Quantum Information Science on the Intersections of Nuclear and AMO Physics

Session

Session 6

Jan 15, 2025, 1:50 PM

25. Intersections with Nuclear Physics, from the Trapped Ion QIP Perspective (25+5)

Wes Campbell (UCLA)

1/15/25, 1:50 PM

I will present an overview of the ways that some AMO researchers working in quantum information find connections to nuclear physics, as well as a wish list from the AMO side.

16. Making a solid-state nuclear optical clock (25+5)

Kjeld Beeks (EPFL)

1/15/25, 2:20 PM

The first nuclear excited state or isomer of Th-229 has an extremely low energy (8.4 eV/148 nm) and long lived (~10^3 s) excited state, therefore termed an isomer (Th-229m). Owing to its narrow resonance, Th-229m is a platform for a future extremely precise nuclear optical clock. In a crystal such as CaF2 the ultimate precision is estimated to be on the 10^-17 level. Owing to its nuclear...

47. Thorium-229 nuclear clock: nuclear physics meets metrology (25+5)

Chuankun Zhang (University of Colorado, Boulder)

1/15/25, 2:50 PM

Laser-based measurement and control of atomic and molecular states form the foundation of modern quantum technology and provide deep insights into fundamental physics. In this talk, I'll present our work in JILA on quantum-state-resolved thorium-229 nuclear laser spectroscopy using a coherent frequency comb in the vacuum-ultraviolet. I will also discuss our recent effort producing thin-film...

32. Quantum Simulation of Deep Inelastic Scattering (25+5)

Kazuki Ikeda (UMass Boston)

1/15/25, 3:50 PM

I will present quantum simulation of Deep Inelastic Scattering in (1+1)-dimensional QED.

24. Analog quantum simulation of meson scattering and string breaking (25+5)

Elizabeth Bennewitz (University of Maryland, College Park)

1/15/25, 4:20 PM

Probing the non-equilibrium and real-time dynamics of composite particles, such as hadrons and nuclei, is an overarching goal for quantum simulators. Observations of confinement and composite excitations in spin systems have enabled the exploration of string-breaking and scattering dynamics with analog quantum simulators. In this talk, I will discuss our recent proposal for meson scattering...

8. Closing Remarks

1/15/25, 4:50 PM

42. Many Body Physics in Superconducting Devices (25+5)

Neill Warrington (MIT Center for Theoretical Physics)

How can quantum field theory advance superconducting device capabilities? How can superconducting devices probe quantum field theory? I will discuss these questions in the context of recent work on fluxonium, a superconducting quantum circuit used as a qubit. I will present a numerical framework for optimizing qubits, as well as a lattice field theory of physical devices. The discussion around...

49. TBD

David Phillips (MIT Lincoln Laboratory)