Objectif Atomic clocks are the backbone of our modern communication and navigation technology, e.g. through the global positioning system (GPS). Improving these clocks will open up exciting new applications in geodesy, fleet tracking, autonomous vehicles, augmented reality and shed light on some of the most fundamental questions in research.Today’s best atomic clocks lose only 1 second in 30 billion years, making them the most precise measurement devices ever built. However, such clocks are extremely delicate and susceptible to external perturbations; they can only be operated in specialized laboratories.We propose to develop a novel type of clock, based on a unique nuclear transition in Thorium-229. This nuclear clock will be fundamentally different from existing atomic clocks, which are based on transitions in the electron shell. It will be largely inert to perturbations, simpler by design, and holds the potential to outperform existing atomic clocks in terms of precision.So far, progress towards an application of the Thorium nuclear transition has been hampered by the extreme technological challenges related to the scarcity of 229Th, insufficient detector resolution, and exotic lasers frequencies. Suitable technology is only becoming available just now. Furthermore, this research demands supreme expertise in a variety of fields, encompassing nuclear and atomic physics, quantum optics, metrology, as well as detector- and laser technology. Our interdisciplinary consortium is assembled to precisely match these requirements, joining for the first time Europe’s leading research groups in the respective fields.The work will focus on two objectives; (i) finding clear evidence of the transition and measuring its frequency, and (ii) developing all key components required for operation of a nuclear clock. We are certain that next-generation satellite-based navigation technology and other precision timing applications will greatly benefit from more precise and robust clocks. Champ scientifique natural sciencesphysical sciencesatomic physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesnuclear physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesquantum physicsquantum opticsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopy Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.2. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Main Programme H2020-EU.1.2.1. - FET Open Thème(s) FETOPEN-RIA-2014-2015 - FET-Open research projects Appel à propositions H2020-FETOPEN-2014-2015 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Sous appel H2020-FETOPEN-2014-2015-RIA Régime de financement RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinateur TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Contribution nette de l'UE € 900 000,00 Adresse KARLSPLATZ 13 1040 Wien Autriche Voir sur la carte Région Ostösterreich Wien Wien Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 900 000,00 Participants (6) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution nette de l'UE Tout développer Tout réduire PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT Allemagne Contribution nette de l'UE € 656 250,00 Adresse BUNDESALLEE 100 38116 Braunschweig Voir sur la carte Région Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Type d’activité Research Organisations Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 656 250,00 LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Allemagne Contribution nette de l'UE € 606 250,00 Adresse GESCHWISTER SCHOLL PLATZ 1 80539 Muenchen Voir sur la carte Région Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 606 250,00 RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG Allemagne Contribution nette de l'UE € 288 750,00 Adresse SEMINARSTRASSE 2 69117 Heidelberg Voir sur la carte Région Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 288 750,00 JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO Finlande Contribution nette de l'UE € 247 827,50 Adresse SEMINAARINKATU 15 40100 Jyvaskyla Voir sur la carte Région Manner-Suomi Länsi-Suomi Keski-Suomi Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 247 827,50 MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Allemagne Contribution nette de l'UE € 327 500,00 Adresse HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 80539 Munchen Voir sur la carte Région Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Type d’activité Research Organisations Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 327 500,00 TOPTICA PHOTONICS AG Allemagne Contribution nette de l'UE € 943 750,00 Adresse LOCHHAMER SCHLAG 19 82166 Graefelfing Voir sur la carte PME L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention. 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