Dr Steven Wrathmall
Theoretical and Computational Physicist
Assistant Professor | Senior Computing Manager
Quantum Light and Matter Group | Department of Physics, Durham University
Publications
2023 – 2026
- Self-induced transparency and optical transients in atomic vapors Phys. Rev. A (2026). B. S. Cartwright, S. A. Wrathmall, R. M. Potvliege.
- Thermometry of simulated Bose–Einstein condensates using machine learning Mach. Learn.: Sci. Technol. (2026). J. Griffiths, S. A. Wrathmall, S. A. Gardiner.
- Solving physics-based initial value problems with unsupervised machine learning Phys. Rev. E 111, 055302 (2025). J. Griffiths, S. A. Wrathmall, S. A. Gardiner.
- Modelling spectra of hot alkali vapour in the saturation regime New J. Phys. 27, 033003 (2025). D. R. Häupl, C. R. Higgins, D. Pizzey, J. D. Briscoe, S. A. Wrathmall, I. G. Hughes, R. Löw, N. Y. Joly.
- Light propagation through an atomic vapor with non-orthogonal electric field modes Opt. Express 33, 32099 (2025). J. D. Briscoe, D. Pizzey, R. M. Potvliege, S. A. Wrathmall, I. G. Hughes.
- CoOMBE: A suite of open-source programs for Maxwell-Bloch integration Comput. Phys. Commun. 306, 109371 (2025). R. M. Potvliege, S. A. Wrathmall.
- Experimental and theoretical characterisation of Stokes polarimetry of the potassium D1 line with neon buffer gas broadening J. Phys. B 58, 235002 (2025). S. A. Alqarni, D. Pizzey, S. Wrathmall, I. G. Hughes.
- The role of buffer gas in shaping the D1 line spectrum of potassium vapour J. Phys. B 58, 135201 (2025). S. A. Alqarni, D. Pizzey, S. A. Wrathmall, I. G. Hughes.
- Indirect measurement of atomic magneto-optical rotation via Hilbert transform J. Phys. B 57, 165401 (2024). J. D. Briscoe, D. Pizzey, S. A. Wrathmall, I. G. Hughes.
- Geographical modelling of language decline R. Soc. Open Sci. 10, 230411 (2023). D. Brown, S. A. Wrathmall.
- Voigt transmission windows in optically thick atomic vapours J. Phys. B 56, 135401 (2023). J. D. Briscoe, F. D. Logue, D. Pizzey, S. A. Wrathmall, I. G. Hughes.
2017 – 2022
- The Solar Activity Monitor Network—SAMNet J. Space Weather Space Clim. 12, 2 (2022). R. Erdélyi et al.
- Laser spectroscopy of hot atomic vapours: from 'scope to theoretical fit New J. Phys. 24, 125001 (2022). D. Pizzey, J. D. Briscoe, F. D. Logue, F. S. Ojeda, S. A. Wrathmall, I. G. Hughes.
- Better magneto-optical filters with cascaded vapor cells Opt. Lett. 47, 5132 (2022). F. D. Logue, J. D. Briscoe, D. Pizzey, S. A. Wrathmall, I. G. Hughes.
- Optimized ultra-narrow atomic bandpass filters via magneto-optic rotation Opt. Lett. 43, 4875 (2018). J. Keaveney, S. A. Wrathmall, C. S. Adams, I. G. Hughes.
2006 – 2012
- Variational determination of approximate bright matter-wave soliton solutions Phys. Rev. A 85, 013623 (2012). T. P. Billam, S. A. Wrathmall, S. A. Gardiner.
- Direct numerical simulations of the dynamics of bright matter-wave solitons Phys. Rev. A 83, 033620 (2011). T. P. Billam, S. L. Cornish, S. A. Wrathmall, S. A. Gardiner.
- Theoretical study of the quenching of NH molecules via collisions with Rb atoms Phys. Rev. A 79, 020701(R) (2009). D. J. Haxton, S. A. Wrathmall, H. J. Lewandowski, C. H. Greene.
- The excitation of molecular hydrogen by atomic hydrogen in astrophysical media MNRAS 382, 1331 (2007). S. A. Wrathmall, A. Gusdorf, D. R. Flower.
- The rovibrational excitation of H2 induced by H J. Phys. B 40, 3221 (2007). S. A. Wrathmall, D. R. Flower.
- A quantum-mechanical study of rotational transitions in H2 induced by H J. Phys. B 39, L249 (2006). S. A. Wrathmall, D. R. Flower.
Software & Engagement
- CoOMBE & ElecSus: Developer/Contributor to open-source suites for atomic physics integration.
- Christmas Lecture (2023): Decoding the Spectrum: Saving Civilisation from Solar Storms.