High B apparatus

We are studying highly excited states of atoms in strong magnetic fields. Our (kind of) wide spectrum of interests spans from laser-excited Rydberg atoms, where we study individual atoms, all the way up to the realization of strongly coupled two-component plasma, in which many-body effects should be taken into account for a proper description of the system.

Unique feature of our experiments is that our cold atoms that we are investigating are sitting in a several Tesla B-field. By combining 'cold atom physics' and several Tesla field, we believe we are facing several new (and very exciting!!) reasearch frontiers. For details, check our Research page,... and HAVE FUN!!
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We acknowledge support from the U.S. Department of Energy: