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Personal Statement
I work in a variety of areas of atomic physics, focusing in particular on ultracold atomic systems and Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), but also covering four-wave mixing in atomic vapours. Recent work in our labs on microfabricated atom traps was published as the May 2013 cover story of Nature Nanotechnology.
My DPhil at the University of Sussex led to the first BEC in the UK in 1998. The first Scottish BEC was made in my lab in 2003, and the same experiment was extended to create one of the world’s first magnetic storage rings for BECs, and high-contrast matter-wave interference.
In addition to my experimental work, I have published on theoretical projects both as sole author and collaboratively.
My undergraduate studies (BSc(Hons) in Mathematics, and MSc in Physics) were carried out at the University of Otago in my hometown of Dunedin, New Zealand.
Keywords
- Atom Optics
- Quantum degenerate gases
- Laser cooling
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Smith, Samuel Alexander
Griffin, P., Arnold, A. & Smith, S. A.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/10/24 → 1/04/28
Project: Research Studentship - Internally Allocated
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Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2022 | Vohnikova, Veronika
Arnold, A., Riis, E. & Vohnikova, V.
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/08/24 → 1/08/27
Project: Research Studentship Case - Internally allocated
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Theory of Rayleigh–Brillouin optical activity light scattering applicable to chiral liquids
Cameron, R. P., Alexakis, E. I., Arnold, A. S. & McArthur, D., 21 Apr 2024, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26, 15, p. 11641-11648 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optimal binary gratings for multi-wavelength magneto-optical traps
Burrow, O. S., Fasano, R. J., Brand, W., Wright, M. W., Li, W., Ludlow, A. D., Riis, E., Griffin, P. F. & Arnold, A. S., 19 Nov 2023, In: Optics Express. 31, 24, p. 40871-40880 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)38 Downloads (Pure)
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Data for: "Stand-alone vacuum cell for compact ultracold quantum technologies"
Arnold, A. (Contributor), Burrow, O. (Creator), Griffin, P. (Contributor) & Riis, E. (Contributor), University of Strathclyde, 7 Sept 2021
DOI: 10.15129/b16d05fc-fca5-47a9-b18e-8a1936ce7c22
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Data for: "A simple, powerful diode laser system for atomic physics"
Daffurn, A. (Creator) & Arnold, A. (Creator), University of Strathclyde, 18 Jun 2021
DOI: 10.15129/53bc86dd-e859-4eac-824c-0273d4667989
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External PhD Examiner University of St. Andrews
Aidan Arnold (External Examiner)
2012Activity: Examination types › Examination
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Seminar at Imperial College
Aidan Arnold (Invited speaker)
2011Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk