Quantum Many-Body Physics

Preprints

• F. Bensch, U. Borla, F. Balducci, P. Osterholz, S. Tang, S. Baburaj Sheela, A. Chandran, R. Moessner, J. C. Halimeh & C. Gross. Observation of far-from-equilibrium scaling in the transient dynamics of 2D quantum magnets. arXiv:2608.07211 (2026)
• R. Wußler, C. Nill, S. de Léséleuc, C. Gross & I. Lesanovsky. Creating squeezed and non-classical collective motional many-body states through stroboscopic Rydberg dressing. arXiv:2606.17849 (2026)
• P. Osterholz, F. Bensch, S. Tang, S. Baburaj Sheela, B. Sbierski, I. Lesanovsky & C. Gross. Collective cluster nucleation dynamics in quantum magnets. arXiv:2512.04656 (2025)

Journal articles

2025

• C. Nill, S. de Léséleuc, C. Gross & I. Lesanovsky. Resonant stroboscopic Rydberg dressing: Electron-motion coupling and multibody interactions. Phys. Rev. A 111, L041104 (2025), arXiv:2411.10090 (2024)
• F. Kiesel, K. Karpov, A. De Martino, J. Auch & C. Gross. Long-term stable laser injection locking for quasi-CW applications. EPJ Tech. Instrum. 12, 1 (2025), arXiv:2411.05392 (2024)

2024

• C. Nill, A. Cabot, A. Trautmann, C. Gross & I. Lesanovsky. Avalanche terahertz photon detection in a Rydberg tweezer array. Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 073603 (2024), arXiv:2311.16365 (2023)
• M. Kastner, P. Osterholz & C. Gross. Ancilla-free measurement of out-of-time-ordered correlation functions: General measurement protocol and Rydberg atom implementation. Phys. Rev. A 110, 013303 (2024), arXiv:2403.08670 (2024)

2023

• L.-M. Steinert, P. Osterholz, R. Eberhard, L. Festa, N. Lorenz, Z. Chen, A. Trautmann & C. Gross. Spatially tunable spin interactions in neutral atom arrays. Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 243001 (2023), arXiv:2206.12385 (2022)

2022

• P. Sompet, S. Hirthe, D. Bourgund, T. Chalopin, J. Bibo, J. Koepsell, P. Bojović, R. Verresen, F. Pollmann, G. Salomon, C. Gross, T. A. Hilker & I. Bloch. Realizing the symmetry-protected Haldane phase in Fermi–Hubbard ladders. Nature 606, 484 (2022), arXiv:2103.10421 (2021)
• S. Hollerith, K. Srakaew, D. Wei, A. Rubio-Abadal, D. Adler, P. Weckesser, A. Kruckenhauser, V. Walther, R. van Bijnen, J. Rui, C. Gross, I. Bloch & J. Zeiher. Realizing Distance-Selective Interactions in a Rydberg-Dressed Atom Array. Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 113602 (2022), arXiv:2110.10125 (2021)
• L. Festa, N. Lorenz, L.-M. Steinert, Z. Chen, P. Osterholz, R. Eberhard & C. Gross. Blackbody-radiation-induced facilitated excitation of Rydberg atoms in optical tweezers. Phys. Rev. A 105, 013109 (2022), arXiv:2103.14383 (2021)

2021

• C. Gross & W. S. Bakr. Quantum gas microscopy for single atom and spin detection. Nat. Phys. 17, 1316 (2021), arXiv:2010.15407 (2020)
• J. Koepsell, D. Bourgund, P. Sompet, S. Hirthe, A. Bohrdt, Y. Wang, F. Grusdt, E. Demler, G. Salomon, C. Gross & I. Bloch. Microscopic evolution of doped Mott insulators from polaronic metal to Fermi liquid. Science 374, 82–86 (2021), arXiv:2009.04440 (2020)
• S. Hollerith, J. Rui, A. Rubio-Abadal, K. Srakaew, D. Wei, J. Zeiher, C. Gross & I. Bloch. Microscopic electronic structure tomography of Rydberg macrodimers. Phys. Rev. Research 3, 013252 (2021), arXiv:2010.02144 (2020)
• N. Lorenz, L. Festa, L.-M. Steinert & C. Gross. Raman sideband cooling in optical tweezer arrays for Rydberg dressing. SciPost Physics 10, 052 (2021), arXiv:2010.07838 (2020)

