08.128.80122 Quantum Physics

Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Fertl

Event type: Seminar

Displayed in timetable as: 08.128.80122

Hours per week: 2

Credits: 4,0

Language of instruction: Englisch

Min. | Max. participants: - | -

Requirements / organisational issues:
Quantum technologies nowadays span the full range of fundamental research to applied physics and metrology.
At the boundaries of fields of physics traditionally regarded as independent, unique opportunities often arise to experimentally study fundamental questions (e.g. why is there any matter at all?).
This seminar aims to present the full range of concepts and the application of quantum methods for particle physics, quantum metrology, .... The topics are therefore broadly chosen to highlight the existing connections. The individual topics are supervised by individual members of the QUANTUM working group.

Framework conditions for the seminar:
1) Contact the supervisor of the lecture at least 4 weeks before the lecture date
2) Discussion of the first draft of the lecture at latest 2 weeks before the lecture
3) Test talk with supervisor at least 1 week before the lecture date
4) Length of presentation: 30 minutes + 10 minutes Q&A
5) Language: English

A list of possible seminar topics (but not limited to these):

1. Quantized states of neutrons bound in the earth's gravitational field: search for exotic interactions (Fertl)
   
2. Measurement of gravitational waves with light interferometers (Walz)
   
3. Mass spectroscopy on rare elements (Wendt)
   
4. Determination of the magnetic flux quantum with superconducting interferometers (Blümler)
   
5. Superconducting Qubits (Poschinger)
   
6. Optical lattice clocks (Windpassinger)
   
7. Measurement of the magnetic moment of the (anti-)proton (Walz, Smorra)
   
8. Determination of the Rydberg constant (Pohl)
   
9. Measurement of nuclear charge radii with muonic atoms (Pohl)
   
10. Measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of muons and electrons (Fertl)
    
11. Are natural constants really constant? Variation of the fine structure constant (Budker)
    
12. Measurement of neutron life (Fertl)
    
13. Neutron interferometry (Fertl)
    
14. Quantum-non-demolition measurements, quantum noise squeezing and entangles states for improved measurement sensitivity (van Loock)
    
15. Optical magnetometer arrays to search for domain walls, axions, ... (Budker)
    
16. Magnetic microcalorimeters for high-precision spectroscopy of X-rays and decay electrons (Fertl)
    
17. ADMX - Josephson junctions and quantum limited amplifiers for axion searches (Fertl)
    
18. Muonic X-rays to study the weak interaction (Pohl)