Gabriel Dufour
physics
Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
Germany
Biography
I currently work as a post-doctoral researcher at the Physics Institute of the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, in the group of Andreas Buchleitner. My research focuses on the dynamics of quantum systems, in particular quantum reflection of single atoms, transport in disordered systems and many-particle interference effects. I completed my master's degree in Theoretical Physics at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, which involves internships with Kirk Madison at the University of British Columbia and Giuliano Orso at Université Paris-Diderot. I obtained my PhD in 2015 from the Université Pierre et Marie Curie. Under the supervision of Astrid Lambrecht and Serge Reynaud, I studied the quantum reflection of atoms from surfaces, which is caused by the Casimir-Polder force. In 2016, I joined the group of Andreas Buchleitner in Freiburg. Since June 2017, I am a member of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Research Interest
My research focuses on the dynamics of quantum systems, in particular quantum reflection of single atoms, transport in disordered systems and many-particle interference effects.
Publications
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Shaping the Distribution of Vertical Velocities of Antihydrogen in GBAR. G. Dufour, P. Debu, A. Lambrecht, VV Nesvizhevsky, S. Reynaud and A. Yu. Voronin. European Physical Journal C, 74, 2731 (2014).
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Quantum Reflection and Liouville Transformations from Wells to Walls. G. Dufour, R. Guérout, A. Lambrecht, and S. Reynaud. Europhysics Letters, 110, 30007 (2015).
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Casimir polder shifts on Quantum Levitation States. P.-P. Crépin, G. Dufour, R. Guérout, A. Lambrecht, and S. Reynaud. Physical Review A 95, 032501 (2017).