2020

• J. Koepsell, S. Hirthe, D. Bourgund, P. Sompet, J. Vijayan, G. Salomon, C. Gross & I. Bloch. Robust Bilayer Charge-Pumping for Spin- and Density-Resolved Quantum Gas Microscopy. Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 010403 (2020), arXiv:2002.07577 (2020)
• J. Rui, D. Wei, A. Rubio-Abadal, S. Hollerith, J. Zeiher, D. M. Stamper-Kurn, C. Gross & I. Bloch. A subradiant optical mirror formed by a single structured atomic layer. Nature 583, 369 (2020), arXiv:2001.00795 (2020)
• A. Rubio-Abadal, M. Ippoliti, S. Hollerith, D. Wei, J. Rui, S. L. Sondhi, V. Khemani, C. Gross & I. Bloch. Floquet Prethermalization in a Bose-Hubbard System. Phys. Rev. X 10, 021044 (2020), arXiv:2001.08226
• J. Vijayan, P. Sompet, G. Salomon, J. Koepsell, S. Hirthe, A. Bohrdt, F. Grusdt, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Time-resolved observation of spin-charge deconfinement in fermionic Hubbard chains. Science 367, 186–189 (2020), arXiv:1905.13638

2019

• S. Hofferberth & C. Gross. Hoch angeregt und kontrolliert. Physik Journal 18, 40 (2019)
• S. Hollerith, J. Zeiher, J. Rui, A. Rubio-Abadal, V. Walther, T. Pohl, D. M. Stamper-Kurn, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Quantum gas microscopy of Rydberg macrodimers. Science 364, 664–667 (2019), arXiv:1812.07533
• J. Koepsell, J. Vijayan, P. Sompet, F. Grusdt, T. A. Hilker, E. Demler, G. Salomon, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Imaging magnetic polarons in the doped Fermi-Hubbard model. Nature 572, 358–362 (2019), arXiv:1811.06907
• A. Rubio-Abadal, J. Choi, J. Zeiher, S. Hollerith, J. Rui, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Many-Body Delocalization in the Presence of a Quantum Bath. Phys. Rev. X 9, 041014 (2019), arXiv:1805.00056
• G. Salomon, J. Koepsell, J. Vijayan, T. A. Hilker, J. Nespolo, L. Pollet, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Direct observation of incommensurate magnetism in Hubbard chains. Nature 565, 56–60 (2019), arXiv:1803.08892
• P. Uhrich, C. Gross & M. Kastner. Probing unitary two-time correlations in a neutral atom quantum simulator. Quantum Science and Technology 4, 024005 (2019), arXiv:1806.01758

2017

• E. Compagno, L. Banchi, C. Gross & S. Bose. NOON states via a quantum walk of bound particles. Physical Review A 95, 012307 (2017), arXiv:1607.01809
• C. Gross & I. Bloch. Quantum simulations with ultracold atoms in optical lattices. Science 357, 995–1001 (2017)
• T. A. Hilker, G. Salomon, F. Grusdt, A. Omran, M. Boll, E. Demler, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Revealing hidden antiferromagnetic correlations in doped hubbard chains via string correlators. Science 357, 484–487 (2017), arXiv:1702.00642
• J. Zeiher, J. -y. Choi, A. Rubio-Abadal, T. Pohl, R. van Bijnen, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Coherent many-body spin dynamics in a long-range interacting ising chain. Physical Review X 7, 041063 (2017), arXiv:1705.08372

