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An NSF-sponsored partnership between FIU Physics and JILA Physics Frontier Center (PFC) for research excellence and diversity in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics. Click diagram for a larger image.
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Frequency reproducibility of solid-state thorium-229 nuclear clocks
1 T.. Ooi, J.. Doyle, C.. Zhang, J.S. Higgins, J.. Ye, K.. Beeks, T.. Sikorsky, and T.. Schumm, Nature 650, (2026).
Frequency Stability of 2.5 x 10^-17 from a Si Cavity with AlGaAs Crystalline Mirrors
1 D.. Lee, Z.. Hu, B.. Lewis, A.. Aeppli, K.. Kim, Z.. Yao, T.. Legero, D.. Nicolodi, F.. Riehle, U.. Sterr, and J.. Ye, Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, (2026).
High-Stability Mechanical Frequency Sensing beyond the Linear Regime
1 S.. Brown, R.. Shaniv, R.. Zhang, C.. Reetz, and C.. Regal, Nano Letters 26, (2026).
Quantum simulation of the Dicke model in a two-dimensional ion crystal: chaos, quantum thermalization, and revivals
1 B.. Bullock, S.R. Muleady, J.. Lilieholm, Y.. Zhang, A.. Safavi-Naini, R.J. Lewis-Swan, J.J. Bollinger, A.M. Rey, and A.. Carter, (2026).
Solitons in Arbitrary Dimensions Stabilized by Photon-Mediated Interactions
1 H.. Zhang, A.. Chu, C.. Luo, J.K. Thompson, and A.M. Rey, Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, (2025).
Realization of three- and four-body interactions between momentum states in a cavity
1 C.. Luo, H.. Zhang, C.. Maruko, E.. Bohr, A.. Chu, A.M. Rey, and J.K. Thompson, Science 390, (2025).
The Physics Frontiers Centers (PFC) program supports university-based centers and institutes where the collective efforts of a larger group of individuals can enable transformational advances in the most promising research areas. The program is designed to foster major breakthroughs at the intellectual frontiers of physics by providing needed resources such as combinations of talents, skills, disciplines, and/or specialized infrastructure, not usually available to individual investigators or small groups, in an environment in which the collective efforts of the larger group can be shown to be seminal to promoting significant progress in the science and the education of students. PFCs also include creative, substantive activities aimed at enhancing education, broadening participation of traditionally underrepresented groups, and outreach to the scientific community and general public.