Dr Paul Altin
Ph.D., B.Sc. (Hons)
Postdoctoral Fellow
ANU College of Science
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+61 2 6125 9889
Areas of expertise
- General Relativity And Gravitational Waves 020105
- Quantum Optics 020604
- Atomic And Molecular Physics 020201
- Classical And Physical Optics 020501
- Degenerate Quantum Gases And Atom Optics 020601
Research interests
- Gravitational wave detection
- Cavity quantum electrodynamics
- Quantum optics
- Bose-Einstein condensation
- Atom lasers
- Feshbach resonances
- Atom interferometry
- Precision measurement
Biography
Paul Altin completed his PhD in quantum atom optics at ANU in 2012, before taking up an Alexander von Humboldt fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics in Garching, Germany. He is now a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for Gravitational Physics at ANU, and a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration which in 2016 made the first direct detection of gravitational waves from a binary black hole merger. He is also a co-founder of Liquid Instruments, an ANU start-up company developing innovative test and measurement devices.
Publications
- Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al. 2019, 'All-sky search for continuous gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars using Advanced LIGO O2 data', Physical Review D, vol. 100, no. 2.
- Soares-Santos, M, Palmese, A, Hartley, W et al. 2019, 'First Measurement of the Hubble Constant from a Dark Standard Siren using the Dark Energy Survey Galaxies and the LIGO/Virgo Binary-Black-hole Merger GW170814', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 876, no. 1, pp. 1-15.
- Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al. 2019, 'Properties of the Binary Neutron Star Merger GW170817', Physical Review X, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-32.
- Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al. 2019, 'Tests of General Relativity with GW170817', Physical Review Letters, vol. 123, no. 1, pp. 1-15.
- Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al. 2018, 'GW170817: Measurements of Neutron Star Radii and Equation of State', Physical Review Letters, vol. 121, pp. 16pp.
- Sames, C, Hamsen, C, Chibani, H et al 2018, 'Continuous parametric feedback cooling of a single atom in an optical cavity', Physical Review A, vol. 97, no. 5, pp. 1-6.
- Mansell, G, McRae, T, Altin, P et al. 2018, 'Observation of Squeezed Light in the 2 μm Region', Physical Review Letters, vol. 120, no. 20, pp. 1-5.
- Altin, P, Nguyen, T, Slagmolen, B et al 2017, 'A robust single-beam optical trap for a gram-scale mechanical oscillator', Scientific Reports, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 14546 (8pp).
- Ralph, D, Altin, P, Rabeling, D et al 2017, 'Interferometric wavefront sensing with a single diode using spatial light modulation', Applied Optics, vol. 56, no. 8, pp. 2353-2358.
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Chua, S et al. 2016, 'GW150914: First results from the search for binary black hole coalescence with Advanced LIGO', Physical Review D-Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 93, no. 12, pp. 122003 (21pp).
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Mansell, G et al. 2016, 'Characterization of transient noise in Advanced LIGO relevant to gravitational wave signal GW150914', Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 33, no. 13, pp. 134001 (34pp).
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Mansell, G et al. 2016, 'High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCube', Physical Review D-Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 93, no. 12, pp. 122010 (15pp).
- Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al. 2016, 'Characterization of transient noise in Advanced LIGO relevant to gravitational wave signal GW150914', Classical and Quantum Gravity, vol. 33, no. 13, pp. 1-34.
- Altin, P, Aartsen, M, Ackermann, M et al. 2016, 'High-energy neutrino follow-up search of gravitational wave event GW150914 with ANTARES and IceCube', Physical Review D-Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 93, no. 12, pp. 122010 (15pp).
- Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al 2016, 'Comprehensive all-sky search for periodic gravitational waves in the sixth science run LIGO data', Physical Review D, vol. 94, no. 4, pp. -.
- Altin, P, Charlton, P, Chow, J et al. 2016, 'Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 826, no. 1, p. 8.
- Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al 2016, 'Directly comparing GW150914 with numerical solutions of Einstein's equations for binary black hole coalescence', Physical Review D-Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 94, no. 6, pp. 1-30pp.