2016

• M. Boll, T. A. Hilker, G. Salomon, A. Omran, J. Nespolo, L. Pollet, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Spin- and density-resolved microscopy of antiferromagnetic correlations in Fermi-Hubbard chains. Science 353, 1257–1260 (2016), arXiv:1605.05661
• J. -y. Choi, S. Hild, J. Zeiher, P. Schauß, A. Rubio-Abadal, T. Yefsah, V. Khemani, D. A. Huse, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Exploring the many-body localization transition in two dimensions. Science 352, 1547–1552 (2016), arXiv:1604.04178
• S. van Frank, M. Bonneau, J. Schmiedmayer, S. Hild, C. Gross, M. Cheneau, I. Bloch, T. Pichler, A. Negretti, T. Calarco & S. Montangero. Optimal control of complex atomic quantum systems. Scientific Reports 6, 34187 (2016), arXiv:1511.02247
• J. Zeiher, R. van Bijnen, P. Schauß, S. Hild, J. -y. Choi, T. Pohl, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Many-body interferometry of a rydberg-dressed spin lattice. Nature Physics 12, 1095–1099 (2016), arXiv:1602.06313

2015

• T. Fukuhara, S. Hild, J. Zeiher, P. Schauß, I. Bloch, M. Endres & C. Gross. Spatially resolved detection of a spin-entanglement wave in a Bose-Hubbard chain. Physical Review Letters 115, 035302 (2015), arXiv:1504.02582
• A. W. Glaetzle, M. Dalmonte, R. Nath, C. Gross, I. Bloch & P. Zoller. Designing frustrated quantum magnets with laser-dressed Rydberg atoms. Physical Review Letters 114, 173002 (2015), arXiv:1410.3388
• C. Gross & I. Bloch. Microscopy of many-body states in optical lattices. Annual Review of Cold Atoms and Molecules 3, 181–199 (2015), arXiv:1409.8501
• A. Omran, M. Boll, T. A. Hilker, K. Kleinlein, G. Salomon, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Microscopic observation of pauli blocking in degenerate fermionic lattice gases. Physical Review Letters 115, 263001 (2015), arXiv:1510.04599
• P. Schauß, J. Zeiher, T. Fukuhara, S. Hild, M. Cheneau, T. Macrì, T. Pohl, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Crystallization in ising quantum magnets. Science 347, 1455–1458 (2015), arXiv:1404.0980
• B. Vermersch, M. Punk, A. W. Glaetzle, C. Gross & P. Zoller. Dynamical preparation of laser-excited anisotropic rydberg crystals in 2D optical lattices. New Journal of Physics 17, 013008 (2015), arXiv:1408.0662
• J. Zeiher, P. Schauß, S. Hild, T. Macrì, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Microscopic characterization of scalable coherent rydberg superatoms. Physical Review X 5, 031015 (2015), arXiv:1503.02452

2014

• S. Hild, T. Fukuhara, P. Schauß, J. Zeiher, M. Knap, E. Demler, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Far-from-equilibrium spin transport in heisenberg quantum magnets. Physical Review Letters 113, 147205 (2014), arXiv:1407.6934

2013

• F. Cattani, C. Gross, M. K. Oberthaler & J. Ruostekoski. Measuring and engineering entropy and spin squeezing in weakly linked Bose–Einstein condensates. New Journal of Physics 15, 063035 (2013), arXiv:1302.3040
• M. Endres, M. Cheneau, T. Fukuhara, C. Weitenberg, P. Schauß, C. Gross, L. Mazza, M. Bañuls, L. Pollet, I. Bloch & S. Kuhr. Single-Site- and single-atom-resolved measurement of correlation functions. Applied Physics B 113, 27 (2013), arXiv:1303.5652
• T. Fukuhara, A. Kantian, M. Endres, M. Cheneau, P. Schauß, S. Hild, D. Bellem, U. Schollwock, T. Giamarchi, C. Gross, I. Bloch & S. Kuhr. Quantum dynamics of a mobile spin impurity. Nature Physics 9, 235 (2013), arXiv:1209.6468
• T. Fukuhara, P. Schauß, M. Endres, S. Hild, M. Cheneau, I. Bloch & C. Gross. Microscopic observation of magnon bound states and their dynamics. Nature 502, 76 (2013), arXiv:1305.6598

