Physics Colloquium

Fundamental Physics with Polyatomic Molecules and Exotic Nuclei

Quantum-controlled molecules are sensitive probes of a wide
range of fundamental nuclear and particle physics.  This sensitivity
is amplified in molecules with heavy nuclei and complex structure,
which makes realizing quantum control a challenge.  However, this also
presents many opportunities; molecular experiments are only just
starting to benefit from the advanced tools which have driven recent
advances in atomic quantum science, and from access to exotic nuclei
which offer dramatic enhancements in sensitivity.  In this talk I will
discuss our group's reseach in engineering polyatomic molecules to
realize all of these advantages simultaneously - large sensitivity to
interesting physical phenomena, advanced quantum tools enabled by
efficient optical control, the ability to include exotic, radioactive
nuclei - and how these advantages can be used to explore wide ranges
of new physics.

Join via Zoom:
https://caltech.zoom.us/j/84497014003
Meeting ID: 844 9701 4003

The colloquium is held in Feynman Lecture Hall, 201 E. Bridge.