Talks

Talks

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The CU-Prime talk series give students and members of the broader community the opportunity to hear about the life of a grad student and learn about current research in STEM in a jargon-free way. Feel free to check out recordings of some of our past talks on CU-Prime's YouTube channel.

Talks schedule for this semester:

Fall 2024: (all talks on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm MT, in the 11th floor Commons Room of Gamow tower, DUAN F1117, unless otherwise noted)

Going Nuclear with Ultraviolet Lasers

Jack Doyle

Lasers are used to precisely measure and control electron motions in atoms today. However, the internal states of atomic nuclei—how the protons and neutrons move around—was beyond the reach of traditional laser techniques. In the Ye Group at JILA, we developed a special laser called a vacuum ultraviolet frequency comb. This unique laser tool allows us to extend precision laser measurements to nuclear states. In this talk, we’ll discuss how we use this laser to measure a nuclear transition in thorium-229 and build a new type of clock for fundamental physics studies. 

Schedule of talks from last semester:

Spring 2024: (all talks on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm MT, in the 11th floor Commons Room of Gamow tower, DUAN F1117, unless otherwise noted)

Flyers from upcoming & past talks:

Get ready for Fall 2015! - Aug 22, 2015 11:32:15 PM