#lasercooling

Novaknown

@novaknown.bsky.social

3 weeks ago

Is the Single Strontium Atom Photo Real? The single strontium atom photo is real. It shows a single, laser-cooled Sr+ ion held between electrodes in an ion trap and made to glow by laser-induced fluorescence, which a standard camera can record in a long exposure. You are seeing light scattered by that atom, not a resolved image of its physical size or structure. What is the single strontium atom photo?

Ever seen a photo of a single atom? That tiny speck is a laser-cooled Sr+ ion floating between electrodes—captured on camera! Wild, right? What part of this blows your mind most? #atomicclocks #iontrap #lasercooling #quantumcomputing #singlestrontiumatom

Michal Hejduk

@flyingphysicist.mathstodon.xyz.ap.brid.gy

7 months ago

Ultracold plasma team. From left to right: - Robin - Bachelor student - Ivan - Doctoral student - Niklas - Doctoral student - David - Bachelor student - Adam - Bachelor student - Vineet - Doctoral student. Squatting is the leader, Michal.

‪Trapping electrons & laser-cooled ions in a Paul trap to explore quantum physics, detect microwaves & even make antimatter. Meet our sunny-eyed team of curious minds! 😎⚛️ 🧪

#QuantumPhysics #PaulTrap #LaserCooling #Antimatter #ScienceSquad #ScientificEnlightenment

Michal Hejduk

@flyingphysicist.bsky.social

7 months ago

Ultracold plasma team. From left to right: - Robin - Bachelor student - Ivan - Doctoral student - Niklas - Doctoral student - David - Bachelor student - Adam - Bachelor student - Vineet - Doctoral student. Squatting is the leader, Michal Hejduk

Trapping electrons & laser-cooled ions in a Paul trap to explore quantum physics, detect microwaves & even make antimatter. Meet our sunny-eyed team of curious minds! 😎⚛️ 🧪

#QuantumPhysics #PaulTrap #LaserCooling #Antimatter #ScienceSquad #ScientificEnlightenment

Tim Langen

@timlangen.bsky.social

8 months ago

A new PhD graduate from the Cold Molecules group! Huge congratulations to Felix Kogel for successfully defending his PhD with the highest distinction! Felix's doctoral hat includes an interactive replica of the #lasercooling experiment for new types of #precisionmeasurements described in his thesis!