2012

• M. Cheneau, P. Barmettler, D. Poletti, M. Endres, P. Schauß, T. Fukuhara, C. Gross, I. Bloch, C. Kollath & S. Kuhr. Light-cone-like spreading of correlations in a quantum many-body system. Nature 481, 484 (2012), arXiv:1111.0776
• M. Endres, T. Fukuhara, D. Pekker, M. Cheneau, P. Schauß, C. Gross, E. Demler, S. Kuhr & I. Bloch. The Higgs amplitude mode at the two-dimensional Superfluid/Mott insulator transition. Nature 487, 454 (2012), arXiv:1204.5183
• C. Gross. Spin squeezing, entanglement and quantum metrology with Bose–Einstein condensates. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 45, 103001 (2012), arXiv:1203.5359
• P. Schauß, M. Cheneau, M. Endres, T. Fukuhara, S. Hild, A. Omran, T. Pohl, C. Gross, S. Kuhr & I. Bloch. Observation of spatially ordered structures in a two-dimensional rydberg gas. Nature 491, 87 (2012), arXiv:1209.0944

2011

• N. Bar-Gill, C. Gross, I. Mazets, M. Oberthaler & G. Kurizki. Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen correlations of ultracold atomic gases. Physical Review Letters 106, 120404 (2011), arXiv:1009.2655
• M. Endres, M. Cheneau, T. Fukuhara, C. Weitenberg, P. Schauß, C. Gross, L. Mazza, M. C. Bañuls, L. Pollet, I. Bloch & S. Kuhr. Observation of correlated particle-hole pairs and string order in low-dimensional mott insulators. Science 334, 200 (2011), arXiv:1108.3317
• C. Gross, J. Estève, M. K. Oberthaler, A. D. Martin & J. Ruostekoski. Local and spatially extended sub-poisson atom-number fluctuations in optical lattices. Physical Review A 84, 011609 (2011), arXiv:1008.4603
• C. Gross, H. Strobel, E. Nicklas, T. Zibold, N. Bar-Gill, G. Kurizki & M. K. Oberthaler. Atomic homodyne detection of continuous-variable entangled twin-atom states. Nature 480, 219 (2011), arXiv:1112.4594
• Q. Y. He, M. D. Reid, T. G. Vaughan, C. Gross, M. Oberthaler & P. D. Drummond. Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen entanglement strategies in two-well Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review Letters 106, 120405 (2011), arXiv:1010.4121
• E. Nicklas, H. Strobel, T. Zibold, C. Gross, B. A. Malomed, P. G. Kevrekidis & M. K. Oberthaler. Rabi flopping induces spatial demixing dynamics. Physical Review Letters 107, 193001 (2011), arXiv:1109.5601

2010

• C. Gross & M. K. Oberthaler. Ultrakalte Quantenpendel. Physik Journal 9, 29 (2010)
• C. Gross, T. Zibold, E. Nicklas, J. Estève & M. K. Oberthaler. Nonlinear atom interferometer surpasses classical precision limit. Nature 464, 1165 (2010), arXiv:1009.2374
• G. Theocharis, A. Weller, J. P. Ronzheimer, C. Gross, M. K. Oberthaler, P. G. Kevrekidis & D. J. Frantzeskakis. Multiple atomic dark solitons in cigar-shaped Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review A 81, 063604 (2010), arXiv:0909.2122
• T. Zibold, E. Nicklas, C. Gross & M. K. Oberthaler. Classical bifurcation at the transition from rabi to josephson dynamics. Physical Review Letters 105, 204101 (2010), arXiv:1008.3057

2008

• J. Estève, C. Gross, A. Weller, S. Giovanazzi & M. K. Oberthaler. Squeezing and entanglement in a Bose-Einstein condensate. Nature 455, 1216 (2008), arXiv:0810.0600
• A. Weller, J. P. Ronzheimer, C. Gross, J. Estève, M. K. Oberthaler, D. J. Frantzeskakis, G. Theocharis & P. G. Kevrekidis. Experimental observation of oscillating and interacting matter wave dark solitons. Physical Review Letters 101, 130401 (2008), arXiv:0803.4352

2007

• Gross, C., Best, T., van Oosten, D. & Bloch, I. Coherent and Incoherent Spectral Broadening in a Photonic Crystal Fiber. Optics Letters 32, 1767 (2007)