An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory Fiscal Year 2010 (2010) / Chapter Skim
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2 Atomic Physics Division
2 Atomic Physics Division
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SCOPE The Atomic Physics Division, located at NIST's Gaithersburg, Maryland, campus, has 3 NIST fellows, 27 scientists/engineers, 1 technician, 74 NIST associates (the associates category includes contractors, NRC postdoctoral researchers, foreign guest researchers, and guest researchers/workers from universities and industry) , and 5 administrative support staff, as of January 2010.
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Nanoscale and Quantum Metrology The effort in nanoscale and quantum metrology focuses on developing and exploiting precision metrology at the interface between atomic and nanoscale systems. Systems under study include quantum dots and wires, optical microcavities, the quantum optics of nanosystems, metallic nanoparticles, and those with nanoscale features induced on surfaces by highly charged ions.
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Theoretical work includes atomic structure calculations, studies of fundamental constants, and kinetic modeling of highly charged ions and high-energydensity plasmas. ASSESSMENT OF THE DIVISION As stated above, the mission of the Atomic Physics Division is to investigate and exploit the quantum behavior and interaction of atomic matter and radiation.
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The technological accomplishments of the division are strongly aligned with the mission of the laboratory and are of high technical merit. Technological accomplishments in the division since the previous NRC assessment of the Physics Laboratory include the following: Theorists in the Atomic Physics Division provided critical theoretical support for experiments at JILA that produced for the first time a dense sample of ultracold, 330 nK 40K87Rb polar molecules in their ground state of electronic, rotational, and vibrational motion.
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Critically Evaluated Atomic Data The atomic data evaluated and compiled by the Atomic Spectroscopy Data Center provide a definitive and accessible source of atomic spectral data for applications in areas including astronomy and fusion research. The effort could be improved even further by integrating state-of-the-art information technology advances into the effort.
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The Advanced Measurement Laboratory building provides state-of-the-art facilities for the Cold Atomic Matter activity and for parts of the Nanoscale and Quantum Metrology activity. These activities receive significant outside funding -- a recognition of the importance of the research to outside funding agencies.
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The critically evaluated data from the scientific literature and targeted original investigations that are combined and made available to the public provide a definitive standard in this area. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS The technical merit of all of the groups in the Atomic Physics Division continues at a very high level, driving the current state of the art in the relevant research areas.
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