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Ultracold atoms and molecules
Last Updated Date: 12/08/2011 Theory for ultracold atomic and molecular collisions and interactions is being developed and exploited to gain precise control over these … more
Optical Trapping of Gold Nanoshells Near Resonance
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2011 We explore the enhancement of optical trapping forces arising from optical confinement near resonance adsorption. Gold nanoshells, particles with … more
Multi-Photon Laser Cooling
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2011 Laser cooling of atoms is a powerful and widely used tool in atomic physics. Traditional laser cooling relies primarily on the mechanical effect of … more
Spinor Condensates and Ultracold Collisions
Last Updated Date: 10/04/2011 Interactions between cold atoms can provide us with the means to manipulate matter on the smallest scales. Collisions between laser-cooled atoms, … more
Quantum Physics Theory
Last Updated Date: 10/05/2010 Theoretical work relevant to the determination of values of the fundamental constants, tests of bound-state quantum electrodynamics (QED), and … more
Atomic Wavefunctions
Last Updated Date: 10/05/2010 NIST scientists are actively developing new algorithms for extremely high-accuracy computation of non-relativistic eigenstates of … more |
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