RUI: Experiments on Trapped Krypton Atoms and Dielectric-Barrier Discharges

这个奖项授予一个本科生机构，以支持一个由两个部分组成的研究项目。其中一部分是利用激光冷却和磁光俘获的亚稳态氪原子来精确测量不同氪同位素中亚稳态的自然寿命。在第二部分中，我们将研究介质阻挡放电的新特性。这些研究工作将伴随着一个教育部分，其中包括开发一门以时钟和计时为主题的新物理课程。

9876679WalhoutThis award to an undergraduate institution supports a two-component research project. In one part laser-cooled and magneto-optically trapped metastable krypton atoms are used to make precise measurements of the natural lifetimes of metastable states in different krypton isotopes. In the second part novel properties of dielectric-barrier discharges will be examined. These research efforts will be accompanied by an educational component that includes the development of a new physics course based on the theme of clocks and time keeping.