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RAP opportunity at National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST

Microscopically-Controlled Quantum Systems of Neutral Atoms for Many-Body Physics and Metrology

Location

Physical Measurement Laboratory, Quantum Physics Division

opportunity	location

50.68.92.C0455	Boulder, CO

NIST only participates in the February and August reviews.

Advisers

name	email	phone

Adam M Kaufman	adam.kaufman@nist.gov	917.913.7268

Description

This research opportunity focuses on precisely controlled quantum systems of neutral atoms in microscale optical potentials, for applications in quantum simulation, metrology, and quantum information.

Relevant reference examples as 2020: Kaufman et al., Science 345, 6194; Norcia et al., PRX 8, 041054; Norcia et al., Science 366, 6461

key words

Quantum many-body systems; Optical atomic clock metrology; Ultracold atoms; Optical tweezer; Single-atom fluorescence microscopy

Eligibility

Citizenship: Open to U.S. citizens

Level: Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend	Travel Allotment	Supplementation

$82,764.00	$3,000.00