Obiettivo 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. Campo scientifico natural sciencesphysical sciencesatomic physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesnuclear physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesquantum physicsquantum opticsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopy Programma(i) H2020-EU.1.2. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Main Programme H2020-EU.1.2.1. - FET Open Argomento(i) FETOPEN-RIA-2014-2015 - FET-Open research projects Invito a presentare proposte H2020-FETOPEN-2014-2015 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Bando secondario H2020-FETOPEN-2014-2015-RIA Meccanismo di finanziamento RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinatore TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Contribution nette de l'UE € 900 000,00 Indirizzo Karlsplatz 13 1040 Wien Austria Mostra sulla mappa Regione Ostösterreich Wien Wien Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 900 000,00 Partecipanti (6) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo netto dell'UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT Germania Contribution nette de l'UE € 656 250,00 Indirizzo Bundesallee 100 38116 Braunschweig Mostra sulla mappa Regione Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo di attività Research Organisations Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 656 250,00 LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Germania Contribution nette de l'UE € 606 250,00 Indirizzo Geschwister scholl platz 1 80539 Muenchen Mostra sulla mappa Regione Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 606 250,00 RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG Germania Contribution nette de l'UE € 288 750,00 Indirizzo Seminarstrasse 2 69117 Heidelberg Mostra sulla mappa Regione Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 288 750,00 JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO Finlandia Contribution nette de l'UE € 247 827,50 Indirizzo Seminaarinkatu 15 40100 Jyvaskyla Mostra sulla mappa Regione Manner-Suomi Länsi-Suomi Keski-Suomi Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 247 827,50 MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV Germania Contribution nette de l'UE € 327 500,00 Indirizzo Hofgartenstrasse 8 80539 Munchen Mostra sulla mappa Regione Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo di attività Research Organisations Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Partecipazione a programmi di R&I dell'UE Opens in new window Rete di collaborazione HORIZON Opens in new window Costo totale € 327 500,00 TOPTICA PHOTONICS AG Germania Contribution nette de l'UE € 943 750,00 Indirizzo Lochhamer schlag 19 82166 Graefelfing Mostra sulla mappa PMI L’organizzazione si è definita una PMI (piccola e media impresa) al momento della firma dell’accordo di sovvenzione. 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