Presidential Young Investigator Award:  Quantum Optics      Experiments Utilizing Laser Cooling and Trapping (Physics)
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Research will be undertaken in the field of laser cooling                  and trapping, particularly in studying the interactions between                 atoms in this ultra-low energy sub-milli Kelvin temperature                     regime.  These include direct (collisional) interactions such                   as associative ionization, radiative association, and charge                    exchange and indirect radiation effects such as super-radiance                  and radiation trapping.  One project is to create a sample of                   ultra-cold dense Rydberg atoms and trap them using DC electric                  fields.  It may be possible to observe a phase transition (Mott                 transition) from an insulator to a metal when the size of                       Rydberg atoms becomes a significant fraction of the average                     interatomic spacing.
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