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F. Robicheaux

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1987

Publications

530

Citations

9,961

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

40

Publishing since 1987

Research summary
AI-generated

F. Robicheaux works in atomic, molecular, and optical physics, focusing on theoretical and computational studies of how light interacts with collections of atoms, Rydberg atoms (atoms excited to very large orbitals), and antihydrogen (an antimatter version of hydrogen). Much of the recent work involves simulating collective light emission from arrays of atoms, high-resolution spectroscopy, and precision measurements related to antihydrogen trapping and cooling, often in collaboration with experimental groups like ALPHA. This research contributes to fundamental physics tests, quantum optics, and understanding of matter-antimatter symmetry.

Collective light-matter interactions in atom arraysRydberg atom physics and spectroscopyAntihydrogen trapping, cooling, and spectroscopyQuantum optics and photon emission statisticsPlasma and trapped-particle physics

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, dropping from around 18-19 papers per year in 2017-2021 to a low of 5-6 per year in 2022-2024, before rising again to double digits in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.2/year recently
2017: 19 publications19172018: 13 publications182019: 12 publications192020: 14 publications202021: 18 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 13 publications252026: 6 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Physical review. A/Physical review, A×49
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×20
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×11
  • Nature×10
  • Physical Review Letters×7
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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