Assistant Professor, Physics
experimental atomic, molecular and optical (AMO) physics, quantum chemistry, condensed matter physics, precision measurements of fundamental physics
Professor Mitra's research is focused on using AMO physics tools and techniques to study a variety of quantum phenomena that occur in nature. For example, using ultracold atoms and molecules as proxies for electrons in a solid allows us to build platforms for quantum simulation of the Hubbard, Heisenberg and Ising spin models. They can be employed to shed light on various emergent many-body phenomena in nature such as high Tc superconductivity. On the other hand, molecular systems can serve as very precise test-beds for physics beyond the Standard model. For example, cold polyatomic molecules containing high Z atoms can be leveraged to study parity violation and chirality.
Ph.D. Dissertation title: Exploring attractively interacting fermions in 2D using a Quantum Gas Microscope
Mentor: Waseem Bakr, Associate Professor of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
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