Dynamics of ion Coulomb crystals (A07)

• Subject Area: Optics, Quantum Optics and Physics of Atoms, Molecules and Plasmas
• Term: since 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 274200144

Central goal of A07 is to study the intriguing quantum dynamics of ion Coulomb crystals, a self-organized long-range interacting system that constitutes a platform for future novel optical clocks (B03) and quantum simulators. This new project, which emerged from a theory/experiment collaboration initiated during the first funding period, focusses on energy transport through topological defects and the dynamics of vibron-Hubbard models in the peculiar geometry of our crystals. Together with A01, A03 and A04, A07 contributes to the DQ-mat goal of manipulating and characterizing long-range interacting quantum many-body systems and exploring their out-of-equilibrium dynamics.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1227: Designed Quantum States of Matter (DQ-mat) - generation, manipulation, and detection for metrological applications and tests of fundamental physics
• Applicant Institution: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Tanja E. Mehlstäubler; Professor Dr. Luis Santos; Professor Dr. Hendrik Weimer, until 6/2024