Ultra-cold atoms, ions, molecules and quantum technologies

Hélène Perrin; Robin Kaiser; Michèle Leduc

Published by EDP Sciences 2022

Ultra-cold atoms, ions, molecules and quantum technologies

Hélène Perrin , Robin Kaiser and Michèle Leduc

https://doi.org/10.1051/978-2-7598-2746-6

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Physicists know how to produce gases at a few billionths of a degree above absolute zero. The cooling methods apply not only to atoms but also to ions and molecules. This field of research has three times been awarded the Nobel Prize. The field experienced remarkable growth when experimentalists learned how to vary at will the interactions between particles, trapping them with optical tweezers or in optical gratings with adjustable geometry. Artificial crystals made of atoms or molecules can be built to simulate the structure of matter and elucidate some of its magnetic properties, hopefully contributing to the understanding of high-temperature superconductivity. The phenomenon of quantum entanglement is the basis for new devices for the storage and transmission of quantum information. Spectacular progress is constantly being made in metrology. For example, ultra-cold atom or ion clocks measure time to better than one second over the lifetime of the Universe. New types of industrial gravimeters and gyroscopes are improving the sensitivity of seismology and navigation in space. In addition, the extreme precision of the measurements allows tests of the fundamental laws of physics, such as quantum electrodynamics, Lorentz invariance or possible variations of the fundamental constants. The field of ultra-cold particles has now reached the stage where it provides insights in the fields of condensed matter, chemistry and even cosmology.

Author / Editor information

Perrin Hélène :

Hélène Perrin est directrice de recherche au Laboratoire de physique des lasers à l’université Sorbonne
Paris Nord

Kaiser Robin :

Robin Kaiser est directeur de recherche CNRS à l’Institut de physique de Nice à l’université de la
Côte d’Azur

Leduc Michèle :

Michèle Leduc est directrice de recherche émérite CNRS au Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel et directrice de l’Institut Francilien de Recherche sur les Atomes Froids (IFRAF).

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preamble Robin Kaiser, Michèle Leduc and Hélène Perrin Publicly Available Download PDF	iii
Coordinators, Contributors, Sponsors and Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface: Fifteen miraculous years: bypassing impossibility theorems Alain Aspect Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xxi
Chapter 1 Cooling and Trapping Atoms Baptiste Allard, Juliette Billy and Michèle Leduc Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 Cold Atom Instruments and Metrology Jérôme Lodewyck and Frank Pereira dos Santos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Chapter 3 Single Atoms and Single Photons: Quantum Information Exchange Jakob Reichel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Chapter 4 Quantum Simulation with Cold Atoms Bruno Laburthe-Tolra, Thierry Lahaye and Hélène Perrin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Chapter 5 Waves and Disorder Nicolas Cherroret and Vincent Josse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Chapter 6 Trapping and Cooling Ions Laurent Hilico and Martina Knoop Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
Chapter 7 Cold and Ultracold Molecules Nadia Bouloufa-Maafa, Daniel Comparat, Olivier Dulieu, Hans Lignier and Goulven Quéméner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
Chapter 8 Conclusion and Everything Else This Book Could also Have Been About… Robin Kaiser, Michèle Leduc and Hélène Perrin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165

Language: English
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Pages
- Main content: 192

eBook

Published: December 1, 2022
ISBN: 9782759827466