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Mansell, G et al. 2016, 'ASTROPHYSICAL IMPLICATIONS of the BINARY BLACK HOLE MERGER GW150914', Astrophysical Journal Letters, vol. 818, no. 2, pp. 1-15.
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Mansell, G et al. 2016, 'GW150914: The advanced LIGO detectors in the era of first discoveries', Physical Review Letters, vol. 116, no. 13, pp. 131103-131103.
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Mansell, G et al. 2016, 'GW150914: Implications for the stochastic gravitational-wave background from binary black holes', Physical Review Letters, vol. 116, no. 13, pp. 131102-131102.
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Mansell, G et al. 2016, 'Tests of General Relativity with GW150914', Physical Review Letters, vol. 116, no. 22, pp. 221101-221101.
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Mansell, G et al. 2016, 'GW150914: First results from the search for binary black hole coalescence with Advanced LIGO', Physical Review D-Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 93, no. 12, pp. 122003 (21pp).
- Abbott, T, Altin, P, Chow, J et al. 2016, 'GW150914: Implications for the stochastic gravitational-wave background from binary black holes', Physical Review Letters, vol. 116, no. 13, pp. 131102-131102.
- Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al. 2016, 'Prospects for Observing and Localizing Gravitational-Wave Transients with Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo', Living Reviews in Relativity, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 1-39.
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Chua, S et al. 2016, 'Observing gravitational-wave transient GW150914 with minimal assumptions', Physical Review D-Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 93, no. 12, pp. 122004 (20pp).
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Chua, S et al. 2016, 'Tests of General Relativity with GW150914', Physical Review Letters, vol. 116, no. 22, pp. 221101-221101.
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Chua, S et al. 2016, 'GW150914: The advanced LIGO detectors in the era of first discoveries', Physical Review Letters, vol. 116, no. 13, pp. 131103-131103.
- Altin, P, Chow, J, Mansell, G et al. 2016, 'Observing gravitational-wave transient GW150914 with minimal assumptions', Physical Review D-Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 93, no. 12, pp. 122004 (20pp).
- Abbott, B, Abbott, R, Abbott, T et al 2016, 'Supplement: "Localization and broadband follow-up of the gravitational-wave transient GW150914"', Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, vol. 225, no. 1, pp. (15pp).
- Nguyen, T, Mow-Lowry, C, Slagmolen, B et al 2015, 'Frequency dependence of thermal noise in gram-scale cantilever flexures', Physical Review D-Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 92, no. 11, pp. 112004/1-7.
- Sames, C, Chibani, H, Hamsen, C et al 2014, 'Antiresonance Phase Shift in Strongly Coupled Cavity QED', Physical Review Letters, vol. 112, no. 4, p. 043601.
- Noschang Kuhn, C, McDonald, G, Hardman, K et al 2014, 'A Bose-condensed, simultaneous dual-species Mach-Zehnder atom interferometer', New Journal of Physics, vol. 16, no. 2014, pp. 073035/ 1-15.
- McDonald, G, Noschang Kuhn, C, Hardman, K et al 2014, 'Bright solitonic matter-wave interferometer', Physical Review Letters, vol. 113, no. 1, pp. 1-5.
- Debs, J, Hardman, K, Altin, P et al 2013, 'From apples to atoms: measuring gravity with ultra cold atomic test masses', Preview, vol. 164, pp. 30-33.
- McDonald, G, Keal, H, Altin, P et al 2013, 'Optically guided linear Mach-Zehnder atom interferometer', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 87, no. 1, p. 5.
- Altin, P, Johnsson, M, Negnevitsky, V et al 2013, 'Precision atomic gravimeter based on Bragg diffraction', New Journal of Physics, vol. 15.
- Sparkes, B, Bernu, J, Hosseini, M et al. 2013, 'Gradient echo memory in an ultra-high optical depth cold atomic ensemble', New Journal of Physics, vol. 15, pp. 1-15.
- Robins, N, Altin, P, Debs, J et al 2013, 'Atom lasers: Production, properties and prospects for precision inertial measurement', Physics Reports: Review Section of Physics Letters, vol. 529, no. 3, pp. 265-296.
- Sparkes, B, Bernu, J, Hosseini, M et al. 2013, 'An ultra-high optical depth cold atomic ensemble for quantum memories', Journal of Physics: Conference Series(online), vol. 467, pp. 1-5.
