Ultra-cold dysprosium for quantum simulation

Dysprosium is in many respects an atom of interest for quantum simulation. Its large angular momentum (J=8) in the ground state gives rise to one of the highest magnetic moments (10 Bohr magneton) in the periodic table, and one can therefore simulate an extended version of the Hubbard model with dipole-dipole interactions. This large angular momentum combined with narrow transitions also allows one to implement strong atom-light coupling with reduced heating. It opens the way to create gauge fields, e.g., spin-orbit coupling. We will report the most recent progress in our dysprosium apparatus.