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Invariance of quantum scattering rate coefficients to anisotropy of atom-molecule interactions

By kmadison on January 3, 2026

Xuyang Guo, Kirk W. Madison, James L. Booth, and Roman V. Krems Invariance of quantum scattering rate coefficients to anisotropy of atom-molecule interactions Phys. Rev. A 113, 012801

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A magnetically silent optically pumped magnetometer for a neutron electric dipole moment experiment

By kmadison on November 2, 2024

W. Klassen, S. Ahmed, K. Pond Grehan, C. Hovde, K.W. Madison, R.R. Mammei, J.W. Martin, M. McCrea, T. Mohammadi, T. Momose, P. Opsahl, D. Ostapchuk A magnetically silent optically pumped magnetometer for a neutron electric dipole moment experiment The European Physical Journal C, xxxxx (2024), arXiv:2405.08696

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Boundaries of universality of thermal collisions for atom-atom scattering

By kmadison on November 2, 2024

Xuyang Guo, Kirk W. Madison, James L. Booth, and Roman V. Krems Boundaries of universality of thermal collisions for atom-atom scattering Phys. Rev. A 110, 063317 (2024), arXiv:2409.00273 This “Boundaries of universality” paper was chosen by PRA for their Highlights page.

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Revising the Universality Hypothesis for Room-temperature Collisions

By kmadison on November 2, 2024

James L. Booth, and Kirk W. Madison Revising the Universality Hypothesis for Room-temperature Collisions Phys. Rev. A 110, 052802 (2024), arXiv:2406.17065

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Explorations of universality in ultra-cold and room-temperature collisions

By kmadison on April 3, 2024

Erik Frieling Explorations of universality in ultra-cold and room-temperature collisions Doctor of Philosophy, Dissertation – April 2024 || UBC-Circle Link to dissertation

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Cross-calibration of atomic sensors for pressure metrology

By kmadison on April 2, 2024

Erik Frieling, Riley A. Stewart, James L. Booth, and Kirk W. Madison Cross-calibration of atomic sensors for pressure metrology AVS Quantum Sci. 6, 024404 (2024), arxiv:2312.15446

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Trapped-particle evolution driven by residual gas collisions

By kmadison on March 22, 2024

Avinash Deshmukh, Riley A. Stewart, Pinrui Shen, James L. Booth, and Kirk W. Madison Trapped-particle evolution driven by residual gas collisions Phys. Rev. A 109, 032818 (2024), arxiv:2310.04583

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Opportunities for Fundamental Physics Research with Radioactive Molecules

By rapzilla on May 18, 2023

G. Arrowsmith-Kron et al., Opportunities for Fundamental Physics Research with Radioactive Molecules Rep. Prog. Phys. 87 084301 (2024), https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.02165

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Cross-calibration of atomic pressure sensors and deviation from quantum diffractive collision universality for light particles

By rapzilla on May 18, 2023

Pinrui Shen, Erik Frieling, Katherine R. Herperger, Denis Uhland, Riley A. Stewart, Avinash Deshmukh, Roman V. Krems, James L. Booth, Kirk W. Madison Cross-calibration of atomic pressure sensors and deviation from quantum diffractive collision universality for light particles New Journal of Physics 25 053018 (2023) || arXiv:2209.02900

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Progress towards a portable cold-atom pressure standard

By kmadison on October 3, 2022

Perrin Waldock Progress towards a portable cold-atom pressure standard Master of Applied Science, Thesis – October 2022 || UBC-Circle Link to thesis

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It’s pretty hard to measure nothing, but these engineers are getting close

By kmadison on August 8, 2022

Rahul Rao It’s pretty hard to measure nothing, but these engineers are getting close Popular Science, Aug 8, 2022

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Measurement of Rb-Rb van der Waals coefficient via Quantum Diffractive Universality

