Atomic / molecular / quantum

News and Updates

A tiny glass vial on a white stand has a copper headphone-shaped structure over it.

Custom ‘Headphones’ Boost Atomic Radio Reception 100-Fold

May 23, 2022

The structure — a square overhead loop connecting two square panels — increases the incoming radio signal, or electric field, applied to the gaseous atoms in

Spotlight: The Bucket Brigade for Atomic Physics and the Electron Dipole Moment

May 19, 2022

Gone are the days of bucket brigades for firefighting — long lines of people passing buckets of water one at a time toward a blaze — but NIST/JILA researchers

Measuring Up: Coming Out from the Cold

February 24, 2022

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have constructed and tested a system that allows commercial electronic components –

Projects and Programs

Far-infrared Spectroscopy of Biomolecules (Archived)

Completed

Far-infrared (or terahertz/THz, ca. 25 to 300 micron wavelength) femtosecond pulsed laser and Fourier-transform infrared methods are employed to measure

Platform for Realizing Integrated Molecule Experiments (PRIME)

Ongoing

PRIME (Platform for Realizing Integrated Molecule Experiments) aims to establish primary, quantum-based realizations for both the radiometric watt and kelvin

Modeling and Simulation of Nanofabrication (Archived)

Completed

Most manufacturing has historically been based on top-down fabrication and assembly. With rapid advances in nanotechnology, there is increasing interest in

Small Mass and Small Force Metrology at NIST

Ongoing

The small mass and force metrology project at NIST leverages the redefinition of the International System of Units (SI) to scale mass and force with electrical

The Research

Far-infrared Spectroscopy of Biomolecules (Archived)

Completed

Far-infrared (or terahertz/THz, ca. 25 to 300 micron wavelength) femtosecond pulsed laser and Fourier-transform infrared methods are employed to measure

Platform for Realizing Integrated Molecule Experiments (PRIME)

Ongoing

PRIME (Platform for Realizing Integrated Molecule Experiments) aims to establish primary, quantum-based realizations for both the radiometric watt and kelvin

Modeling and Simulation of Nanofabrication (Archived)

Completed

Most manufacturing has historically been based on top-down fabrication and assembly. With rapid advances in nanotechnology, there is increasing interest in

Small Mass and Small Force Metrology at NIST

Ongoing

The small mass and force metrology project at NIST leverages the redefinition of the International System of Units (SI) to scale mass and force with electrical

Additional Resources Links

Atomic Spectra Database

Atomic Spectroscopy Databases

Handbook of Basic Atomic Spectroscopic Data

Publications

Robust spin relaxometry with fast adaptive Bayesian estimation

June 15, 2022

Author(s)

Michael Caouette-Mansour, Adrian Solyom, Brandon Ruffolo, Robert D. McMichael, Jack Childress (Sankey), Lilian Childress

Spin relaxometry with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond offers a spectrally selective, atomically localized, and calibrated measurement of microwave

Combining machine learning with physics: A framework for tracking and sorting multiple dark solitons

May 31, 2022

Author(s)

Shangjie Guo, Sophia Koh, Amilson R. Fritsch, Ian Spielman, Justyna Zwolak

In ultracold-atom experiments, data often comes in the form of images which suffer information loss inherent in the techniques used to prepare and measure the

Characterizations of two-dimensional materials with cryogenic ultrahigh vacuum near-field optical microscopy in the visible range

May 17, 2022

Author(s)

Jeremy Schultz, Nan Jiang

The development of new characterization methods has resulted in innovative studies of the properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials. Observations of

Modern RF Measurements with Hot Atoms

April 4, 2022

Author(s)

Aly Artusio-Glimpse, Matt Simons, Nik Prajapati, Christopher L. Holloway

Over a hundred years later, the classic antenna, first invented by Heinrich Hertz, in 1888, [1], is still the dominant technology used for the measurement of RF

Atomic / molecular / quantum

News and Updates

Custom ‘Headphones’ Boost Atomic Radio Reception 100-Fold

Spotlight: The Bucket Brigade for Atomic Physics and the Electron Dipole Moment

Measuring Up: Coming Out from the Cold

Projects and Programs

Far-infrared Spectroscopy of Biomolecules (Archived)

Platform for Realizing Integrated Molecule Experiments (PRIME)

Modeling and Simulation of Nanofabrication (Archived)

Small Mass and Small Force Metrology at NIST

The Research

Far-infrared Spectroscopy of Biomolecules (Archived)

Platform for Realizing Integrated Molecule Experiments (PRIME)

Modeling and Simulation of Nanofabrication (Archived)

Small Mass and Small Force Metrology at NIST

Additional Resources Links

Publications

Robust spin relaxometry with fast adaptive Bayesian estimation

Combining machine learning with physics: A framework for tracking and sorting multiple dark solitons

Characterizations of two-dimensional materials with cryogenic ultrahigh vacuum near-field optical microscopy in the visible range

Modern RF Measurements with Hot Atoms

Awards

2021 APS Fellow - Alexander Kramida

2022 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics - Jun Ye

2019 Norman F. Ramsey Prize - Jun Ye

John Kitching receives 2017 FLC Technology Transfer Award