

[10] Dynamics of a degenerate Cs-Yb mixture with attractive interspecies interactions
Kali E. Wilson*, Alexander Guttridge*, I-Kang Liu, Jack Segal, Thomas P. Billam, Nick G. Parker, N. P. Proukakis, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. Research 3, 033096 (2021)

[9] Preparation of ⁸⁷Rb and ¹³³Cs in the motional ground state of a single optical tweezer
R. V. Brooks, Stefan Spence, Alexander Guttridge, A. Alampounti, A. Rakonjac, L. A. McArd, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
New J. Phys. 23, 065002 (2021)

[8] Magic conditions for multiple rotational states of bialkali molecules in optical lattices
Q. Guan, Simon L. Cornish, and S. Kotochigova
Phys. Rev. A 103, 043311 (2021)

[7] Quantum degenerate mixtures of Cs and Yb
Kali E. Wilson*, Alexander Guttridge*, Jack Segal, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 103, 033306 (2021)

[6] Two-photon photoassociation spectroscopy of CsYb. Ground-state interaction potential and interspecies scattering lengths
A. Guttridge, Matthew D. Frye, B. C. Yang, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 98, 022707 (2018)

[5] Production of ultracold Cs^∗Yb molecules by photoassociation
Alexander Guttridge, Stephen A. Hopkins, Matthew D. Frye, John J. McFerran, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 97, 063414 (2018)

[4] Interspecies thermalization in an ultracold mixture of Cs and Yb in an optical trap
A. Guttridge, S. A. Hopkins, S. L. Kemp, Matthew D. Frye, Jeremy M. Hutson, and Simon L. Cornish
Phys. Rev. A 96, 012704 (2017)

[3] Direct loading of a large Yb MOT on the ¹S₀ to ³P₁ transition
A. Guttridge, S. A. Hopkins, S. L. Kemp, D. Boddy, R. Freytag, M. P. A. Jones, M. R. Tarbutt, E. A. Hinds, and S. L. Cornish
J. Phys. B 49, 145006 (2016)

[2] A versatile dual-species Zeeman slower for caesium and ytterbium
S. A. Hopkins, K. Butler, A. Guttridge, S. Kemp, R. Freytag, E. A. Hinds, M. R. Tarbutt, and S. L. Cornish
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 87, 043109 (2016)

[1] Production and characterization of a dual species magneto-optical trap of cesium and ytterbium
S. L. Kemp, K. L. Butler, R. Freytag, S. A. Hopkins, E. A. Hinds, M. R. Tarbutt, and S. L. Cornish
Rev. Sci. Instrum. 87, 023105 (2016)

Publications prior to 2021 can be found on Google Scholar.

PhD theses

Luke Fernley: Magic Wavelengths and Dipole-Dipole Interactions in Ultracold RbCs Molecules (2024)

Daniel Ruttley: A Hybrid Quantum System of Ultracold Polar Molecules and Rydberg Atoms (2024)

Jonathan Mortlock: Towards Quantum Gas Microscopy of Ultracold Molecules (2024)

Stefan Spence: Assembling Single RbCs Molecules with Optical Tweezers (2023)

Andrew Innes: Towards a novel platform for imaging molecules in an optical lattice (2023)

Alex Matthies: Optical Conveyor-Belt Transport of Cs and Rb Atoms (2023)

Jack Segal: Ultracold and quantum degenerate mixtures of Cs and Yb (2023)

Vincent Brooks: Control and Collisions of ⁸⁷Rb and ¹³³Cs Atoms in Optical Tweezers (2022)

Jacob Blackmore: Coherence and Collisions in Ultracold ⁸⁷Rb¹³³Cs Molecules (2020)

Alexander Guttridge: Photoassociation of Ultracold CsYb Molecules and Determination of Interspecies Scattering Lengths (2018)

Philip Gregory: Coherent Control of Ultracold Polar Molecules (2018)

Stefan Kemp: Laser cooling and trapping of Ytterbium (2017)

Peter Molony: Creation of ultracold polar ground-state RbCs molecules (2016)

Michael Koppinger: Creation of ultracold RbCs molecules (2014)

Kirsteen Butler: A dual species MOT of Yb and Cs (2014)

Daniel McCarron: A Quantum Degenerate Mixture of ⁸⁷Rb and ¹³³Cs (2011)

Patrick Tierney: Magnetic trapping of an ultracold ⁸⁷Rb and ¹³³Cs atomic mixture (2009)