Event Dates:
Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 4:00pm
CTQM Seminar Type:
- Related Seminar Series
Speaker Name(s):
Eric Cornell
Speaker Affiliation(s):
JILA, University of Colorado
Abstract, Event Details:
How can you learn about the early moments of the universe? How can you discover evidence for new sub-atomic particles? We usually think of ever-more exotic telescopes, or of ever-larger particle accelerators. I will talk about the third leg of the stool: precision measurement. We will see that the humble two-atom molecule should be thought of as an ultrahigh electric-field laboratory.