This dissertation describes our experimental investigations of quantum transport and atomic motion control using optical potentials. The system we study consists of ultracold sodium atoms under the influence of light ...

This dissertation covers a series of experiments designed to control atomic motion. The experiments progress from being completely classical in nature to being described by many-body quantum mechanical models. The first ...

The work studies Darwin’s order-(v/c)2 approximation to the relativistic interaction of classical charged particles. The first part presents an in- troduction to the methods of symplectic reduction in the Newtonian two- ...

We study laboratory-produced fluid turbulence under the influence of rapid rotation. Three-dimensional (3D) turbulence is generated by strong pumping through sources and sinks at the bottom of a rotating tank (48.4 cm ...

This dissertation details the experimental methods used to produce a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in an optical box trap. This novel optical trap type has strong confinement in two directions comparable to that which is ...

Magnetic field enhancement of Coulomb blockade conductance oscillations in metal oxide double barrier tunnel devices fabricated using atomic force microscope nanolithography is reported for the first time. Anodic oxidation ...

All aspects of a nuclear magnetic resonance force microscope (NMRFM) have been constructed. The development and testing of each aspect area are discussed in detail. In particular, two sets of three-axis piezoelectric ...

This dissertation describes the experimental setup for obtaining low dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate in a single optical box trap. This novel optical trap type can provide strong confinement in two directions ...

This dissertation presents the results of two experimental campaigns in the field of high intensity laser matter interaction. A common thread with both experiments was the use of wavelength scale spheres as the targets. ...

The sticking and elastic scattering of vibrationally excited H2 from Cu(100) were studied using Laser Induced Thermal Desorption (LITD), laser spectroscopy, and molecular beam techniques. The scattering of H2 from Cu(100) ...