Raizen Lab

Resources

• PhD Dissertations
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• Masters' Theses

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PhD Dissertations

• Yi Xu, Brownian Motion of Optically Trapped Microspheres and Suspended Diaphragms. The University of Texas at Austin, 2023 (PDF File, 21 MB).
• Logan Hillberry, Optically trapped microspheres as sensors of mass and sound: Brownian motion as both signal and noise. The University of Texas at Austin, 2022 (PDF File, 14 MB).
• Georgios Stratis, Monitoring damage of self-assembled monolayers using metastable excited helium atoms. The University of Texas at Austin, 2020 (PDF File, 22 MB).
• Igal Bucay, Surface Ionization of Metastable Calcium and Ytterbium Atoms. The University of Texas at Austin, 2019 (PDF File, 7 MB).
• Kevin Melin, Controlling the Dimensionality of the Stern-Gerlach Effect for Neutral Atom Manipulation . The University of Texas at Austin, 2019 (PDF File, 40 MB).
• Yu Lu, A Bright Source of Cold Atoms. The University of Texas at Austin, 2019 (PDF File, 49 MB).
• Erik Anciaux, A Complex Atom Lens. The University of Texas at Austin, 2017 (PDF File, 12 MB).
• Akarsh Simha, Brownian Motion in Liquids: Theory and Experiment. The University of Texas at Austin, 2017 (PDF File, 23 MB).
• Jamie Gardner, Neutral atom imaging using a pulsed electromagnetic lens. The University of Texas at Austin, 2016 (PDF File, 22 MB).
• Jianyong Mo, Short timescale Brownian motion and applications. The University of Texas at Austin, 2015 (PDF File, 25 MB).
• Simon Kheifets, High-sensitivity tracking of optically trapped particles in gases and liquids: observation of Brownian motion in velocity space. The University of Texas at Austin, 2014 (PDF File, 9.8 MB).
• Tom Mazur, Magnetically Activated and Guided Isotope Separation. The University of Texas at Austin, 2014 (PDF File, 3.4 MB).
• David Medellin, Towards the creation of high-fidelity Fock states of neutral atoms. The University of Texas at Austin, 2013 (PDF File, 10.3 MB).
• Kirsten Viering, Experiments to Control Atom Number and Phase-Space Density in Cold Gases. The University of Texas at Austin, 2012 (PDF File, 5.2 MB).
• Adam Libson, General Methods of Controlling Atomic Motion: Experiments with Supersonic Beams as a Source of Cold Atoms. The University of Texas at Austin, 2012 (PDF File, 4.3 MB).
• Travis Bannerman, Cooling Atomic Ensembles with Maxwell�s Demon. The University of Texas at Austin, 2011 (PDF File, 12.4MB).
• Tongcang Li, Fundamental Tests of Physics with Optically Trapped Microspheres. The University of Texas at Austin, 2011 (PDF File, 13.7MB).
• Melissa Jerkins, From Atoms to Astronomy: New Approaches in Neutrino Physics. The University of Texas at Austin, 2010 (PDF File, 5.25MB).
• Gabriel Price, Single-Photon Atomic Cooling. The University of Texas at Austin, 2009 (PDF File, 13.9MB).
• Hrishikesh Kelkar, Towards the Creation of Fock States of Atoms. The University of Texas at Austin, 2009 (PDF File, 4.98MB).
• Shoupu Wan, Atomic Fock States and Quantum Computing. The University of Texas at Austin, 2009 (PDF File, 2.57MB).
• Chih-Sung Chuu, Direct Study of Quantum Statistics in a Degenerate Bose Gas. The University of Texas at Austin, 2006 (PDF File, 2.85MB).
• Kevin Henderson, Experiments with a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Quasi-1D Magnetic Waveguide. The University of Texas at Austin, 2006 (PDF File, 42.2MB).
• Artem M. Dudarev, Dynamics of Ultracold Atoms in Optical Potentials. The University of Texas at Austin, 2005 (PDF File, 2.2 MB).
• Todd P. Meyrath, Experiments with Bose-Einstein Condensation in an Optical Box. The University of Texas at Austin, 2005 (PDF File, 18 MB).
• Braulio Guti�rrez-Medina, Quantum Transport and Control of Atomic Motion with Light. The University of Texas at Austin, 2004 (PDF File, 2.1 MB).
• James L. Hanssen, Controlling Atomic Motion: From Single Particle Classical Mechanics to Many Body Quantum Dynamics. The University of Texas at Austin, 2004 (PDF File, 2.8 MB).
• Windell H. Oskay, Atom Optics Experiments in Quantum Chaos. The University of Texas at Austin, 2001 (PDF File, 35 MB).
• Daniel A. Steck, Quantum Chaos, Transport, and Decoherence in Atom Optics. The University of Texas at Austin, 2001 (PDF File, 37.6 MB).
• Martin C. Fischer, Atomic Motion in Optical Potentials. The University of Texas at Austin, 2001 (PDF File, 1.4 MB).
• Kirk W. Madison, Quantum Transport in Optical Lattices. The University of Texas at Austin, 1998 (PDF File, 1.9 MB).
• Bruce G. Klappauf, Experimental Studes of Quantum Chaos with Trapped Cesium. The University of Texas at Austin, 1998 (PDF File, 7.6 MB).
• Cyrus F. Bharucha, Experiments in Dynamical Localization of Ultra-Cold Sodium Atoms Using Time-Dependent Optical Potentials. The University of Texas at Austin, 1997 (PDF File, 3.4 MB).
• Patrick Morrow, Quantum Tunneling of Atoms in an Optical Potential. The University of Texas at Austin, 1996 (PDF File, 1 MB).
• John C. Robinson, Atom Optics: A New Testing Ground For Quantum Chaos. The University of Texas at Austin, 1995 (PDF File, 3.2 MB).

