Univ. Prof. Dr. Markus Arndt Quantum Nanophysics & Molecular Quantum Optics Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090 Wien, Austria Office:  +43 (0)1 4277 51205 Fax   :  +43 (0)1 4277 9512  e-mail: markus.arndt(at)univie.ac.at
Research interests · Matter-wave optics with cluster and biomolecules · Experimental decoherence & tests of quantum physics · Quantum-enhanced molecule metrology · Biomolecules, clusters and nanoparticles: Beam methods, cooling, trapping, coherent control, spectroscopy and detection · Spin physics in bio-mimetic molecular model systems
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A selected publication history in Molecular Quantum Nanophysics · Philipp Haslinger, Nadine Dörre, Philipp Geyer, Jonas Rodewald, Stefan Nimmrichter & Markus Arndt A universal matter-wave interferometer with optical ionization gratings in the time domain, Nature Physics,  doi:10.1038/nphys2542 (2013), advanced online · Thomas Juffmann, Adriana Milic, Michael Müllneritsch, Peter Asenbaum, Alexander Tsukernik, Jens Tüxen, Marcel Mayor, Ori Cheshnovsky & Markus Arndt, Real-time single-molecule imaging of quantum interference Nature Nanotechnology, doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.34 · K. Hornberger, S. Gerlich, P. Haslinger, S. Nimmrichter and M. Arndt Colloquium: Quantum interference of clusters and molecules Rev. Mod. Phys. 84, 157-173 (2012) · Markus Arndt Coherence from spontaneity Nature Physics 7, 375–376 (2011). (N&V) · Stefan Gerlich, Sandra Eibenberger, mathias Tomandl, Stefan Nimmrichter, Klaus Hornberger, Paul J. Fagan, Jens Tüxen, marcel Mayor, and Markus Arndt Quantum interference of large organic molecules Nature Communications 2, 263 (2011). · Thomas Juffmann, Stefan Truppe, Philipp Geyer, Sarayut Deachapunya, Hendrik Ulbricht and Markus Arndt Wave and Particle in Molecular Interference Lithography Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 263601 (2009). · Stefan Gerlich, Michael Gring, Hendrik Ulbricht, Klaus Hornberger, Jens Tüxen, Marcel Mayor and Markus Arndt Matter-Wave Metrology as a Complementary Tool for Mass Spectrometry Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 6195 –6198 (2008). · Stefan Gerlich, Lucia Hackermüller, Klaus Hornberger, Alexander Stibor, Hendrik Ulbricht, Fabienne Goldfarb, Tim Savas, Marcel Müri, Marcel Mayor and Markus Arndt A Kapitza-Dirac-Talbot-Lau interferometer for highly polarizable molecules Nature Physics 3, 711 - 715 (2007). · Markus Arndt Coherence in molecular nitrogen Nature Physics 1, 19 –20 (2005). (N&V) · Lucia Hackermüller, Klaus Hornberger, Björn Brezger, Anton Zeilinger and Markus Arndt Decoherence of matter waves by thermal emission of radiation Nature 427, 711–714 (2004). · Lucia Hackermüller, Stefan Uttenthaler, Klaus Hornberger, Elisabeth Reiger, Björn Brezger, Anton Zeilinger and Markus Arndt The wave nature of biomolecules and fluorofullerenes Phys. Rev. Lett 91, 90408 (2003). · Klaus Hornberger, Stefan Uttenthaler,Björn Brezger, Lucia Hackermüller, Markus Arndt and Anton Zeilinger Observation of Collisional Decoherence in Interferometry Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 160401 (2003). · Björn Brezger, Lucia Hackermüller, Stefan Uttenthaler, Julia Petschinka, Markus Arndt and Anton Zeilinger Matter-wave interferometer for large molecules Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 100404 (2002). · Olaf Nairz, Björn Brezger Markus Arndt and Anton Zeilinger: Diffraction of Complex Molecules by Structures Made of Light Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 160401 (2001). · Markus Arndt, Olaf Nairz, Julian Voss-Andreae, Claudia Keller, Gerbrand van der Zouw and Anton Zeilinger Wave-particle duality of C60 molecules Nature 401, 680-682 (1999).
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Ultra cold collisions of Cs atoms ( ENS, Paris ) · Markus Arndt, Maxime Ben Dahan, David Guéry-Odelin, Meritt Reynolds and Jean Dalibard: Observation of a zero energy resonance in Cs-Cs collisions Phys.Rev.Lett. 79, p.625-629 (1997)
Atom optics in the time domain ( ENS, Paris ) · Pascal Szriftgiser, David Guéry-Odelin, Markus Arndt, Jean Dalibard: Atomic wave diffraction and interference using temporal slits Phys.Rev.Lett. 77, p. 4-7 (1996),
Trapping and spectroscopy of atoms in liquid and solid helium ( MPQ, Garching ) · M. Arndt, S. I. Kanorsky, A. Weis, T. W. Hänsch: Long electronic spin relaxation times of Cs atoms in solid 4-He Phys. Rev. Lett. 74,  p. 1359-62(1995)
Microwave Ionization of Rb-Rydberg atoms & Experimental quantum chaology ( LMU, Munich ) · M. Arndt, A. Buchleitner, R.N. Mantegna, H. Walther: Experimental Study of Quantum and Classical Limits in Microwave Ionization of Rubidium Rydberg Atoms Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, p. 2435-38 (1991)