Wednesday Colloquia
Courtship of Ions and Atoms
by Dr. S. A. Rangwala (Light and Matter Physics, Raman Research Institute (RRI),Bangalore)
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
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(Asia/Kolkata)
at Colaba Campus ( Lecture Theatre (AG-66) )
at Colaba Campus ( Lecture Theatre (AG-66) )
Description |
ABSTRACT: Cold and trapped atoms and ions have individually enabled a wide range of experiments over the past few decades, and have enjoyed significant scientific attention. Combined trapping of these two systems opens up a range of fresh possibilities. The primary opportunity enabled by mixed systems centres about provocation of interactions in dilute neutral gases, which otherwise are very weak. A few groups around the world have developed such experimental systems, including ours at RRI, to explore the tailored interactions and collisions that such systems allow. In the Colloquium talk I shall introduce the physics of and with these systems from first principles and present the key results. I shall close with the some examples of the science which can be explored with such mixed systems, spanning ab-initio chemistry to condensed matter problems, and more. |
Organised by | Roop Mallik, NSF Colloquium Co-ordinator |