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• Atom-light interactions within thermal atomic vapours
• Physics of ultra cold atoms and molecules
• Quantum nonlinear dynamics
• Atomic and Molecular Collisions
• Interstellar Physics

Journal Article

• Solving physics-based initial value problems with unsupervised machine learning
  Griffiths, J., Wrathmall, S. A., & Gardiner, S. A. (2025). Solving physics-based initial value problems with unsupervised machine learning. Physical Review E, 111(5), Article 055302. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.111.055302
• Modelling spectra of hot alkali vapour in the saturation regime
  Häupl, D. R., Higgins, C. R., Pizzey, D., Briscoe, J. D., Wrathmall, S. A., Hughes, I. G., Löw, R., & Joly, N. Y. (2025). Modelling spectra of hot alkali vapour in the saturation regime. New Journal of Physics, 27, Article 033003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/adb77c
• CoOMBE: A suite of open-source programs for the integration of the optical Bloch equations and Maxwell-Bloch equations
  Potvliege, R., & Wrathmall, S. (2025). CoOMBE: A suite of open-source programs for the integration of the optical Bloch equations and Maxwell-Bloch equations. Computer Physics Communications, 306, Article 109374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2024.109374
• Indirect measurement of atomic magneto-optical rotation via Hilbert transform
  Briscoe, J. D., Pizzey, D., Wrathmall, S. A., & Hughes, I. G. (2024). Indirect measurement of atomic magneto-optical rotation via Hilbert transform. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 57(17), 175401. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/ad5e24
• Voigt transmission windows in optically thick atomic vapours: a method to create single-peaked line centre filters
  Briscoe, J. D., Logue, F. D., Pizzey, D., Wrathmall, S. A., & Hughes, I. G. (2023). Voigt transmission windows in optically thick atomic vapours: a method to create single-peaked line centre filters. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 56(10), Article 105403. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/acc49c
• Geographical modelling of language decline
  Brown, D., & Wrathmall, S. (2023). Geographical modelling of language decline. Royal Society Open Science, 10(5), https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221045
• The Solar Activity Monitor Network – SAMNet
  Erdélyi, R., Korsós, M. B., Huang, X., Yang, Y., Pizzey, D., Wrathmall, S. A., Hughes, I. G., Dyer, M. J., Dhillon, V. S., Belucz, B., Brajša, R., Chatterjee, P., Cheng, X., Deng, Y., Domínguez, S. V., Joya, R., Gömöry, P., Gyenge, N. G., Hanslmeier, A., Kucera, A., …Zuccarello, F. (2022). The Solar Activity Monitor Network – SAMNet. Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, 12, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1051/swsc/2021025
• Better magneto-optical filters with cascaded vapor cells
  Logue, F. D., Briscoe, J. D., Pizzey, D., Wrathmall, S. A., & Hughes, I. G. (2022). Better magneto-optical filters with cascaded vapor cells. Optics Letters, 47(12), 2975-2978. https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.459291
• Laser spectroscopy of hot atomic vapours: from ’scope to theoretical fit
  Pizzey, D., Briscoe, J. D., Logue, F. D., Ponciano-Ojeda, F. S., Wrathmall, S. A., & Hughes, I. G. (2022). Laser spectroscopy of hot atomic vapours: from ’scope to theoretical fit. New Journal of Physics, 24, https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ac9cfe
• Quasisimultons in Thermal Atomic Vapors
  Ogden, T. P., Whittaker, K., Keaveney, J., Wrathmall, S., Adams, C., & Potvliege, R. (2019). Quasisimultons in Thermal Atomic Vapors. Physical Review Letters, 123(24), Article 243604. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.123.243604
• Optimized ultra-narrow atomic bandpass filters via magneto-optic rotation in an unconstrained geometry
  Keaveney, J., Wrathmall, S. A., Adams, C. S., & Hughes, I. G. (2018). Optimized ultra-narrow atomic bandpass filters via magneto-optic rotation in an unconstrained geometry. Optics Letters, 43(17), 4272-4275. https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.43.004272
• Variational determination of approximate bright matter-wave soliton solutions in anisotropic traps
  Billam, T., Wrathmall, S., & Gardiner, S. (2012). Variational determination of approximate bright matter-wave soliton solutions in anisotropic traps. Physical Review A, 85(1), Article 013627. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.85.013627
• Theoretical study of the quenching of NH(Δ1)molecules via collisions with Rb atoms
  Haxton, D. J., Wrathmall, S. A., Lewandowski, H., & Greene, C. H. (2009). Theoretical study of the quenching of NH(Δ1)molecules via collisions with Rb atoms. Physical Review A, 80(2), https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.80.022708
• The rovibrational excitation of H2induced by H
  Wrathmall, S., & Flower, D. (2007). The rovibrational excitation of H2induced by H. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 40(16), https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/40/16/003
• The excitation of molecular hydrogen by atomic hydrogen in astrophysical media
  Wrathmall, S., Gusdorf, A., & Flower, D. (2007). The excitation of molecular hydrogen by atomic hydrogen in astrophysical media. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 382(1), 133-138. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12420.x
• A quantum-mechanical study of rotational transitions in H2 induced by H
  Wrathmall, S., & Flower, D. (2006). A quantum-mechanical study of rotational transitions in H2 induced by H. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 39(11), https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/39/11/l04