Research

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:

1. Applications in quantum information processing
2. Studies of cold molecules
3. 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)