Dept. Of Physics, UoC: PhD thesis defense

Quantum Measurements of Spin in Alkali Atoms & Biomolecules (supervisor: Prof I.Kominis)

During my PhD Thesis I studied experimentally and theoretically a novel effect,
the transfer of spin noise from one atomic species to another, through
the mechanism of spin exchange. Essentially, we extend the foundational studies
of spin exchange into the deeper layer of quantum fluctuations. The signature of
spin noise exchange is an increase of the total spin noise power at low magnetic
fields where the two-species spin noise resonances overlap.
I also studied the dynamics of Radical Pair reactions and proposed a concrete
experimental test that can clearly discriminate among the fundamental master
equations currently attempting to describe the quantum dynamics of these
reactions.