Welcome to the SLAM! Community, a hub for physics with Short-Lived Atoms and Molecules

We want to bring together a community of scientists and engineers working across a wide range of fields, including AMO physics, nuclear physics, radiochemistry, physical chemistry, radioactive beams, astrophysics, precision measurement, and more, to realize the opportunities offered by atoms and molecules containing short-lived, radioactive nuclei.

 Community Resources


Upcoming/Ongoing Events

Thanks to everybody who attended!

Technical Workshop on Precision Measurements with Octupole-Deformed Nuclei

We are happy to announce a one-day, free technical workshop focused on "Precision Measurements with Octupole-Deformed Nuclei”, taking place between the ITAMP workshop on tabletop AMO for fundamental physics and the APS DNP conference. Registration is free and mandatory, link here. This workshop will bring together researchers focused on octupole-deformed nuclei to discuss recent advancements and explore future directions in this exciting and rapidly developing field. We welcome faculty, staff, and students, who are especially encouraged to present posters. 


Laboratory Cosmology: Table-top AMO for Fundamental Physics
October 3-4, 2024 at ITAMP in Cambridge, MA


3He Magnetometry Workshop
October 14-15, 2024 at U. Michigan


News


12 July 2024

"Opportunities for fundamental physics research with radioactive molecules" published in Reports on Progress in Physics.

14 April 2023

We had great SLAM representation at the 2023 APS April Meeting GPMFC Workshop on Precision Measurements in the US Long-Range Plan for Nuclear Physics.

4 February 2023

Whitepaper "Opportunities for Fundamental Physics Research with Radioactive Molecules" has been posted to the arXiv.


Contacts


There will soon be an FRIB User's Group for precision measurements with radioactive isotopes.  Stay tuned for details about how to join.


Job Postings


Fundamental Symmetries Scientist at FRIB/NSCL

FRIB is searching for a Scientist to support fundamental symmetry research at FRIB.  This is a permanent career track position funded by MSU and without teaching duties.  For details see the advertisement or contact Jaideep Singh.


Assistant Physicist in Fundamental Symmetries at ANL

The Fundamental Symmetry Group in the Physics Division at Argonne National Laboratory invites applications for a junior staff position in experimental nuclear/atomic physics, focusing on lab-based tests of fundamental symmetries via precision experiments with cold molecules.


Previous Events


2021 Workshop: New Opportunities for Fundamental Physics Research with Radioactive Molecules (Virtual Meeting).

2022 DAMOP Satellite Meeting.  You may view a recording and the slides of the presentation.

Fundamental Symmetries Workshop @ FRIB (November 2022)

Low Energy Community Meeting @ FRIB, Aug 9-11

New Postings


Please email Nick Hutzler if you want to add or post something