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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Laser Physics,Experimental Condensed Matter Physics |
| Keywords | Quantum information processing, bose einstein condensation, laser cooling and trapping, quantum chaos, phase locking and synchronization of lasers |
Current contact address
| Country | Israel |
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| City | Rehovot |
| Institution | Weizmann Institute of Science |
| Institute | Department of Physics of Complex Systems |
| Homepage | http://www.weizmann.ac.il/home/davidson/ |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Dieter Meschede | Institut für Angewandte Physik, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Bonn |
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| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/07/2003 |
Programme(s)
| 2002 | Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Dr. Davidson is awarded the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Prize for his scientific achievements in the field of ultra cold atoms. Dr. Davidson has developed the art of so called dark optical dipole traps. These traps make very versatile experimental tools to study extremely cold atomic gases down to the quantum regime. He has demonstrated the strength ot his method by studying dynamic evolution of atomic ensembles from the chaotic to the quantum degenerate regime of Bose Einstein condensates. In our joint efforts we are planning to extend Dr. Davidsons expertise to our work with neutral atoms in quantum information processing. |