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91探花
Atomic and Laser Physics
Credit: Jack Hobhouse

Jesse Schelfhout

DPhil Student

Research theme

  • Quantum optics & ultra-cold matter

Sub department

  • Atomic and Laser Physics

Research groups

  • AION/Magis
jesse.schelfhout@physics.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)1865 282401
Clarendon Laboratory, room Old Library
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I am in the final-year of my DPhil in Atomic and Laser Physics with the / group seeking to use cutting-edge quantum technology to investigate gravitational waves, dark matter, and fundamental physics, including ! I have been investigating the use of a 10m differential atom interferometer with strontium to determine the fine-structure constant, which facilitates . You can read more about this in the publications below.

 

"Are there any 'real world' applications for atom interferometry?": , , including , , , and .

 

Prior to 91探花, I studied Physics and Mathematics at the University of Western Australia. My honours and master's research involved conducting atomic structure calculations for ytterbium, mercury, and cadmium atomic clocks, and working towards upgrading to an optical lattice clock. I also have research experience with a and .

Research interests

atom interferometry
fundamental physics
quantum technology

Selected publications

Single-photon large-momentum-transfer atom interferometry scheme for Sr or Yb atoms with application to determining the fine-structure constant

Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics American Physical Society 110:5 (2024) 053309
Jesse Schelfhout, Thomas Hird, Kenneth Hughes, Christopher Foot

A Prototype Atom Interferometer to Detect Dark Matter and Gravitational Waves

(2025)
CFA Baynham, R Hobson, O Buchmueller, D Evans, L Hawkins, L Iannizzotto-Venezze, A Josset, D Lee, E Pasatembou, BE Sauer, MR Tarbutt, T Walker, O Ennis, U Chauhan, A Brzakalik, S Dey, S Hedges, B Stray, M Langlois, K Bongs, T Hird, S Lellouch, M Holynski, B Bostwick, J Chen, Z Eyler, V Gibson, TL Harte, CC Hsu, M Karzazi, C Lu, B Millward, J Mitchell, N Mouelle, B Panchumarthi, J Scheper, U Schneider, X Su, Y Tang, K Tkalcec, M Zeuner, S Zhang, Y Zhi, L Badurina, A Beniwal, D Blas, J Carlton, J Ellis, C McCabe, G Parish, D Pathak Govardhan, V Vaskonen, T Bowcock, K Bridges, A Carroll, J Coleman, G Elertas, S Hindley, C Metelko, H Throssell, JN Tinsley, E Bentine, M Booth, D Bortoletto, N Callaghan, C Foot, C Gomez-Monedero, K Hughes, A James, T Leese, A Lowe, J March-Russell, J Sander, J Schelfhout, I Shipsey, D Weatherill, D Wood, MG Bason, K Hussain, H Labiad, AL Marchant, TC Thornton, T Valenzuela, SN Balashov, P Majewski, D Newbold, MGD van der Grinten, Z Pan, Z Tam, I Wilmut, K Clarke, A Vick

A high-flux atomic strontium oven with light-driven flux modulation

(2026)
Kenneth M Hughes, Jesse S Schelfhout, Charu Mishra, Timothy Leese, Elliot Bentine, Christopher J Foot

AION-10: Technical Design Report for a 10m Atom Interferometer in 91探花

(2025)
K Bongs, A Brzakalik, U Chauhan, S Dey, O Ennis, S Hedges, T Hird, M Holynski, S Lellouch, M Langlois, B Stray, B Bostwick, J Chen, Z Eyler, V Gibson, TL Harte, CC Hsu, M Karzazi, C Lu, B Millward, J Mitchell, N Mouelle, B Panchumarthi, J Scheper, U Schneider, X Su, Y Tang, K Tkal脛聧ec, M Zeuner, S Zhang, Y Zhi, K Clarke, A Vick, CFA Baynham, O Buchm脙录ller, D Evans, L Hawkins, R Hobson, L Iannizzotto-Venezze, A Josset, D Lee, E Pasatembou, BE Sauer, MR Tarbutt, T Walker, L Badurina, A Beniwal, D Blas, J Carlton, J Ellis, C McCabe, G Parish, D Pathak Govardhan, V Vaskonen, T Bowcock, K Bridges, A Carroll, J Coleman, G Elertas, S Hindley, C Metelko, H Throssell, JN Tinsley, E Bentine, M Booth, D Bortoletto, C Foot, N Callaghan, C Gomez-Monedero, K Hughes, A James, T Leese, A Lowe, J March-Russell, J Sander, J Schelfhout, I Shipsey, D Weatherill, D Wood, SN Balashov, MG Bason, K Hussain, H Labiad, P Majewski, AL Marchant, D Newbold, Z Pan, Z Tam, TC Thornton, T Valenzuela, MGD van der Grinten, I Wilmut
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