@article{AbdelKarim2025,

title = {Single-atom imaging of 	    	    <mml:math xmlns:mml=},

author = {O Abdel Karim and A Muzi Falconi and R Panza and W Liu and Francesco Scazza},

doi = {10.1088/2058-9565/adf7cf},

issn = {2058-9565},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-12-01},

urldate = {2025-12-01},

journal = {Quantum Sci. Technol.},

volume = {10},

number = {4},

publisher = {IOP Publishing},

abstract = {<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>

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}

@article{amaricci2025engineering,

title = {Engineering the Kondo impurity problem with alkaline-earth atom arrays},

author = {A Amaricci and A Richaud and M Capone and N D Oppong and Francesco Scazza},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-01-01},

journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.14630},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{falconi2025microsecond,

title = {Microsecond-scale high-survival and number-resolved detection of ytterbium atom arrays},

author = {A M Falconi and R Panza and S Sbernardori and R Forti and R Klemt and O A Karim and M Marinelli and Francesco Scazza},

year  = {2025},

date = {2025-01-01},

urldate = {2025-01-01},

journal = {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.01011},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Surace2024,

title = {Scalable, ab initio protocol for quantum simulating SU(<mml:math xmlns:mml=},

author = {F M Surace and P Fromholz and Francesco Scazza and M Dalmonte},

doi = {10.22331/q-2024-05-23-1359},

issn = {2521-327X},

year  = {2024},

date = {2024-05-23},

urldate = {2024-05-23},

journal = {Quantum},

volume = {8},

publisher = {Verein zur Forderung des Open Access Publizierens in den Quantenwissenschaften},

abstract = {<jats:p>We propose a protocol for the scalable quantum simulation of SU(<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>N</mml:mi></mml:math>)<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mo>×</mml:mo></mml:math>U(1) lattice gauge theories with alkaline-earth like atoms in optical lattices in both one- and two-dimensional systems. The protocol exploits the combination of naturally occurring SU(<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mi>N</mml:mi></mml:math>) pseudo-spin symmetry and strong inter-orbital interactions that is unique to such atomic species. A detailed ab initio study of the microscopic dynamics shows how gauge invariance emerges in an accessible parameter regime, and allows us to identify the main challenges in the simulation of such theories. We provide quantitative results about the requirements in terms of experimental stability in relation to observing gauge invariant dynamics, a key element for a deeper analysis on the functioning of such class of theories in both quantum simulators and computers.</jats:p>},

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pubstate = {published},

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}

@article{Kwon2021,

title = {Sound emission and annihilations in a programmable quantum vortex collider},

author = {W. J. Kwon and G. Del Pace and K. Xhani and L. Galantucci and A. Muzi Falconi and M. Inguscio and Francesco Scazza and G. Roati},

doi = {10.1038/s41586-021-04047-4},

issn = {1476-4687},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-12-02},

urldate = {2021-12-02},

journal = {Nature},

volume = {600},

number = {7887},

pages = {64--69},

publisher = {Springer Science and Business Media LLC},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}