The 42nd annual meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) was held from June 13th until the 17th in Atlanta, GA.
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IFCS-EFTF 2011 Conference
Bart McGuyer recently attended a joint meeting of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (IFCS) and the European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF) in San Francisco, CA, to present a poster on the "Nonlinear Pressure Shifts of Alkali-Metal Atoms in Xenon."
Natalie, Ben successfully defend dissertations
On Tuesday, May 3 at 10 AM, Natalie Kostinski defended her Ph.D. dissertation entitled "Sodium Laser Guidestar and Other Aspects of Optical Signal Processing" in the Electrical Engineering Department. Congratulations on finishing your Ph.D., Dr. Kostinski!
Two hours later, in the Physics department, Ben Olsen defended his Ph.D. dissertation entitled "Optical Pumping and Spectroscopy of Alkali Vapors in Magnetic Fields". Congratulations Dr. Olsen!
APS DAMOP Meeting 2010
The 41st annual meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) was held from May 25th until the 29th in Houston, TX.
New Book: Optically Pumped Atoms
A new book, written by Will Happer, Yuan-Yu Jau, and Thad Walker (of the University of Wisconsin), is in the final stages of publishing. It covers the density-matrix method for studying atomic systems, and focuses on how to implement numerical simulations of these systems with MATLAB example code.
The book won't go on sale until later this year, but you can look at it or pre-order it now:
UPDATE: The book is now for sale, though it may take some time to ship.
New Article in Physical Review A
This week, a paper by Steven Morgan (a recent postdoctoral researcher in the group) and Will Happer was published in the journal Physical Review A. The article is entitled "Optically pumped atoms with velocity- and spin-changing collisions at low gas pressures", and it deals with the physics of optical pumping of sodium in Earth's upper atmosphere. This study is relevant to our group's research on Laser Guide Stars.
New Paper Published
A new paper from the Happer lab was published this monday in Physical Review A. The paper is entitled "Polarization and hyperfine transitions of metastable $^{129}$Xe in discharge cells".
You can find information and download a pdf version of the article at our publication page.
Guest Speaker: Alessandro Cere
Friday, September 3 at 12:30 PM in Jadwin Hall, Room 303
Title: “Generation of Narrowband Quantum Light for Interaction with Rb Atoms”
APS DAMOP Meeting 2009
The 40th annual meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (DAMOP) was held from May 18th until the 23rd.
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