QUANTUM OPTICAL MAGNETOMETER FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

Informations projet

QUMAG

N° de convention de subvention: 693343

DOI

10.3030/693343

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 1 Février 2016

Date de début 1 Mars 2016

Date de fin 31 Août 2017

Financé au titre de

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Coût total

€ 149 921,00

Contribution de l’UE

€ 149 921,00

Coordonné par

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Denmark

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - QUMAG (QUANTUM OPTICAL MAGNETOMETER FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS)

Période du rapport: 2016-03-01 au 2017-08-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

In this project “Quantum Optical Magnetometer for Medical Applications” (QUMAG), we have developed an optical magnetometer optimized for detection of biological signals. The magnetometer is based on cesium atomic vapor which is interrogated with laser light. The magnetometer has high sensitivity to low-frequency (DC-1 kHz) magnetic fields. We have performed pilot experiments demonstrating that it can be used to detect the magnetic fields from the heart of a small animal. A promising application of our magnetometer is non-invasive diagnosis of fetal heart diseases. The same magnetometer could also be used for detecting other bio-magnetic signals, including those from nerves, the brain and the eye, again with possible applications in medical diagnostics.