RAP opportunity

RAP opportunity at Naval Postgraduate School NPS

Advanced Sensors Based on Atom Interferometers

Location

Naval Postgraduate School, Engineering, Applied Sciences and Computer Science

opportunity	location

62.10.03.C0119	Monterey, CA 939435138

Advisers

name	email	phone

Ian Roderick McNab	ian.mcnab@nps.edu	512.632.9257
Frank A Narducci	frank.narducci@nps.edu	831 656 2635

Description

Atom interferometers are widely recognized as having extremely high sensitivity to forces and hence have the potential to be highly sensitive sensors. These sensors can include accelerometers and gyroscopes [1] for navigation in GPS-compromised environments, or magnetometers for anti-submarine warfare [2]. Additionally, they are very useful for tests of fundamental physics [3]. This research opportunity is in the atom interferometry group, which is currently investigating both types of sensors. The successful candidate’s duties will include all aspects of experimentation to support these projects. Duties will include construction of new apparatus to explore atom interferometry potential to inertial sensing, optical alignment, electronic design and implementation, radio-frequency electronic design and implementation, data acquisition programming and execution, and data analysis and execution. The successful candidate is expected to travel to conferences and to various program reviews to present his/her results

[1] Composite-light-pulse technique for high precision atom interferometry," P. Berg, S. Abend, G. Tackmann, C. Schubert, E. Giese, W. P. Schleich, F. A. Narducci, W. Ertmer, and E. M. Rasel

Physical Review Letters, 114, 063002, (Feb., 2015).

[2] A proposal for a gradient magnetometer atom interferometer", J.P. Davis and F.A. Narducci

Journal of Modern Optics, 55, 3173, (Nov., 2008).

[3] "T3 interferometer for atoms," M. Zimmermann, M. A. Efremov, A. Roura, W. P. Schleich, S. A. DeSavage, J. P. Davis, A. Srinivasan, F. A. Narducci, S. A. Werner and E. M. Rasel

Appl. Phys. B, 123, (4), 102, (Mar. 2017).

key words

atom interferometers; gyroscopes; accelerometers; laser cooling of neutral atoms; quantum optics

Eligibility

Citizenship: Open to U.S. citizens, permanent residents and non-U.S. citizens

Level: Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend	Travel Allotment	Supplementation

$67,000.00	$3,000.00
Experience Supplement Postdoctoral and Senior awardees will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.

Additional Benefits

Relocation

Awardees who reside more than 50 miles from their host laboratory and remain on tenure for at least six months are eligible for paid relocation to within the vicinity of their host laboratory.

Health insurance

A group health insurance program is available to awardees and their qualifying dependents in the United States.

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