# Site-resolved imaging of a bosonic Mott insulator using ytterbium atoms

## TL;DR

This paper presents a novel method for site-resolved imaging of a bosonic Mott insulator using ytterbium atoms without laser cooling during fluorescence detection, enabling new possibilities in quantum simulation.

## Contribution

It introduces a noncooled fluorescence imaging technique for strongly correlated quantum systems and demonstrates its effectiveness with ytterbium atoms.

## Key findings

- Observation of Mott shells in the insulating regime
- Successful thermometry of the atomic cloud
- Feasibility of noncooled imaging approach

## Abstract

We demonstrate site-resolved imaging of a strongly correlated quantum system without relying on laser-cooling techniques during fluorescence imaging. We observed the formation of Mott shells in the insulating regime and realized thermometry on the atomic cloud. This work proves the feasibility of the noncooled approach and opens the door to extending the detection technology to new atomic species.