Hy-Q Seminar - Tanya Zelevinsky

Title:

Quantum clocks with ultracold molecules

Abstract:

Techniques for controlling quantum states of atoms have led to extremely precise metrology, studies of degenerate gases, and new quantum information technologies. Extending such techniques to molecules further enriches the understanding of fundamental physics, basic chemical processes, and many-body science. Samples of ultracold molecules can be created by binding laser-cooled atoms, or by direct laser cooling. We explore both approaches and demonstrate high-precision metrology with an optical-lattice based molecular clock, as well as quantum effects in ultracold photo-chemistry.