| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/A00780/01 |
| Title: |
INTERACTION OF LIGHT WITH QUANTUM DEGENERATE ATOMIC GASES AND ATOM LASERS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Ruostekoski, Professor J |
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Physical Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Hertfordshire |
| Scheme: |
Advanced Fellowship (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 2000 |
Ends: |
30 September 2005 |
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204,696
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Light-Matter Interactions |
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Cooling and trapping of dilute atomic gases by means of optical laser beams and magnetic fields has providedthe first evidence of Bose-Einstein condensation with well-understood interactions. Bose-Einstein condensates form a coherent source of atoms analogous to optical lasers; the resulting atom lasers are as different from ordinary atomic beams as optical lasers are from light bulbs. Furthermore, in a cold atomic gas, with many atoms per cubic wavelength of light, the interactions between light and matter are strongly coupled. In a coherent atomic gas light may become localised; the atomic gas behaves as an optical insulator. Cold atomic gases of fermions may form bound pairs of particles analogous to superconductivity in metals. The aim is to study theoretically optical and coherence properties of cold atomic gases. The goal is to further the basic understanding of light-matter interactions and coherence properties of atom lasers. The expected outcomes are the means to observe, manipulate and control cold atoms by light and to develop more sophisticated models of atom lasers. The potential applications are in high-resolution measurements, for instance, in satellite navigation due to the high-accuracy clocks.
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http://www.herts.ac.uk |