Spin-resolved microscopy of $^{87}$Sr SU($N$) Fermi-Hubbard systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2603.05478v1
• Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:49:13 GMT
• Title: Spin-resolved microscopy of $^{87}$Sr SU($N$) Fermi-Hubbard systems
• Authors: Carlos Gas-Ferrer, Antonio Rubio-Abadal, Sandra Buob, Leonardo Bezzo, Jonatan Höschele, Leticia Tarruell,
• Abstract summary: We report the realization of a quantum-gas microscope for fermionic $87$Sr.<n>Our imaging scheme, based on cooling and fluorescence on the narrow intercombination line at 689 nm, enables spin-resolved single-atom detection.<n>These results establish $87$Sr quantum-gas microscopy as a powerful approach to study exotic magnetism in the SU(N) Fermi-Hubbard model.
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• Abstract: Quantum-gas microscopes provide direct access to the phases of the Hubbard model, bringing microscopic insight into the complex competition between interactions, SU(2) magnetism, and doping. Alkaline-earth(-like) fermions extend this spin-1/2 paradigm by realizing higher symmetries and giving access to SU(N) Hubbard models, with rich phase diagrams to be unveiled. Despite its fundamental interest, a microscopic exploration of SU(N) quantum systems has remained elusive. Here we report the realization of a quantum-gas microscope for fermionic $^{87}$Sr. Our imaging scheme, based on cooling and fluorescence on the narrow intercombination line at 689 nm, enables spin-resolved single-atom detection. By implementing a spin-selective optical pumping protocol, we determine the occupation of each of the 10 spin states in a single experimental realization, a crucial capability for probing site-resolved magnetic correlations. We benchmark our method by observing single-particle Larmor precession across the full spin-9/2 ground-state manifold. These results establish $^{87}$Sr quantum-gas microscopy as a powerful approach to study exotic magnetism in the SU(N) Fermi-Hubbard model, and provide a new detection tool for studies in quantum simulation, computation, and metrology.

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