Program

The one-and a-half-day (July 22nd-23rd 2019) workshop will consist in a one-day conference and a half-day round-table discussions. For the first day, several presentations are scheduled, each given by an invited speaker for non-specialist researchers. The second day will be organized around two round-tables on prospective and applications.

 The meeting will cover different subjects related to cold Rydberg atoms:

  • Rydberg atoms with one- and two-optically-active electrons. Correlated ultracold neutral plasmas.
  • Atom or molecule-interaction in presence of light: Coherent scattering of light, dipole blockade, Rydberg atoms in microwaves, non-linear optics…
  • Ultracold molecules: photoassociation, trilobytes, macrodymers, Rydberg clusters…
  • Few-body and many-body processes in disordered systems
  • Quantum simulators with Rydberg atoms
  • Impact on start-up companies

ProgramCATMIN

Monday 22th July 2019, “On the road for ICPEAC: Long-Range Rydberg interactions in cold gases”

8:30 Welcome at Ecole Normale Paris-Saclay in Cachan: Coffee

9:00 Introduction P. Pillet

9:15 “Why Rydberg atoms are so interesting: half century research” T. F. Gallagher

Rydberg interactions and long-range molecules, Chair: Hossein Sadeghpour

9:45 “Rydberg-dressing to engineer ultra-long-range molecules” Robin Côté

10:15 “Hetero-nuclear Rydberg molecules” Johannes Deiglmayr

10:45 Coffee break

Interactions, entanglement and quantum gates, Chair: Philippe Grangier

11:15 “Quantum computation using Rydberg atoms”, Mark Saffman

11:45 “Three-body Forster resonances for three-qubit quantum gates”, Ilya Beterov

12:15 “Collisions and interactions between cold Rydberg atoms” Francis Robicheaux

12:45 Lunch buffet + Poster session

Rydberg frontiers, Chair: Thomas Killian

14:00 “Studying positive and negative ions with Rydberg spectroscopy”, Tilman Pfau

14:30 “Quantum metrology with Rydberg atoms” Sébastien Gleyzes

15:00 Coffee break

Many-body systems and quantum simulation, Chair: Frederic Merkt

15:30 “Driven dissipative dynamics in an open many-body quantum system”, Donatella Ciampini

16:00 “Localization in spin chains with facilitation constraints and disordered interactions”, Igor Lesanovsky

16:30 “Quantum simulation with Rydberg atoms” Mikhail Lukin

17:00 End of “On the road for ICPEAC: Long-Range Rydberg interactions in cold gases”

Departure of people participating to tutorials in Caen

17:15 General assembly + board meeting of CATMIN

20:00 - 00:00 Conference Diner

Tuesday 23rd July 2019, “CATMIN on frontiers of ICPEAC”

9:00 “Prospective in cold Rydberg atoms and cold molecules” Moderator: Rosario Gonzales Ferez

9:05 “Divalent Rydberg gases for quantum metrology and simulation”, Matt Jones
9:25 “Ultra-long range Rydberg molecules”, Barry Dunning
9:45 “Cold molecules and cold chemistry”, Kang-Kuen Ni
10:05 Debate

10:25 Coffee break

10:55 “New quantum technologies with cold Rydberg atoms and ions” Moderator: Antoine Browaeys

                  11:00 “Interacting Rydberg ions” Markus Hennrich
                  11:20 “Sources of mono-energetic sources of charged particles”, Daniel Comparat
                  11:40 Debate

12:20 Concluding remarks by Hossein Sadeghpour and Pierre Pillet

12:30 Lunch with sandwiches

14:30 End of the first CATMIN conference
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