Rianne Lous

Sintaqs

Experiments that cool, trap, and control atoms, ions, and molecules offer a unique testbed for a wide variety of applications, ranging from quantum simulation of many-body physics to quantum computation, sensing, and chemistry. Our goal is to build an ultra-high vacuum setup where a hybrid atom-ion system can be controlled and studied using electric, magnetic, and optical fields.

Sensing Interactions in atomic quantum systems

Interacting (many-body) systems are ubiquitous in Nature, yet the universality in their building blocks enables us to simulate and study them using scale models in the laboratory. Trapped ions and ultracold neutral quantum gases are among the key platforms that facilitate this analog quantum simulation. However, to fully benefit from combining these fields and creating a hybrid ion-atom system, it is essential to understand, characterize, and control the interactions between the atoms and ions. Our experiments focus on this exploration and on using this knowledge to enhance our understanding of quantum chemistry, cold molecules, impurity physics, and quantum simulation of many-body systems. Hybrid ion-atom systems benefit both from the spatial localization and addressability of the ions as well as the long coherence times and scalability of the atoms.

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Interested? For more information contact Rianne Lous (Link to r.s.lous@tue.nl)

 

Current group members

  • Dr. Rianne Lous (PI)
  • Claudia Galantini (PhD Candidate)
  • Luc Verwaal (PhD Candidat)
  • Rogier Venderbosch (Msc student)
  • Iris Podbevsek (MSc student)
  • Luuk van Leendert (BSc student)

Former group members

  • Evan Ichir (MSc Intern 2024)
  • Jasmine Frijters (BSc student 2023)
  • Louis Timmermans (BSc student 2023)

Meet some of our Researchers

Contact

  • Visiting address

    Cyclotron
    De Rondom 24
    5612 AP Eindhoven
    Netherlands
  • Visiting address

    Cyclotron
    De Rondom 24
    5612 AP Eindhoven
    Netherlands
  • Postal address

    Cyclotron
    P.O. Box 513
    5600 MB Eindhoven
    Netherlands
  • Postal address

    Cyclotron
    P.O. Box 513
    5600 MB Eindhoven
    Netherlands
  • Teamlead