Our research is centred around the study of atoms and molecules in highly excited Rydberg states. In particular we are interested in exploiting samples in these states for:
- Applications in quantum information processing
- Studies of cold molecules
- Experiments with positronium atoms
Chip-based decelerators and electrostatic traps

'Electrostatic trapping and in situ detection of Rydberg atoms above chip-based transmission lines', P. Lancuba and S. D. Hogan, J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys., 49, 074006 (2016)
'Transmission-line decelerators for atoms in high Rydberg states', P. Lancuba and S. D. Hogan, Phys. Rev. A, 90, 053420 (2014)