Laser-cooled molecules for quantum science and tests of fundamental physics (Prof. Michael Tarbutt)
Laser-cooled molecules for quantum science and tests of fundamental physics
- Date: Jul 9, 2019
- Time: 02:30 PM (Local Time Germany)
- Speaker: Prof. Michael Tarbutt
- Imperial College London, UK
- Location: Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
- Room: Herbert Walther Lecture Hall
Ultracold molecules can be used to test fundamental physics, simulate many-body quantum systems, process quantum information, and study ultracold chemistry.
We capture molecules in a magneto-optical trap, cool them to a few µK,
trap them magnetically, and coherently control their rotational state. I will present
these recent results and our plans to study ultracold collisions, make arrays
of interacting molecules, and use ultracold molecules to measure the electron’s
electric dipole moment.