Dr Aidan Arnold
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Physics
Personal statement
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.
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Publications
- Theory of Rayleigh–Brillouin optical activity light scattering applicable to chiral liquids
- Cameron Robert P, Alexakis Emmanouil I, Arnold Aidan S, McArthur Duncan
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CP05109A
- Optimal binary gratings for multi-wavelength magneto-optical traps
- Burrow Oliver S, Fasano Robert J, Brand Wesley, Wright Michael W, Li Wenbo, Ludlow Andrew D, Riis Erling, Griffin Paul F, Arnold Aidan S
- Optics Express Vol 31, pp. 40871-40880 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.498606
- Silicon-nitride photonic integrated circuits for atomic systems
- Gallacher Kevin, Di Gaetano Eugenio, Dyer Sean, Kelliehor Brendan, McGilligan James P, Sinclair Martin, Hawley Ugne, Arnold Aidan S, Griffin Paul F, Sorel Marc, Riis Erling, Paul Douglas J
- 2023 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals Meeting Series (SUM) 2023 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals Meeting Series, SUM 2023 IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals Meeting Series (SUM) (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/sum57928.2023.10224366
- Chip-scale packages for a tunable wavelength reference and laser cooling platform
- Dyer S, Gallacher K, Hawley U, Bregazzi A, Griffin PF, Arnold AS, Paul DJ, Riis E, McGilligan JP
- Physical Review Applied Vol 19 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.19.044015
- Technology roadmap for cold-atoms based quantum inertial sensor in space
- Abend Sven, Allard Baptiste, Arnold Aidan S, Ban Ticijana, Barry Liam, Battelier Baptiste, Bawamia Ahmad, Beaufils Quentin, Bernon Simon, Bertoldi Andrea, Bonnin Alexis, Bouyer Philippe, Bresson Alexandre, Burrow Oliver S, Canuel Benjamin, Desruelle Bruno, Drougakis Giannis, Forsberg René, Gaaloul Naceur, Gauguet Alexandre, Gersemann Matthias, Griffin Paul F, Heine Hendrik, Henderson Victoria A, Herr Waldemar, Kanthak Simon, Krutzik Markus, Lachmann Maike D, Lammegger Roland, Magnes Werner, Mileti Gaetano, Mitchell Morgan W, Mottini Sergio, Papazoglou Dimitris, Pereira dos Santos Franck, Peters Achim, Rasel Ernst, Riis Erling, Schubert Christian, Seidel Stephan Tobias, Tino Guglielmo M, Van Den Bossche Mathias, von Klitzing Wolf, Wicht Andreas, Witkowski Marcin, Zahzam Nassim, Zawada Michał
- AVS Quantum Science Vol 5 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1116/5.0098119
- A grating-chip atomic fountain
- Lewis Ben, Elvin Rachel, Arnold Aidan S, Riis Erling, Griffin Paul F
- Applied Physics Letters Vol 121 (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0115382
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Professional Activities
- External PhD Examiner University of St. Andrews
- External Examiner
- 2012
- Chips for atom/ion trapping: University of Nottingham
- Speaker
- 2011
- Seminar at Imperial College
- Invited speaker
- 2011
- Seminar at University of Sussex
- Speaker
- 2011
- External PhD Examiner University of Cambridge
- External Examiner
- 2011
- Quantum Optics workshop: Ross Priory
- Speaker
- 2011
Projects
- NPL-EPSRC industrial-CASE PhD studentship: Primary thermometry for in-situ traceability (Nicola Agnew)
- Arnold, Aidan (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 30-Jan-2026
- Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2022 | Agnew, Nicola
- Arnold, Aidan (Principal Investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator) Agnew, Nicola (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2026
- Doctoral Training Partnership 2020-2021 University of Strathclyde | MacCuish, Iain
- Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) Arnold, Aidan (Co-investigator) MacCuish, Iain (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 01-Jan-2025
- Doctoral Training Partnership 2018-19 University of Strathclyde | Alexakis, Emmanouil
- Cameron, Robert (Principal Investigator) Arnold, Aidan (Co-investigator) Alexakis, Emmanouil (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 01-Jan-2024
- Compact optics for high performance portable atomic timing and quantum sensors
- Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) Arnold, Aidan (Co-investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2021
- UK National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Timing
- Riis, Erling (Principal Investigator) Arnold, Aidan (Co-investigator) Griffin, Paul (Co-investigator) Hastie, Jennifer (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2024