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Erik Brekke |
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Assistant Professor
On faculty since 2009
Armerding 15
Phone: (630) 752-5894
Fax: (630) 752-5996
Email: Erik.Brekke@wheaton.edu
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Ph. D., Physics,University of Wisconsin-Madison,2009
B.A., Physics, Gustavus Adolphus College, 2003
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Professional and Personal Interests
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I am an experimental atomic physicist. My research interests include the trapping of ultracold atoms, highly excited atoms, possible mechanisms for the development of a quantum computer, and coherent many-body behavior. I love spending time with my wife and two year old daughter. I love to play ultimate frisbee, go camping, play board or card games, bike, and read.
| Courses
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PHYS 221 - General Physics I
PHYS 333 - Frontiers of Physics
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American Physical Society
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Research |
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My research focuses on ultracold atomic physics. I have investigated the enhanced interactions between highly excited atoms, and examined the possibility of their use as the next generation quantum computer. These studies have additionally revealed the importance of coherence and many-body effects.
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E. Brekke, J. O. Day, and T. G. Walker, "Four-Wave Mixing in Ultracold Atoms using Intermediate Rydberg States", Phys. Rev. A 78, 063830 2008
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J. O. Day, E. Brekke, and T. G. Walker, "Dynamics of low-density ultracold Rydberg gases", Phys. Rev. A 77 052712
2008
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J. Sebby-Strabley, R. T. R. Newell, J. O. Day, E. Breeke, and T. G. Walker, "High Density Mesoscopic Atom Clouds in a Holographic Atom Trap", Phys. Rev. A 71, 021401(R) 2005
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