{"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":"2026-03-11T16:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:21:35","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><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>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quantum sensing and Searches for New Physics<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Welcome to our lab webpage!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our lab employs quantum metrology and quantum sensing with atomic and molecular systems to probe fundamental physics and to explore the world around us with high precision.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We develop cutting edge experimental techniques to implement precise control of quantum systems, in particular atoms and molecules cooled to less than a millionth of a degree above absolute zero. Placing these quantum objects in superpositions of spatial or momentum states results in quantum interferometers that are exceedingly sensitive to undiscovered physics and the environment. We envision new applications such as measuring fundamental constants, probing from deviations from Newtonian gravity, looking for dark matter or dark energy, and other physics beyond the Standard Model.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In parallel, we are working on miniaturizing and optimizing the robustness of these techniques with the goal of building quantum-based sensors in compact packages. These devices could be used for exciting applications in the field such as gravimetry, inertial sensing, gravitational assisted navigation, or studying geology and geophysics.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest News and Lab Stories<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>February 2026<\/strong> &#8211; After some rainstorms, the Arizona sun is warming the weather back up. Meanwhile, the atoms in our optical lattice atom interferometer are becoming colder still, now reaching temperatures below 1 uK, enabled by using efficient Raman Sideband Cooling (RSC). The difference is clear when looking at the size of the atom sample after falling for a few tens of miliseconds: the colder atom sample expands much less than before cooling:<\/li>\r\n<li><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=\"\" 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\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>January 2026<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Phillip is joining the lab as a first year rotation student. Welcome Phillip!<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>December 2025<\/strong> &#8211; The end of the year came with improvements to our experimental systems: we have 2nd gen in-vacuum heatpipes, developed in collaboration with Universal Cryogenics, a local Tucson company. Our thermal measurements show that performance is 8x better than before, beyond our expectations (we had guessed we could do 6x better in <em>Rev. Sci. Instrum.<\/em> 96, 083201 (2025) ). We can now dissipate up to 200 W of thermal power inside the vacuum chamber while keeping vacuum pressure to below 10^(-10) torr!<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>October 29th 2025<\/strong> &#8211; We just had our open house on the one-year anniversary at the University of Arizona. Thank you members of the College of Optics, Physics, Engineering (and many others!) for visiting our lab and chatting about our research.<\/li>\r\n<li><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=\"\" 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\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>September 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Cs atoms in our lab keep getting colder! Cancelling out Earth&#8217;s field allow Polarization Gradient Cooling (PGC) processes to reduce our sample temperature to below 10 uK. We extract temperatures using a camera to measure the size of the atom sample (along two axes, x and z) as the atoms fall (time of flight in ms on the horizontal axis):<\/li>\r\n<li><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=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"279\" data-id=\"558\" 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\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>August 21 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Our manuscript that describes an <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.aip.org\/aip\/rsi\/article-abstract\/96\/8\/083201\/3359996\/Heatpipe-cooled-in-vacuum-electromagnet-for?redirectedFrom=fulltext\">in-vacuum electromagnet that uses heatpipes for cooling<\/a> is now published in the Review of Scientific Instruments (RSI). This is another important technical step towards our goal of achieving more and more precise quantum control.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>July 2025<\/strong> &#8211; We have recently implemented a control system that lets us precisely optimize the parameters used in the quantum control of our atoms. With this, we are able to optimize polarization gradient cooling (a laser cooling method) to achieve atomic temperatures of a few microkelvin and to tune our MOT for stable operation with less than 5% variation in the atom numbers over more than 12 hours.<\/li>\r\n<li><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=\"\" 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\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>June 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Many congratulations to Paola for winning the 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. See the associated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optics.arizona.edu\/news\/wyant-college-students-selected-nsf-grfp-program-2025\">UofA article<\/a> to read about her journey through graduate school so far.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>May 14 2025<\/strong> &#8211; With summer fast approaching, the Arizona weather is getting hotter and the atoms in our lab are getting colder. The video below shows our first magneto-optical trap (MOT): Cesium atoms are laser-cooled down to a temperature of a few tens of \u00b5Kelvin above absolute zero and loaded into the MOT over a few seconds.<\/li>\r\n<li><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=\"\" width=\"607\" height=\"456\" data-id=\"518\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>April 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Our first lab publication is now out on the <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2504.08931\">arXiv<\/a>! It describes the technical implementation of an electromagnet housed inside our ultra-high vacuum chamber that is passively cooled using heatpipes. We will soon use it to cool and confine atoms in a magneto-optical trap and levitate the atoms during sub-recoil cooling.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>April 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Lights on! We&#8217;ve observed our first fluorescence in the vacuum chamber while scanning the laser across the Cesium D2 line. The atoms respond as we tune the laser on and off resonance.<\/li>\r\n<li><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=\"\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\" data-id=\"497\" \/><\/li>\r\n<li><strong>February 2025<\/strong> &#8211; Thanksgiving came early! The &#8220;turkey&#8221; vacuum chamber is ready to bake.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><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=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"665\" 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\" \/><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>January 2025<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Two more additions to our <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/people\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/people\/\">People page<\/a>, as Scarlett and Stone join the team. Welcome!<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>December 2024<\/strong> &#8211; First few experimental setups are coming online. Take a look at our prototypes of the in-vacuum electromagnet for evaporative cooling and the MOT laser optics setup!<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-443\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1307-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" class=\"wp-image-442\" style=\"width: 300px\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_0719-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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\" \/><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>December 13 2024<\/strong> &#8211; First lab outing, celebrating the end of the semester and incoming holidays!<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" class=\"wp-image-447\" style=\"width: 600px\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2025\/01\/IMG_1161-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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\" \/><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>October 2024<\/strong> &#8211; The lab space where we will do our first experiments is ready and optical tables are installed.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" class=\"wp-image-429\" style=\"width: 600px\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/20241009_155839-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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\" \/><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>August 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Checking out the new lab space and we found hidden treasures!<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1412\" height=\"974\" class=\"wp-image-437\" style=\"width: 600px\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/125\/2024\/10\/IMG_0227-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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\" \/><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>August 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Happy to welcome Paola and Andrei as the first graduate students to join our research! You can read more about their research interests and passions outside of the lab on our <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/people\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wp.optics.arizona.edu\/panda\/people\/\">People page<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>July 14 2024<\/strong> &#8211; See below some secondary reports on our two recent publications:\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><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\/\">BerkeleyNews<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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\/\">PhysicsWorld<\/a><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><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\">Phys.org<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>June 26 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Our lattice atom interferometer measures the gravity of a cm-sized tungsten source mass more precisely than any other quantum sensor, article in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-024-07561-3?utm_source=rct_congratemailt&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nonoa_20240626&amp;utm_content=10.1038\/s41586-024-07561-3#citeas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature<\/a> (also <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2310.01344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arXiv<\/a>)!!!<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>June 13 2024<\/strong> &#8211; We are very excited to have Ken (Kenneth Nakasone) joining the group as a research assistant in Fall 2024. We expect to begin setting up our first experiments around the same time!<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>June 11 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Our paper showing that the coherence of a quantum spatial superposition can be maintained even after measuring gravity for 70 seconds<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\"> is<\/a> <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\">now out<\/a>!<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li><strong>June 10 2024<\/strong> &#8211; Lab website is online!<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"twitter-timeline\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cpandalab?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Tweets by cpandalab<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><a class=\"twitter-hashtag-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?button_hashtag=cpandalab&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Tweet #cpandalab<\/a><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quantum sensing and Searches for New Physics Welcome to our lab webpage! 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