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Q: Fachverband Quantenoptik und Photonik

Q 64: Poster – Ultra-cold atoms, ions and BEC (joint session A/Q)

Q 64.3: Poster

Thursday, March 5, 2026, 17:00–19:00, Philo 1. OG

Optical dipole trapping of mercury — •Sascha Heider, Thorsten Groh, and Simon Stellmer — Universität Bonn, Germany

Mercury, being one of the heaviest laser-coolable elements, is an ideal platform for searches for physics beyond the Standard Model, such as atomic electric dipole moments (EDMs).
We report on the efficient transfer of mercury atoms from a MOT into a high-power (300 W), crossed-beam optical dipole trap paving the way towards degenerate quantum gases of mercury and next-generation atomic EDM searches.

Keywords: beyond Standard Model physics; electric dipole moments; optical dipole trap; laser cooling