Other Atomic Physics Groups
The field of AMO physics is very broad and varied. To find out more about what everyone* else is researching, here are some other AMO research groups, roughly sorted into categories:
Princeton Alumni
- The Romalis Group at Princeton University
The Romalis group uses many of the same techniques we use in the Happer lab (optical pumping and spin-polarized atoms and nuclei), but primarily for sensitive magnetometry. They use these magnetometers to search for, among other things, magnetic fields in the brain arising from external stimuli, symmetry breaking, and anomalous couplings between spins. - Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at George Mason University
The MRL is headed by Karen Sauer, and seeks to understand and exploit spin-dynamics in such systems as nuclear quadrupole resonance and laser-polarized noble gas nuclei. They conduct research to push the noise in such systems to their fundamental limit, to reveal the full capability of magnetic resonance at low-fields both as an analytic tool and for the detection of contraband substances. - The Saam Lab at the University of Utah
The Saam lab investigates the basic physics and applications of hyperpolarized gases. These hyperpolarized gases can be used in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to image the inner space of the lung, or to hyperpolarize other materials for increased NMR sensitivity. - The Atom Trainers at the University of Wisconsin—Madison
Thad Walker's group is interested in cooling and trapping atoms with laser light, studying ultra-cold interactions between atoms, and NMR imaging of noble gases such as $^3$He and $^{129}$Xe.
Closely Related Research
- The Budker Group at the University of California—Berkeley
The Budker group are interested in discrete symmetry violations, spectroscopy of rare and alkaline earth atoms, and applied nonlinear spectroscopy. Professor Budker has also published a popular text on atomic physics. The Budker group website also has numerous Mathematica notebooks for visualizing atomic systems.
