Project description
Testing quantum mechanics at unprecedented scales
The universal validity of the quantum superposition principle is an open question with far-reaching implications for science and technology. Testing and exploiting quantum physics with objects of ever-increasing mass and complexity requires extremely low temperatures and perfectly isolated environments to avoid decoherence. One of the most promising platforms for next-generation quantum superposition tests is provided by levitating nanoscale dielectric particles in ultra-high vacuum and controlling their motion with lasers. Funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme, the ELOTEQ project will develop novel schemes to perform trapped quantum superposition tests, coherently interfacing a charged nanoparticle with superconducting qubits. Project results will significantly contribute to testing quantum mechanics at an unprecedented mass and complexity scale.
Objective
The aim of this project is to establish how the quantum state of an aspherical nanoparticle can be coherently interfaced with a superconducting circuit. Its main efforts can be summarized by two goals: (i) We will develop the theoretical tools required to manipulate the ro-translational quantum state of a levitated nanoparticle possessing a monopole and higher multipole moments by connecting it to a superconducting qubit. (ii) We will investigate how entanglement between the nanoparticle and the circuit can be exploited for earth-based macroscopic interference experiments and for coherence-enhanced force and torque sensing. Networking levitated nanoscale objects with quantized electrical circuits and qubits combines the high Q-factors and isolation of the former with the scalability and control of the latter. This project will point the way towards new fundamental tests of quantum physics and towards quantum technology.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- natural sciences physical sciences optics cavity optomechanics
- natural sciences physical sciences quantum physics
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering computer hardware quantum computers
- engineering and technology nanotechnology nano-materials
- natural sciences physical sciences electromagnetism and electronics superconductivity
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Programme(s)
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EF
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2018
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SW7 2AZ London
United Kingdom
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