Masters' Theses

• Alex Leviyev, Nanowire Sharpening: Application to Field Ionization. The University of Texas at Austin, 2019(PDF File, 1 MB).
• Lukas Gradl, A "Heat Pipe"-style Recirculating Lithium Oven for Entrainment into Supersonic Helium Beams. The University of Texas at Austin, 2017 (PDF File, 9 MB).
• Karl A. Burkhardt, A Comparative Study of Entrainment in Supersonic Beams. The University of Texas at Austin, 2016 (PDF File, 6 MB).
• Alina A. Blinova, Simulating the Magnetic Implosion of an Atomic Hydrogen Cloud for the Measurement of Three-Body Association. The University of Texas at Austin, 2015 (PDF File, 1 MB).
• David Riegler, High frequency microrheology with optical tweezers. The University of Texas at Austin, 2015 (PDF File, 3 MB).
• Isaac Chavez, Magnetic Control of Supersonic Beams: Magnetic Slowing to Isotope Separation. The University of Texas at Austin, 2010 (PDF File, 25.9 MB).
• Christoph J. Schaeff, Elastic Slowing of Supersonic Beams with an Atomic Mirror. The University of Texas at Austin, 2008 (PDF File, 12.56 MB).
• Christian G. Parthey, Magnetic Control of Supersonic Beams. The University of Texas at Austin, 2008 (PDF File, 3.34 MB).
• Max F. Riedel, Elastic Slowing of Supersonic Beams. The University of Texas at Austin, 2006 (PDF File, 3.89MB).
• Kirsten Viering, Spatially resolved single atom detection of neutral atoms. The University of Texas at Austin, 2006 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• Katrin Schmitt, Optical neuronal guiding on the hypothalamic GnRH cell line GT1. The University of Texas at Austin, 2003 (PDF File, 1.6 MB).
• Michael Goegler, Light-induced Actin Polymerization in vitro and in vivo. The University of Texas at Austin, 2002 (PDF File, 14 MB).
• Artur Widera, Design and Construction of a Modular Spin-Flip Zeeman Slower. The University of Texas at Austin, 2001 (PDF File, 1.5 MB).
• Todd Meyrath, Two-Dimensional Magneto-Optical Trap as a Low Velocity Source of Atomic Sodium. The University of Texas at Austin, 2000 (PDF File, 6.7 MB).
• Alexander Muck, Recoil-Induced Resonances for Velocimetry of Cold Cesium Atoms. The University of Texas at Austin, 1999 (PDF File, 1.2 MB).
• Nicole Helbig, Multi-Pass Amplification with a Broad-Area Diode Laser. The University of Texas at Austin, 1999 (PDF File, 750 kB).
• Cyrus Bharucha, Numerical Simulation of a Two-Level Atom in a Modulated Standing Wave. The University of Texas at Austin, 1994 (PDF File, 268 kB).
• Martin C. Fischer, Design and Performance of a Ring Dye Laser. The University of Texas at Austin, 1993 (PDF File, 208 kB).