Atomic, Molecular Optical & Chemical Physics
Researchers:Overview
Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Chemical Physics research at the University of Nevada, Reno incorporates both theory and experiment and addresses both fundamental physics and practical applications.
Theoretical work spans the range from precision calculations of atomic structure for tests of the Standard Model of elementary particles, to improving the accuracy of atomic clocks, to calculations and models of atomic interactions and spectroscopy in dense plasma environments. Theoretical efforts are also devoted to quantum computing and physics of ultracold degenerate gases.
Experiments concentrate on studies of neutral atomic and molecular interactions at extremely low temperatures as well as on charge-changing processes involving ions in high-temperature fusion energy and astrophysical plasma environments. Resources available to the experimental program include a new laboratory for laser spectroscopy and cold collision physics, negative and multicharged positive ion accelerator laboratories, and an ion-photon-beam research endstation located at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Department faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and students benefit from active collaborations with researchers from throughout the world.
