Zheng-Tian Lu : 卢征天

Homepage: http://www.phy.anl.gov/mep/atta/
Email: lu@anl.gov

Research interests

• Low-energy search for physics beyond the Standard Model;
• Ultrasensitive trace-isotope analysis;
• Laser spectroscopy of exotic atoms.

Degrees attained

Ph.D., 1994, University of California at Berkeley;
M.S.,   1991, University of Chicago;
B.S.,    1987, University of Science and Technology of China.

Employment history

2007 – Present,      Senior Physicist,           Argonne National Laboratory;
2004 – Present,      Professor (part-time),   University of Chicago;
2000 – 2007,          Physicist,                      Argonne National Laboratory;
1997 – 2000,          Assistant Physicist,       Argonne National Laboratory;
1994 – 1997,          Research Associate,    JILA, University of Colorado.

Awards

Fellow, American Physical Society (2006);
U. S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2000);
U. S. DOE Office of Science Early Career Scientist and Engineer Award (2000).

Selected Publications

Invited Publications

• Tracing Noble Gas Radionuclides in the Environment. P. Collon, W. Kutschera and Z.-T. Lu. Ann. Rev. Nucl. Part. Sci., 54, 39 (2004)
• Laser-Based Methods for Ultrasensitive Trace-Isotope Analyses (Feature review article). Z.-T. Lu and K.D.A. Wendt. Rev. Sci. Instr. 74, 1169 (2003)
• Atom Trap Trace Analysis. Z.-T. Lu. McGraw-Hill 2002 Yearbook of Science and Technologies (2002)

Contributed Publications

• Laser spectroscopic determination of the He-8 nuclear charge radius. P. Mueller et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 252501 (2007)
• Laser trapping of Ra-225 and Ra-226 with repumping by room-temperature blackbody radiation. J.R. Guest et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 093001 (2007)
• Laser spectroscopic determination of the He-6 nuclear charge radius. L.-B. Wang et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 142501 (2004)
• One million year old groundwater in the Sahara revealed by Kr-81 and Cl-36. N.C. Sturchio et al. Geophys. Res. Lett. 31, L05503 (2004)
• Search for anomalously heavy isotopes of helium in the Earth’s atmosphere. P. Mueller et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 022501 (2004)
• A new method of measuring 81Kr and 85Kr abundances in environmental samples. X. Du et al. Geophys. Res. Lett. 30, 2068 (2003)
• Ultrasensitive isotope trace analyses with a magneto-optical trap. C.Y. Chen et al. Science 286, 1139 (1999)
• Low-velocity intense source of atoms from a magneto-optical trap. Z.-T. Lu et al. Phys. Rev. Lett., 77, 3331 (1996)
• Laser trapping of short-lived radioactive isotopes. Z.-T. Lu et al. Phys. Rev. Lett., 72, 3792 (1994)