Physics (Internal)
Research Interests:
Quantum Tool Development
My laboratory focuses on small, table top-scale experiments, developing new quantum tools for precision measurements and employing them to address key problems in fundamental and applied science. We use nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond to perform magnetic imaging on the nanometer scale and study the fundamentals of statistical mechanics and many-body physics of interacting spin systems. We are also searching for dark matter, using precision nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques.
Selected Publications:
“Probing the frontiers of particle physics with tabletop-scale experiments” D. DeMille, J. M. Doyle, A. O. Sushkov, Science, 357, 990 (2017).
“Nuclear magnetic resonance detection and spectroscopy of single proteins using quantum logic” I. Lovchinsky, A. O. Sushkov, E. Urbach, N. P. de Leon, S. Choi, K. De Greve, R. Evans, R. Gertner, E. Bersin, C. Muller, L. McGuinness, F. Jelezko, R. L. Walsworth, H. Park, M. D. Lukin, Science, 351, 836 (2016).
“Cosmic Axion Spin Precession Experiment (CASPEr)” D. Budker, P. W. Graham, M. Ledbetter, S.Rajendran, and A. O. Sushkov, Phys. Rev. X, 4, 021030 (2014).
“Magnetic resonance detection of individual proton spins using a quantum reporter network” A. O. Sushkov, I. Lovchinsky, N. Chisholm, R. L. Walsworth, H. Park, M. D. Lukin, Phys. Rev. Lett., 113, 197601 (2014).
“Observation of the thermal Casimir force.” A. O. Sushkov, W. J. Kim, D. A. R. Dalvit, and S. K. Lamoreaux, Nature Physics 7, 230 (2011).
For a full list of publications, please see the attached CVEducation:
- Ph.D. in Physics, University of California, Berkeley
- B.S. in Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney
Honors/Awards:
- Sloan Research Fellowship
In the news:
Research Descriptions:
Laboratory search for axion dark matter
We are searching for dark matter using precision nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques. Visit our website for more details.
Quantum sensing using NV centers in diamond
We use nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond to perform magnetic imaging on the nanometer scale and study the fundamentals of statistical mechanics and many-body physics of interacting spin systems. Visit my website for more details.