We have open PhD and Postdoc positions supported by ERC advanced grant.
We have generated the first vortex beams of non-elementary particles.
A. Luski, Y. Segev, R. David, O. Bitton, H. Nadler, A. R. Barnea, A. Gorlach, O. Cheshnovsky, I. Kaminer, E. Narevicius , "Vortex beams of atoms and molecules", (2021) Science. 373, 6559, p. 1105-1109
We have found an experimental evidence differentiating quantum tunnelling and above barrier reflection as possible mechanisms for scattering resonances formation.
Paliwal P., Deb N., Reich D. M., Avoird A. v. d., Koch C. P. & Narevicius E. , "Determining the nature of quantum resonances by probing elastic and reactive scattering in cold collisions", (2021) Nature Chemistry. 13, 1, p. 94-98
We have directly observed a Feshbach-resonance by Coincidence-detection of Ions and Electrons in Penning Ionization Collisions.
We present a new experimental approach for observing molecular dynamics involving neutral particles and ions that is capable in providing state-to-state mapping of the dynamics.
B. Margulis, J. Narevicius, E. Narevicius , "Direct Observation of a Feshbach-resonance by Coincidence-detection of Ions and Electrons in Penning Ionization Collisions", (2020) Nature Communications. 11, 3553
We have observed collisions between cold molecules in a superconducting magnetic trap.
Segev Y., Pitzer M., Karpov M., Akerman N., Narevicius J. & Narevicius E. , "Collisions between cold molecules in a superconducting magnetic trap", (2019) Nature. 572, 7768, p. 189-193
News and Views | "A versatile cold-molecule collider", Dajun Wang, Nature 572, 180-181 (2019) [DOI:10.1038/d41586-019-02356-3]
In a joint theory and experiment investigation we show that phase plays a major role in protecting a decaying quantum state, a phenomenon that leads to orders of magnitude increase in lifetime.
A. Blech, Y. Shagam, N. Hölsch, P. Paliwal, W. Skomorowski, J. W. Rosenberg, N. Bibelnik, O. Heber, D. M. Reich, E. Narevicius & C. P. Koch , "Phase protection of Fano-Feshbach resonances", Nature Communications 21 Feb 2020: Vol. 11, 999 (2020)
We have demonstrated the brightening of molecular beams by suppression of skimmer interference.
Y. Segev, N. Bibelnik, N. Akerman, Y. Shagam, A. Luski, M. Karpov, J. Narevicius, E. Narevicius, "Molecular beam brightening by shock-wave suppression", Science Advances 08 Mar 2017: Vol. 3, no. 3, e1602258 [DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.1602258]
Quantum scattering resonances show that molecular symmetry dramatically changes the atom-molecule effective interaction.
A. Klein, Y. Shagam, W. Skomorowski, P.S. Zuchowski, M. Pawlak, L.M.C. Janssen, N. Moiseyev, S.Y.T. van de Meerakker, A. van der Avoird, C.P. Koch, E. Narevicius, "Directly probing anisotropy in atom–molecule collisions through quantum scattering resonances", Nature Physics, Published online 17 October 2016, [DOI:10.1038/nphys3904]
News and Views | "Cold molecular collisions: Same object, different symmetry", Roland Wester, Nature Physics (2016) [DOI:10.1038/nphys3944]
Towards sympathetic cooling of molecules: we demonstrate co-trapping of molecular oxygen with atomic lithium!
N. Akerman, M. Karpov, Y. Segev, N. Bibelnik, J. Narevicius, E. Narevicius, "Trapping of molecular Oxygen together with Lithium atoms", (2017) Physical Review Letters. 119, 7, 73204.