Ultracold Atoms and Molecules Laboratory @ TIFR Mumbai
Welcome...
We are setting up a brand new laboratory. We are interested in investigating the physics and chemistry of atoms, ions and molecules at ultralow temperatures. The work centers around cooling and trapping of atoms, ions and molecules in order to study cold collisions and interactions at low temperatures. At these ultralow temperatures, quantum mechanical effects become important and the long interrogation times, precise quantum-state preparation and control offered in ultracold trapped systems enable a variety research directions that include precision measurements, quantum chemistry and quantum simulation.
Contact address:
Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,
1 Homi Bhabha Road, Navy Nagar, Colaba,
Mumbai 400005.
sourav . dutta [at] tifr. res. in
sourav . dutta . mr [at] gmail . com
News :
04/2024: Quantum Interference observed for the first time in Doppler-free two-photon spectroscopy. Published in PRA.
02/2024: Our work describing our cold atom-molecule-ion apparatus is published in JCP.
12/2023: An update long overdue - we are trapping ions in our linear Paul trap.
10/2023: We are looking for a post-doctoral fellow under the CHANAKYA fellowship scheme. Contact me if interested.
08/2023: Work on interfering quantum transition pathways in Doppler-free two-photon spectroscopy is submitted (arXiv)
02/2023: ECDL paper accepted (Optics Letters) (arXiv). Our paper reports on the development of a stable 671 nm external cavity diode laser with output power exceeding 150 mW suitable for laser cooling of lithium atoms.
10/2022: Our work on hyperfine splitting and ac Stark shift in the cesium 7d3/2 state is published in Physical Review A.
09/2022: Our lab now has laser cooled lithium atoms in a magneto-optical trap!
09/2022: Our work on hyperfine splitting in the cesium 7d5/2 state is highlighted as Editor's Pick in Optics Letters.
03/2022: TAMIONs-2 Discussion Meeting on Trapped Atoms Molecules and Ions to be held during May 9-13, 2022. Register for online participation.
https://www.icts.res.in/program/TAMIONs-2022
04/2021: Online School on Trapped Atoms Molecules and Ions to be held during May 10-22. Registration is free. Videos available on Youtube.
https://www.icts.res.in/program/TAMIONs-2021
01/2021: We are actively looking for a post-doctoral fellow. See Positions tab.
01/2021: We are actively looking for a Junior Research Fellow (JRF). If interested, please send your CV.
09/2020: Our latest work on low energy Cs atom-ion collisions appears in Phys. Rev. A.
09/2019: Doppler-free saturated absorption spectroscopy of Rb, measured with a home-made ECDL.