By rapzilla on May 18, 2022

Riley A. Stewart, Pinrui Shen, James L. Booth, Kirk W. Madison Measurement of Rb-Rb van der Waals coefficient via Quantum Diffractive Universality Phys. Rev. A 106, 052812 (2022) and arXiv:2208.12805

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Development of a Cold Atom Pressure Standard

By Nathan Powless on April 27, 2022

Pinrui Shen Development of a Cold Atom Pressure Standard Doctor of Philosophy, Dissertation – April 2022 || UBC-Circle Link to dissertation

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Breakthrough development: a game-changing self-calibrating quantum sensor for vacuum measurement

By Nathan Powless on June 3, 2020

Breakthrough development: a game-changing self-calibrating quantum sensor for vacuum measurement BCIT News

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Self calibrating quantum sensor a game changer for vacuum measurement

By Nathan Powless on May 25, 2020

Self calibrating quantum sensor a game changer for vacuum measurement UBC PHAS News

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Realization of a universal quantum pressure standard

By Nathan Powless on March 25, 2020

Pinrui Shen, Kirk W. Madison, and James L. Booth Realization of a universal quantum pressure standard Metrologia [https://doi.org/10.1088/1681-7575/ab7170]

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Universality of quantum diffractive collisions and the quantum pressure standard

By Nathan Powless on October 1, 2019

James L. Booth, Pinrui Shen, Roman V. Krems, Kirk W. Madison Universality of quantum diffractive collisions and the quantum pressure standard New Journal of Physics, https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab452a || https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.02193 video abstract

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Determination of the Atom’s Excited-state Fraction in a Magneto-optical Trap

By Nathan Powless on October 22, 2018

Yue Shen Determination of the Atom’s Excited-state Fraction in a Magneto-optical Trap Master of Science, Thesis – October 2018 || UBC-Circle Link to thesis

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Photon-scattering-rate measurement of atoms in a magneto-optical trap

By Nathan Powless on December 2, 2013

Kais Jooya, Nam Musterer, Kirk W. Madison, and James L. Booth Photon-scattering-rate measurement of atoms in a magneto-optical trap Phys. Rev. A 88, 063401 (2013)

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Magneto-optical trap loading rate dependence on trap depth and vapor density

By Nathan Powless on March 1, 2012

Magnus Haw, Nathan Evetts, Will Gunton, Janelle Van Dongen, James L. Booth, and Kirk W. Madison, Magneto-optical trap loading rate dependence on trap depth and vapor density JOSA B, Vol. 29, Issue 3, pp. 475-483 (2012)

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Method and device for accurately measuring the incident flux of ambient particles in a high or ultra-high vacuum environment

By Nathan Powless on December 1, 2011

James Lawrence Booth, David Erik Fagnan, Bruce George Klappauf, Kirk William Madison, Jicheng Wang Method and device for accurately measuring the incident flux of ambient particles in a high or ultra-high vacuum environment US13116982 ( Priority date : 2010-05-26)

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Trap-depth determination using residual gas collisions

By Nathan Powless on August 16, 2011

Janelle Van Dongen, Chenchong Zhu, Dallas Clement, Gabriel Dufour, James L. Booth, and Kirk W. Madison, Trap-depth determination using residual gas collisions Phys. Rev. A 84, 022708 (2011)

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Observation of quantum diffractive collisions using shallow atomic traps

By Nathan Powless on August 21, 2009

David E. Fagnan, Jicheng Wang, Chenchong Zhu, Pavle Djuricanin, Bruce G. Klappauf, James L. Booth, and Kirk W. Madison, Observation of quantum diffractive collisions using shallow atomic traps Phys. Rev. A 80, 022712 (2009) || arXiv:0907.0506

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Dual-channel amplification in a single-mode diode laser for multi-isotope laser cooling

By Nathan Powless on November 1, 2007

J. L. Booth, J. Van Dongen, P. Lebel, B. G. Klappauf, and K. W. Madison, Dual-channel amplification in a single-mode diode laser for multi-isotope laser cooling J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 24, 2914-2920 (2007)

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