@article{13579, author = {Julia Cline and Vera Schäfer and Zhijing Niu and Dylan Young and Tai Yoon and James Thompson}, title = {Continuous Collective Strong Coupling of Strontium Atoms to a High Finesse Ring Cavity}, abstract = {We demonstrate continuous loading and strong collective coupling of atoms to a high finesse ring cavity. A series of spatially separated laser cooling stages delivers a continuous flux of 2.1‚� ¢(3)√ó107 88Sr atoms/s into an intracavity magic wavelength lattice where the atoms are deterministically transported inside the ring cavity. We observe a continuous atom-cavity vacuum Rabi splitting, demonstrating the first steady-state strong collective coupling on a narrow linewidth atomic transition. This Letter opens the path to future continuous cold atom devices, such as a continuous wave superradiant laser with millihertz linewidth and low vibration sensitivity, enabling searches for new physics and technologies.}, year = {2025}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {134}, number = {1}, pages = {013403}, month = {2025-01}, url = {https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.013403}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.013403}, note = {Publisher: American Physical Society}, }