{"id":10,"date":"2024-06-07T22:34:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T22:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-optics-wp.pantheonsite.io\/panda\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T01:50:24","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><div tabindex=\"0\" class=\"cycloneslider cycloneslider-template-standard cycloneslider-width-responsive\" id=\"cycloneslider-about-us-slideshow-1\" style=\"max-width:960px\" > <div class=\"cycloneslider-slides cycle-slideshow\" data-cycle-allow-wrap=\"true\" data-cycle-dynamic-height=\"off\" data-cycle-auto-height=\"960:600\" data-cycle-auto-height-easing=\"null\" data-cycle-auto-height-speed=\"250\" data-cycle-delay=\"0\" data-cycle-easing=\"\" data-cycle-fx=\"fade\" data-cycle-hide-non-active=\"false\" data-cycle-log=\"false\" data-cycle-next=\"#cycloneslider-about-us-slideshow-1 .cycloneslider-next\" data-cycle-pager=\"#cycloneslider-about-us-slideshow-1 .cycloneslider-pager\" data-cycle-pause-on-hover=\"true\" data-cycle-prev=\"#cycloneslider-about-us-slideshow-1 .cycloneslider-prev\" data-cycle-slides=\"&gt; div\" data-cycle-speed=\"1000\" data-cycle-swipe=\"1\" data-cycle-tile-count=\"7\" data-cycle-tile-delay=\"100\" data-cycle-tile-vertical=\"true\" data-cycle-timeout=\"0\" > <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/06\/im2-960x600.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/06\/im4-960x600.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:62.5%\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"cycloneslider-about-us-slideshow-1-iframe-2\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/llePOuZY4XU?wmode=transparent&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/06\/im5-960x600.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/06\/im1-960x600.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/06\/im3-960x600.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:62.5%\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"cycloneslider-about-us-slideshow-1-iframe-6\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6YpsgjZwtmY?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-pager\"><\/div> <a href=\"#\" class=\"cycloneslider-prev\"> <span class=\"arrow\"><\/span> <\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"cycloneslider-next\"> <span class=\"arrow\"><\/span> <\/a> <\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum Sensing and Searches for New Physics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to our lab webpage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n    Our lab employs quantum metrology and quantum sensing with atomic and\n    molecular systems to probe fundamental physics and to explore the world\n    around us with high precision.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n    We develop cutting-edge experimental techniques to implement precise\n    control of quantum systems, in particular atoms and molecules cooled to\n    less than a millionth of a degree above absolute zero. Placing these\n    quantum objects in superpositions of spatial or momentum states results\n    in quantum interferometers that are exceedingly sensitive to\n    undiscovered physics and the environment. We envision new applications\n    such as measuring fundamental constants, probing for deviations from\n    Newtonian gravity, looking for dark matter or dark energy, and searching\n    for other physics beyond the Standard Model.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n    In parallel, we are working on miniaturizing and optimizing the\n    robustness of these techniques with the goal of building quantum-based\n    sensors in compact packages. These devices could be used for exciting\n    applications in the field, such as gravimetry, inertial sensing,\n    gravitationally assisted navigation, or studying geology and geophysics.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest News and Lab Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>14 July 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Our paper describing the new Cesium MOT is now <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2607.13145\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2607.13145\">on the arXiv<\/a>. It turns out that using diverging laser beams and modular, compact, robust optics improve stability in atom numbers and spatial distribution. Congrats to all authors! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Coherence keeps on improving and we now see atom interferometer fringes after holding our atoms in the optical lattice for up to 4 seconds. This may be the longest coherence times in an experiment that did not filter their optical lattice laser beam using a filter cavity. <strong>How far can we go?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>21 May 2026<\/strong> &#8211; It&#8217;s been an exciting time in the lab.\n        We have now observed an atom interferometer fringe, which means that\n        our atoms act like little quantum sensors that measure gravity. This\n        is the first optical lattice atom interferometer in Arizona and the\n        second\u2014or third, depending on how you count\u2014in the USA. We&#8217;re all\n        looking toward optimizing our experimental systems and starting to\n        perform new measurements using the apparatus.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-604 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/FirstFringe-1024x678.png\" alt=\"First optical lattice atom interferometer fringe observed in the lab\" width=\"860\" height=\"569\" data-id=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/FirstFringe-1024x678.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/FirstFringe-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/FirstFringe-768x508.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/FirstFringe.png 1381w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>April 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Maximizing the amount of information\n        captured by our atoms requires precisely controlling them at the\n        level of a single quantum state. We use a carefully choreographed\n        sequence of microwave, optical, and magnetic fields to achieve this\n        level of quantum control. We now have approximately 10 million cesium\n        atoms in the magnetically insensitive quantum state at a temperature\n        of 400 nK. Note: the colorful boxes help us count the number of atoms\n        in different regions of the fluorescence image.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-597\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/atomsample-1-1024x874.png\" alt=\"Fluorescence image showing regions used to count cesium atoms\" width=\"605\" height=\"516\" data-id=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/atomsample-1-1024x874.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/atomsample-1-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/atomsample-1-768x655.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/05\/atomsample-1.png 1253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>February 2026<\/strong> &#8211; After some rainstorms, the Arizona\n        sun is warming the weather back up. Meanwhile, the atoms in our\n        optical lattice atom interferometer are becoming colder still, now\n        reaching temperatures below 1 \u00b5K, enabled by efficient Raman\n        sideband cooling. The difference is clear when looking at the size of\n        the atom sample after falling for a few tens of milliseconds: the\n        colder atom sample expands much less than before cooling.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-585\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/03\/RSC-1024x586.png\" alt=\"Comparison of atom sample expansion before and after Raman sideband cooling\" width=\"605\" height=\"346\" data-id=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/03\/RSC-1024x586.