Simulation of Dipole-Dipole Interactions With Ultracold Sr in an Optical Lattice

We theoretically study dipole-dipole interactions on
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P0-
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D1 with ultracold Sr atoms in a deep optical lattice. To prepare such a dense atomic sample, Bose-Einstein condensates (BEC) will be performed and subsequently are loaded into a Mott insulator by increasing the optical potential. Here, we calculate the important properties of Sr dipole-dipole interactions based on the coupled dipole model and also show the setup for the preparation of the Sr sample. Both simulation results and the feasibility of experiments indicate that lattice-based Sr atoms is an excellent candidate for studying dipoledipole interactions.