Positron Lab
University of California - Riverside
Latest News
July 2011 New Laser Technique makes cold positronium"
July 2011 Wide temperature production of positronium
June 2010 - Dr. Hasi Ray is visiting from India.
July 2008 - We've Moved
Our lab has been moved to a new facility.
APRIL 2008 - We're Moving
Our lab is currently moving to a new facility, where we are installing a laser room, and have employed several Undergraduate researchers to assist in our efforts.
SEPTEMBER 2007 - Our Lab Observes Molecular Positronium.
Cassidy and Mills have observed molecular positronium for the first time! More…
People in Our Lab
Dr. Allen Mills
Prof. Mills has pioneered several techniques in the field of positron physics including the single crystal negative affinity positron moderator (1978,9), brightness enhancement of slow positron beams (1980) and the rare gas solid moderator (1986). He is currently working on applying these techniques to the problem of obtaining a Bose-Einstein condensed gas of positronium atoms.
Dr. David Cassidy
Education
PhD - Physics - University College, London - 1999
BS - Physics - Royal Holloway College - University of London - 1995
Research Interests
Experimental Condensed Matter
Positrons
Bose-Einstein Condensate Positronium
Vincent Meligne
Education:
MS Physics University of California at Riverside 2008
BS Physics Pricipia College, Elsah, IL
Research interest:
Experimental condensed matter
Positronium free fall experiment
Graduate Students
Allen Austin
Education:
BS Applied Mathematics- UC Riverside
Research interest:
Positron Emmission Tomography (PET).
Tomu Hisakado
Education:
BS Physics- UC Riverside
MS Physics- San Diego State University
Research interest:
Laser Cooling
Positronium Spectroscopy
Manuel Olmedo
Education:
BS Physics- UC Santa Barbara 2010
Ling Hong
Education:
BS Physics- Cal State Fullerton
MS Physics- Cal State Fullerton
Undergraduate Students
Alina Escalera
Education:
BS Physics- UC Riverside
Vitaly Fedotov
Education:
BS Physics- UC Riverside