- Wilk, T, Sames, C, Chibani, H et al 2013, 'Parametric feedback cooling of a single atom inside an optical cavity', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics-Int Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO_Europe_IQEC 2013, IEEE, Munich Germany, pp. 1pp.
- Sane, S, Bennetts, S, Debs, J et al 2012, '11 W narrow linewidth laser source at 780nm for laser cooling and manipulation of Rubidium', Optics Express, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 8915-8919.
- Poldy, R, Buchler, B, Altin, P et al. 2012, 'Feasibility of squeezing measurements with cavity-based atom detection', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 86, no. 4, pp. 1-9.
- Debs, J, Altin, P, Barter, T et al 2011, 'Cold-atom gravimetry with a Bose-Einstein condensate', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 84, no. 3, p. 5.
- Altin, P, Dennis, G, McDonald, G et al 2011, 'Collapse and three-body loss in a 85Rb Bose-Einstein condensate', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 84, no. 3, p. 6.
- Altin, P, McDonald, G, Doering, D et al 2011, 'Addendum: Optically trapped atom interferometry using the clock transition of large 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensates', New Journal of Physics, vol. 13, no. 119401, p. 11.
- Altin, P, McDonald, G, Doering, D et al 2011, 'Optically trapped atom interferometry using the clock transition of large 87Rb Bose-Einstein condensates', New Journal of Physics, vol. 13, pp. 1-21.
- Debs, J, Altin, P, Barter, T et al 2011, 'Comparing thermal and lasing atomic sources for precision inertial measurement', 2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, IEEE, Australia, pp. 2082-2084.
- Szigeti, S, Debs, J, Hope, J et al 2011, 'Why MomentumWidth Matters for Atom Interferometry', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim CLEOPR 2011, IEEE, Sydney Australia, pp. 2085-2087.
- McDonald, G, Altin, P, Doering, D et al 2011, 'Optically trapped atom interferometry using the clock transition of large rubidium-87 bose-einstein condensates', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim CLEOPR 2011, IEEE, Sydney Australia, pp. 116-118pp.
- McDonald, G, Altin, P, Doering, D et al 2011, 'Optically trapped atom interferometry using the clock transition of large rubidium-87 bose-einstein condensates', Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Pacific Rim CLEOPR 2011, IEEE, Sydney Australia, pp. 116-118.
- Altin, P, Robins, N, Doering, D et al. 2010, '85Rb tunable-interaction Bose-Einstein condensate machine', Review of Scientific Instruments, vol. 81, no. 6, pp. 63103-63103.
- Doering, D, McDonald, G, Debs, J et al. 2010, 'Quantum projection noise limited interferometry with coherent atoms in a Ramsey type setup', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 81, no. 4, pp. 043633-1/8.
- Debs, J, Doering, D, Altin, P et al. 2010, 'Experimental comparison of Raman and rf outcouplers for high-flux atom lasers', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 013618/1-7.
- Altin, P, Robins, N, Poldy, R et al. 2010, 'Measurement of inelastic losses in a sample of ultracold 85Rb', Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, vol. 81, no. 1, pp. 012713,1-4.
- Debs, J, Doering, D, Robins, N et al. 2009, 'A two-state Raman coupler for coherent atom optics', Optics Express, vol. 17, no. 4, pp. 1-7.
- Doering, D, Debs, J, Robins, N et al. 2009, 'Ramsey interferometry with an atom laser', Optics Express, vol. 23, no. 17, p. 8.
- Schultz, J, Abend, S, Doring, D et al. 2009, 'Coherent 455nm beam production in a cesium vapor', Optics Letters, vol. 34, no. 15, pp. 2321-2323.
- Altin, P & Goossens, D 2007, 'Diffuse X-ray Scattering from Optically Pure Ibuprofen', Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting 2007, ed. Conference Program Committee, Australian National University, Australia, p. 2.
- Searle, A, Savage, C, Altin, P et al 2005, 'Through Einsteins Eyes', Australian Physics, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 84-86.
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- Australian Dark Matter Detector for High Mass Axions (Secondary Investigator)
