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Cold Rydberg Gases and Ultracold Plasmas
MPIPKS - ITAMP Tandem Workshop - 06 - 17 September 2010
Scientific coordinators:
Charles S. Adams (Durham University, UK)
Thomas Pohl (MPIPKS Dresden, Germany)
Hossein R. Sadeghpour (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA)
Organisation:
Claudia Poenisch (MPI für Physik komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany)
In recent years there has been an explosion of activity on cold
Rydberg gases resulting in a diverse range of exciting developments
that combine aspects of atomic and molecular physics, nonlinear
optics, statistical physics, quantum information science, condensed
matter and plasma physics. The aim of this workshop is to promote
scientific exchange and interaction between researchers working in
these and related areas.
The workshop will cover a range of topics, including the
dynamics and exotic phases of strongly interacting quantum systems, as
occurring in ultracold molecular and Rydberg gases, coherent control
of Rydberg atoms and molecules, with applications in quantum optics
and quantum information, formation of Rydberg and antimatter atoms and
their interactions with strong fields and solid state interfaces, as
well as ultracold plasma physics.
The two week event is part of a Tandem Workshop program with
the Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
(ITAMP) at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (see\\
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/itamp/Rydberg09.html). The first workshop
week will consist of invited talks and contributed poster
presentations. During the second week we will provide extensive time
for informal talks and discussions among a smaller number of
researchers, intended to explore common interests and possibly
initiate collaborative work.
Invited speakers:
| Joachim Burgdörfer (Austria) | Thomas Killian (USA) | Francis Robicheaux (USA) |
| Eugene Demler (USA) | Igor Lesanovsky (UK) | Steve Rolston* (USA) |
| Gerald Gabrielse (USA) | Mikhail Lukin (USA) | Mark Saffman (USA) |
| Thomas Gallagher* (USA) | Frederic Merkt (Switzerland) | Matthias Weidemüller (Germany) |
| Philippe Grangier (France) | Klaus Mølmer (Denmark) | Yasunori Yamazaki (Japan) |
| Ed Grant (Canada) | Tilman Pfau (Germany) | |
| Chris Greene* (USA) | Pierre Pillet (France) | * to be confirmed |
| Serge Haroche* (France) | Georg Raithel (USA) |
Applications are welcome and should be made by using the application form
on the workshop web page (please see URL below). The number of attendees is
limited. The registration fee for the workshop is
100 Euro and should be paid by all participants.
Costs for accommodation and meals will be covered by the Max Planck Institute.
Limited funding is available to partially cover travel
expenses. Please note that childcare is available upon request.
Deadline for registration is 15 May 2010.
For further information please e-mail to: cryp10
mpipks-dresden.mpg.de
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