Descrizione del progetto
Interazioni collettive della luce con la materia fredda e quantisticamente degenerata
La materia ultrafredda, in particolare il regime quantistico degenerato, saranno alla base di molte tecnologie quantistiche emergenti. La capacità di controllare la materia quantistica, comprese le sue dinamiche collettive e non lineari e l’auto-organizzazione spontanea, sosterrà quindi la competitività europea in questo settore cruciale sotto il profilo socio-economico. Il progetto ColOpt, grazie al sostegno del programma di azioni Marie Skłodowska-Curie, si concentrerà sulla formazione di una nuova generazione di giovani ricercatori nelle interazioni collettive della luce con la materia fredda e quantisticamente degenerata raffreddata al laser. L’intenzione è di sviluppare tecniche volte a controllare la materia attraverso effetti optomeccanici, di individuare nuove fasi quantistiche e di migliorare la conoscenza dei sistemi accoppiati a lungo raggio. I risultati faranno progredire le tecnologie di intrappolamento, laser e ottiche, nonché i campi dell’informazione e della simulazione in ambito quantistico.
Obiettivo
The network “Collective effects and optomechanics in ultra-cold matter” (ColOpt) will train early-stage researchers (ESR) in fundamental science and applications in the areas of cold atom and quantum physics, optical technologies and complexity science to promote European competiveness in emergent quantum technologies. It consists of nine academic nodes and three companies from six European countries, supported by two partners in Brazil and the USA, five further non-academic partners and one public-private partnership.
Collective, nonlinear dynamics and spontaneous self-organization are abundant in nature, sciences and technology and of central importance. Building on this interdisciplinary relevance, a particular novelty of ColOpt is the integration of classical and quantum self-organization. The research program focuses on collective interactions of light with laser-cooled cold and quantum-degenerate matter. We will explore innovative control of matter through optomechanical effects, identify novel quantum phases, enhance knowledge of long-range coupled systems and advance the associated trapping, laser and optical technologies, establishing new concepts in quantum information and simulation.
ColOpt combines cutting-edge science with training in complex instrumentation and methods to the highest level of technical expertise, both experimentally and theoretically, and fosters the development of transferable skills and critical judgement. Each ESR will be exposed to a broad spectrum of experimental, theoretical and industrial environments, to obtain core competence in one of them and the collaborative experience and skills to thrive in a truly international and intersectorial framework. ESRs will develop the capabilities to analyse and understand complex interactions, and will gain awareness of societal and entrepreneurial needs and opportunities. Taken together, this will enable them to excel in a variety of sectors of our diverse and rapidly changing society.
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinatore
G1 1XQ Glasgow
Regno Unito