Description du projet Challenging current ThinkingNANOQUESTFIT explores quantum manipulation methods for nanoparticles in quantum optics, chemistry and nanotechnology, with applications for basic science and advanced nanoparticle sensors. Afficher les objectifs du projet Masquer les objectifs du projet Quantum phenomena are an important basis for future information processing and information acquisition technologies. They will become particularly relevant for quantum-enhanced metrology and advanced sensors, which exploit the quantum superposition principle at a mesoscopic scale.NANOQUESTFIT will prepare nanoparticles in highly non-classical quantum states and utilize them to test the linearity of quantum physics over mesoscopic distances and time scales in a mass range that has remained hitherto unexplored. This goal will be realized in an interdisciplinary effort of European experts in quantum optics, nanotechnology, chemistry, and cluster physics.NANOQUESTFIT will realize novel quantum optical elements, such as optical depletion and phase gratings, atomically thin transmission gratings, as well as doped substrates in ultra-flat silicon. This will enable quantum coherence and interference studies with objects up to and beyond 10^5 atomic mass units for the first time.For that purpose new beam methods will be explored for tailor-made nanoparticles between 10^4 and 10^7 atomic mass units. This includes the efficient volatilization and detection of chemically functionalized nanoparticles, of pure and doped nanodroplets, as well as of cold slow cluster ions.Decoherence is the enemy of all future quantum-based technologies. The consortium will therefore investigate environmental decoherence with objects in a complexity class that is expected to become relevant in future quantum devices.Advanced experiments in NANOQUESTFIT will allow defining new constraints on unconventional extensions of quantum theory, which will be explored and elaborated on with regard to their conceptional consistency. Since the linearity of the Schrödinger equation is the very basis for the majority of current quantum information concepts this has direct implications for QIPC.NANOQUESTFIT works at the cutting edge of modern science to lay the scientific ground for a better understanding of practical and fundamental limits of future quantum technologies. It will also generate spin-offs for new quantum-enhanced sensing devices: in particular the beam splitter technologies developed in NANOQUESTFIT will be applicable to a wide range of matter waves composed of atoms, molecules and genuine nanoparticles. Champ scientifique natural sciencesphysical sciencescondensed matter physicssoft matter physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesquantum physicsquantum opticsengineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialsnatural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistrymetalloidsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata processing Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Thème(s) ICT-2011.9.1 - Challenging current Thinking Appel à propositions FP7-ICT-2011-C Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordonnées du coordinateur Markus ARNDT Prof. Coordinateur UNIVERSITAT WIEN Contribution de l’UE € 579 883,00 Adresse UNIVERSITATSRING 1 1010 Wien Autriche Voir sur la carte Région Ostösterreich Wien Wien Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Lukas Theussl (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (4) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire UNIVERSITAT BASEL Suisse Contribution de l’UE € 443 562,00 Adresse PETERSPLATZ 1 4051 Basel Voir sur la carte Région Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Basel-Stadt Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Marcel Mayor (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN Allemagne Contribution de l’UE € 309 838,00 Adresse UNIVERSITATSSTRASSE 2 45141 Essen Voir sur la carte Région Nordrhein-Westfalen Düsseldorf Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Sandra Kramm (Mrs.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Israël Contribution de l’UE € 451 600,00 Adresse RAMAT AVIV 69978 Tel Aviv Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Lea Pais (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRIESTE Italie Contribution de l’UE € 210 000,00 Adresse PIAZZALE EUROPA 1 34127 Trieste Voir sur la carte Région Nord-Est Friuli-Venezia Giulia Trieste Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Daniela Kovacich (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée