David DeMille

David DeMille
Born
David DeMille
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (B.A.),
University of California, Berkeley (Ph.D.)
AwardsFrancis M. Pipkin Award (2007)
Norman F. Ramsey Prize (2024)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics (atomic physics)
InstitutionsAmherst College (1997–1998)
Yale University (1998–2020)
University of Chicago (2020 – )
Argonne National Laboratory (2020 – )[1]
Doctoral advisorEugene Commins

David P. DeMille is an American physicist and Professor of Physics at the University of Chicago. He is best known for his use of polar diatomic molecules to search for symmetry-violating effects within the molecules and as a means for manipulating the external properties of the molecules.[2]

His group was the first to accomplish laser cooling of a diatomic molecule, achieved in 2010 using strontium monofluoride (SrF).[3][4] He is also known for his precise measurements in the ACME EDM Experiment[5] which constrain the upper limit of the electron electric dipole moment using a beam of thorium monoxide, conducted in collaboration with the groups of Gerald Gabrielse and John Doyle at Harvard.[6] DeMille is currently also leading the CeNTREX collaboration, an experiment to measure the nuclear Schiff moment of the thallium nucleus inside a thallium fluoride molecule.[7]

He was elected a fellow of the American Physical Society in 2005,[8] and was awarded the 2024 Norman F. Ramsey Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, and in Precision Tests of Fundamental Laws and Symmetries of the APS.[9]

Selected bibliography

  • D DeMille (2015). "Diatomic molecules, a window onto fundamental physics". Physics Today. 68 (12).
  • D DeMille (2002). "Quantum computation with trapped polar molecules". Physical Review Letters. 88 (6).
  • LD Carr, D DeMille, RV Krems, J Ye (2009). "Cold and ultracold molecules: science, technology and applications". New Journal of Physics. 11 (5).
  • BC Regan, ED Commins, CJ Schmidt, D DeMille (2002). "New limit on the electron electric dipole moment". Physical review letters. 88 (7).

References

  1. ^ "Medium Energy Physics (MEP) Argonne National Laboratory". Retrieved 2012-11-19.
  2. ^ "David DeMille". Yale University Department of Physics. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  3. ^ Shuman, E. S.; Barry, J. F.; DeMille, D. (Oct 2010). "Laser cooling of a diatomic molecule". Nature. 467 (7317): 820–823. arXiv:1103.6004. Bibcode:2010Natur.467..820S. doi:10.1038/nature09443. PMID 20852614. S2CID 4430586.
  4. ^ "Direct laser cooling of molecules". www.sciencedaily.com. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  5. ^ "The ACME EDM Experiment". Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  6. ^ Collaboration, The ACME; Baron, J.; Campbell, W. C.; DeMille, D.; Doyle, J. M.; Gabrielse, G.; Gurevich, Y. V.; Hess, P. W.; Hutzler, N. R. (2014-01-17). "Order of Magnitude Smaller Limit on the Electric Dipole Moment of the Electron". Science. 343 (6168): 269–272. arXiv:1310.7534. Bibcode:2014Sci...343..269B. doi:10.1126/science.1248213. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 24356114. S2CID 564518.
  7. ^ "Yale leads research collaboration to explore origins of the universe". 27 July 2016.
  8. ^ "2007 Francis M. Pipkin Award Recipient". 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  9. ^ "Prize Recipient: Olga Kocharovskaya". www.aps.org. Retrieved 2023-11-01.


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