Author Archives: thedelocalizedchemist

If you are doing research on complex matter waves, such as atoms and molecules, the Frontiers of Matter Wave Optics conference is a must. This year’s edition is taking place at a lovely resort close to Pisa in Italy, where … Continue reading →

I was invited to give a talk at the 16th International Symposium on Atomic LevelCharacterizations for New Materials and Devices ’26 in Taiwan this November. If you are also at the conference, please come by and let’s have a chat.

Measuring magnetic fields and their orientation in space reliably in a self-calibrated fashion is not an easy task. In our recently accepted patent, we show how highly-excited Rydberg atoms can provide exactly this in a compact fashion.

If you diffract electrons or neutrons through a material, they are typically interacting only weakly with the specimen. This is very convenient as it allows you to make a number of simplifying assumptions. However, as soon as you leave known … Continue reading →

Our magnetometers and how they may help detecting unexploded ordnance at sea have been showcased in German television.

Unexploded ordnance from the last world war are still a problem all over Germany and specialists have to dispose them on a regular basis. What many people do not know is that this is not only a problem on land, … Continue reading →

Only a few months after we published our breakthrough experiment of atom diffraction through materials, a French-Belgian collaboration affirmed our results by also diffracting hydrogen through graphene. The paper was published in Physical Review Letters.

We are presenting our latest results at the 25th International Workshop on Inelastic Ion-Surface Collisions in Frankenfels, Austria.

The conference on scattering of atoms and molecules from surfaces was a great success. We had many interesting talks and contributions, a poster session, and generally a good time. It was a great pleasure hosting this convention and meeting everybody!

I have the pleasure and privilege to organize the SAMS6 conference, which will take place at the University of Ulm from 8th to 11th of September 2025. This conference brings together international experts working on the scattering and diffraction of … Continue reading →