Chandra Raman
Assistant Professor

 

Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1997
Phone: (404) 894-9062
Room: Howey-N04

EMail: chandra.raman [at] physics.gatech.edu

 

■ Research ■

Professor Raman's laboratory investigates quantum mechanics on macroscopic scales using ultralow temperature gases. Atoms are cooled by laser light and are suspended inside a vacuum chamber forming a Bose-Einstein condensate at about one millionth of a degree above absolute zero. This quantum gas has dramatic properties such as superfludity and can form quantized vortices. His work focuses on tailoring matter wave properties using magnetic and optical fields to exhibit novel quantum effects. This research combines techniques from lasers and optics with electronics and vacuum technology.

■ Publications ■

1. D. S. Naik and C. Raman: Optically Plugged Quadrupole Trap for Bose-Einstein Condensates. Phys. Rev. A 71, 033617 (2005).
2. J. M. Vogels, K. Xu, C. Raman, J. R. Abo-Shaeer, and W. Ketterle: Experimental Observation of the Bogoliubov transformation for a Bose-Einstein condensed gas, Physical Review Letters, 88, 060402 (2002).
3. J. R. Abo-Shaeer, C. Raman, and W. Ketterle: Formation and Decay of Vortex Lattices in Bose-Einstein Condensates at Finite Temperatures. Physical Review Letters, 88, 070409 (2002).
4. C. Raman, J. R. Abo-Shaeer, J. M. Vogels, K. Xu, and W. Ketterle: Vortex Nucleation in a Stirred Bose-Einstein Condensate. Physical Review Letters, 87, 210402 (2001).
5. A. Gorlitz, J.M. Vogels, A.E. Leanhardt, C. Raman, T.L. Gustavson, J.R. Abo-Shaeer, A.P. Chikkatur, S. Gupta, S. Inouye, T.P. Rosenband, D.E. Pritchard, W. Ketterle: Realization of Bose-Einstein condensates in lower dimensions. Physical Review Letters, 87, 130402 (2001).

■ Web Sites ■

1. Bose-Einstein Condensation Laboratory
2. 4261 Atomic Physics Spring 2008