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/03\/RSC-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/03\/RSC-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/03\/RSC-1536x879.png 1536w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2026\/03\/RSC-2048x1172.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>January 2026<\/strong> &#8211; Phillip is joining the lab as a\n        first-year rotation student. Welcome, Phillip!\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>December 2025<\/strong> &#8211; The end of the year came with\n        improvements to our experimental systems: we have second-generation\n        in-vacuum heatpipes, developed in collaboration with Universal\n        Cryogenics, a local Tucson company. Our thermal measurements show\n        that performance is eight times better than before, beyond our\n        expectations. We had estimated that we could achieve a sixfold\n        improvement in <em>Rev. Sci. Instrum.<\/em> 96, 083201 (2025). We can\n        now dissipate up to 200 W of thermal power inside the vacuum chamber\n        while keeping the vacuum pressure below 10<sup>\u221210<\/sup> torr!\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>October 29, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; We just had our open house on the\n        one-year anniversary of the lab at the University of Arizona. Thank\n        you to members of the College of Optics, Physics, Engineering, and\n        many others for visiting our lab and chatting about our research.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-562\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/Open-House-Poster.png\" alt=\"Panda Lab open house poster\" width=\"605\" height=\"468\" data-id=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/Open-House-Poster.png 772w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/Open-House-Poster-300x232.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/Open-House-Poster-768x594.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>September 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Cesium atoms in our lab keep\n        getting colder! Cancelling out Earth&#8217;s magnetic field allows\n        polarization-gradient-cooling processes to reduce our sample\n        temperature to below 10 \u00b5K. We extract temperatures using a camera\n        to measure the size of the atom sample along two axes, x and z, as\n        the atoms fall. Time of flight in milliseconds is shown on the\n        horizontal axis.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-561 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/temps-Sep-2025-1-1024x332.png\" alt=\"Cesium atom temperature measurements along the x and z axes\" width=\"860\" height=\"279\" data-id=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/temps-Sep-2025-1-1024x332.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/temps-Sep-2025-1-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/temps-Sep-2025-1-768x249.png 768w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/temps-Sep-2025-1-860x280.png 860w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/11\/temps-Sep-2025-1.png 1409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>August 21, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript describing an\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.aip.org\/aip\/rsi\/article-abstract\/96\/8\/083201\/3359996\/Heatpipe-cooled-in-vacuum-electromagnet-for?redirectedFrom=fulltext\">\n            in-vacuum electromagnet that uses heatpipes for cooling\n        <\/a>\n        is now published in the <em>Review of Scientific Instruments<\/em>.\n        This is another important technical step toward our goal of achieving\n        increasingly precise quantum control.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>July 2025<\/strong> &#8211; We have recently implemented a control\n        system that lets us precisely optimize the parameters used in the\n        quantum control of our atoms. With this system, we are able to\n        optimize polarization-gradient cooling to achieve atomic\n        temperatures of a few microkelvin and tune our MOT for stable\n        operation with less than 5% variation in atom number over more than\n        12 hours.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-527\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/08\/Untitled-picture.png\" alt=\"Experimental control and optimization results\" width=\"590\" height=\"313\" data-id=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/08\/Untitled-picture.png 906w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/08\/Untitled-picture-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/08\/Untitled-picture-768x408.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>June 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Many congratulations to Paola for\n        winning the 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. See the associated\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optics.arizona.edu\/news\/wyant-college-students-selected-nsf-grfp-program-2025\">\n            University of Arizona article\n        <\/a>\n        to read about her journey through graduate school so far.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>May 14, 2025<\/strong> &#8211; With summer fast approaching, the\n        Arizona weather is getting hotter and the atoms in our lab are\n        getting colder. The video below shows our first magneto-optical trap,\n        or MOT. Cesium atoms are laser-cooled to a temperature of a few tens\n        of microkelvin above absolute zero and loaded into the MOT over a few\n        seconds.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-518\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/05\/First-MOT-05-14-25-compressed.gif\" alt=\"First cesium magneto-optical trap in the lab\" width=\"607\" height=\"456\" data-id=\"518\">\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>April 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Our first lab publication is now\n        available on the\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2504.08931\">arXiv<\/a>! It describes\n        the technical implementation of an electromagnet housed inside our\n        ultra-high-vacuum chamber that is passively cooled using heatpipes.\n        We will soon use it to cool and confine atoms in a magneto-optical\n        trap and levitate the atoms during sub-recoil cooling.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>April 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Lights on! We&#8217;ve observed our first\n        fluorescence in the vacuum chamber while scanning the laser across\n        the cesium D2 line. The atoms respond as we tune the laser on and off\n        resonance.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-497\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/04\/WIN_20250411_16_05_42_Pro-ezgif.com-video-to-gif-converter-1.gif\" alt=\"Cesium fluorescence observed while scanning across the D2 transition\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" data-id=\"497\">\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>February 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Thanksgiving came early! The\n        \u201cturkey\u201d vacuum chamber is ready to bake.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <figure>\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-492 size-large\" style=\"width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/03\/image-scaled-e1741731048624-1024x792.jpg\" alt=\"Turkey-shaped vacuum chamber ready for bakeout\" width=\"860\" height=\"665\" data-id=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/03\/image-scaled-e1741731048624-1024x792.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/03\/image-scaled-e1741731048624-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/03\/image-scaled-e1741731048624-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/03\/image-scaled-e1741731048624-1536x1188.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/03\/image-scaled-e1741731048624.jpg 2030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/>\n        <\/figure>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>January 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Two more additions to our\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/people\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/people\/\">\n            People page\n        <\/a>,\n        as Scarlett and Stone join the team. Welcome!\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>December 2024<\/strong> &#8211; The first few experimental setups\n        are coming online. Take a look at our prototypes of the in-vacuum\n        electromagnet for evaporative cooling and the MOT laser-optics setup!\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-443\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Prototype in-vacuum electromagnet setup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1307-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1307-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1307-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1307-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-442\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_0719-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Magneto-optical-trap laser optics setup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_0719-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_0719-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_0719-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_0719-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_0719-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>December 13, 2024<\/strong> &#8211; First lab outing, celebrating\n        the end of the semester and the incoming holidays!\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"wp-image-447\" style=\"width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1161-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Panda Lab group outing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1161-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1161-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1161-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1161-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1161-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1161-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>October 2024<\/strong> &#8211; The lab space where we will conduct\n        our first experiments is ready, and the optical tables are installed.\n        <br>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" class=\"wp-image-429\" style=\"width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/20241009_155839-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"New lab space with optical tables installed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/20241009_155839-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/20241009_155839-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/20241009_155839-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/20241009_155839-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/20241009_155839-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/20241009_155839-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>August 2024<\/strong> &#8211; While checking out the new lab space,\n        we found hidden treasures!\n        <br>\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1412\" height=\"974\" class=\"wp-image-437\" style=\"width: 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/IMG_0227-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hidden equipment found in the new lab space\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/IMG_0227-1.jpg 1412w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/IMG_0227-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/IMG_0227-1-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/IMG_0227-1-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1412px) 100vw, 1412px\" \/>\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>August 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Happy to welcome Paola and Andrei as\n        the first graduate students to join our research! You can read more\n        about their research interests and passions outside the lab on our\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/people\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/people\/\">\n            People page\n        <\/a>.\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>July 14, 2024<\/strong> &#8211; See below for some secondary reports\n        on our two recent publications:\n\n        \n    \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/news.berkeley.edu\/2024\/06\/26\/with-a-new-incredibly-precise-instrument-berkeley-researchers-narrow-search-for-dark-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/news.berkeley.edu\/2024\/06\/26\/with-a-new-incredibly-precise-instrument-berkeley-researchers-narrow-search-for-dark-energy\/\">\n                    Berkeley News\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/matter-wave-interferometry-puts-new-limits-on-chameleon-particles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/physicsworld.com\/a\/matter-wave-interferometry-puts-new-limits-on-chameleon-particles\/\">\n                    Physics World\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2024-06-captures-atoms-free-fall-gravitational.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2024-06-captures-atoms-free-fall-gravitational.html\">\n                    Phys.org\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>June 26, 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Our lattice atom interferometer\n        measures the gravity of a centimeter-sized tungsten source mass more\n        precisely than any other quantum sensor. The article is published in\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-024-07561-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n            Nature\n        <\/a>\n        and is also available on the\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2310.01344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\n            arXiv\n        <\/a>!\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>June 13, 2024<\/strong> &#8211; We are very excited to have Ken\n        Nakasone joining the group as a research assistant in Fall 2024. We\n        expect to begin setting up our first experiments around the same\n        time!\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>June 11, 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Our paper showing that the coherence\n        of a quantum spatial superposition can be maintained even after\n        measuring gravity for 70 seconds\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41567-024-02518-9\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41567-024-02518-9\">\n            is now out\n        <\/a>!\n    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n        <strong>June 10, 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Lab website is online!\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\n    <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cpandalab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">\n        Tweets by cpandalab\n    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n    <a class=\"twitter-hashtag-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?button_hashtag=cpandalab&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">\n        Tweet #cpandalab\n    <\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quantum Sensing and Searches for New Physics Welcome to our lab webpage! 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