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This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $493,565 awarded on July 15, 2022 will support research into coherent control and analysis of atomic multi-photon processes at the Missouri University of Science and Technology through June 30, 2025. The research aims to advance established coherent control schemes and develop new methods to manipulate electron dynamics in photo-absorption processes using lithium atoms. Investigators will shape both the microscopic properties of femtosecond laser...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program, CFDA 47.083, provides $539,000 to develop a Rydberg tweezer quantum processor with real-time optical cavity readout at the University of California, Berkeley from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The award will enable measurements of a portion of a complex quantum system while the remainder continues to evolve coherently. This will be realized using arrays of optically trapped single atoms with...

This $583,587 National Science Foundation project grant funds precision laser spectroscopy research at Colorado State University from July 2022 through June 2025. The research will be conducted under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which supports progress in these scientific fields. Specifically, the university will perform high-precision laser spectroscopy measurements of atomic hydrogen 2S-NS two-photon transitions with N values between 8 and 12. These...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), provides $300,000 to the University of Colorado Boulder for theoretical research on inertial sensing applications of superradiant lasers. The three-year award beginning June 1, 2022 supports quantitative analysis of a proposed new type of inertial sensor based on collective atomic effects in an optical ring resonator. The Principal Investigator will evaluate the...

This $349,909 National Science Foundation project grant supports the acquisition of a frequency quadrupled titanium sapphire laser system for atomic, molecular, and optical physics research at Bucknell University. The laser will cover significant sections of the 250-1000 nm spectral window and be integrated into the university's atomic, molecular and optical physics lab. It will be used for precision isotope shift measurements motivated by searches for new fundamental particles and forces, as...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program aims to advance the understanding of atomic multi-body interactions and enable coherent control of Efimov physics using 7Li atoms. The $125,499 award supports a collaborative theoretical and experimental research effort between U.S. and Israeli institutions to develop efficient computational techniques and experimental methods for manipulating few-atom quantum...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $763,868 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to Colorado State University (CSU). The funding will support high-precision, quantum-enabled laser spectroscopy experiments on trapped, highly charged ions to test fundamental physics at low energy. This project aims to develop an optical atomic clock based on narrow linewidth transitions in highly charged praseodymium ions. The research is expected to provide...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Physics award under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $500,000 to the University of Maryland, College Park to develop techniques for directly measuring the intensity of ultra-high power laser light. The project aims to enable real-time, minimally intrusive measurement of laser focal spot characteristics, a critical capability for advancing high-powered laser research. This includes developing methodologies...

This five-year, $519,013 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports the development of an ultra-broadband high-power frequency comb light source for advanced spectroscopy and imaging at Stony Brook University from September 2022 through August 2027. Professors Allison and Liu will create a new laser-based light source spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from terahertz to soft x-rays, enabling phase-coherent femtosecond...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $160,000.00 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to conduct research on macroscopic quantum measurement and control to probe gravity. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include: Extending recently demonstrated techniques to fabricate multi-centimeter-scale, mass-loaded, high-stressed torsional suspensions with mechanical...