CERN Colloquium

Ultracold atoms for precision measurement of fundamental physical quantities

Name: Ultracold atoms for precision measurement of fundamental physical quantities
Start: 2003-02-06T16:30:00+01:00
End: 2003-02-06T17:30:00+01:00
Location: CERN

by Prof. Guglielmo M. TINO (INFN Firenze, Italy)

Thursday 6 Feb 2003, 16:30 → 17:30 Europe/Zurich

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium

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Description

Cooling and trapping of neutral atoms has been one of the most active fields of research in physics in recent years. Several methods were demonstrated to reach temperatures as low as a few nanokelvin allowing, for example, the investigation of quantum degenerate gases. The ability to control the quantum degrees of freedom of atoms opens the way to applications for precision measurement of fundamental physical quantities. Experiments in progress, planned or being considered using new quantum devices based on ultracold atoms, namely atom interferometers and atomic clocks, will be discussed.

* Tea & coffee will be served at 16:00 hrs.

Organiser(s): Daniel Treille / EP Division