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Eric Norrgard (Fed)

Dr. Norrgard is an atomic, molecular, and optical physicist. He has been at NIST since 2017. His research primarily focuses on using atoms and molecules to create advanced thermodynamic sensors, and on precision measurements which test fundamental symmetries and physical theories. He also supports NIST’s piston gauge pressure standards, and calibration of secondary standard piston gauges, electronic pressure instruments, and special tests of customer supplied piston gauges for the range from 10 kPa to 280 MPa.

Research Projects

Highlights

Awards

  • PML Distinguished Associate Award 2020

Publications

Chirped magneto-optical trap of molybdenum

Author(s)
Sai Naga Manoj Paladugu, Nickolas Pilgram, Stephen Eckel, Eric Norrgard
We have directly loaded a cryogenic beam of molybdenum atoms into a magneto-optical trap. By chirping the detuning of the trapping lasers, we were able to

Patents (2018-Present)

Uniaxial Counter-Propagating Monolaser Atom Trap

NIST Inventors
Stephen Eckel , James A. Fedchak , Julia Scherschligt , Daniel Barker , Eric Norrgard and Nikolai Klimov
A uniaxial counter-propagating monolaser atom trap cools and traps atoms with a single a laser beam and includes: an atom slower that slows atoms to form slowed atoms; an optical diffractor including: a first diffraction grating that receives primary light and produces first reflected light; a
Created December 10, 2018, Updated March 11, 2025
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