Quantum nanophysics with large molecules & nanoparticles

... Matter-wave coherence, interference and decoherence

... Quantum-enhanced molecule & cluster metrology

... New trapping & cooling schemes

... New molecular beam and detection methods

 

• In the news of Imaging & Microscopy, May 17th, 2013:
  Far-field molecule interference of single molecules.
  
  
• Welcome Dr. Joseph Cotter, 
  Joe has moved from Imperical College London to join the QNP team in Vienna. We are glad to have him with us, starting in May 1st, 2013.
  

• Interferometrie im freien Fall
  Markus Arndt
  Physik Journal 5, 20 (2013)

• Macroscopicity of Mechanical Quantum Superposition States
  Stefan Nimmrichter (QNP, Vienna) and Klaus Hornberger (Duisburg)
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 110, 160403 (2013)
  Highlighted by APS Physics
  Highlighted by Physics World
  Highlighted by New Scientist
  
  
• Congratulations to our 2 new Masters!
  On 25.3.2013 Lukas Mairhofer & Johannes Horak finished their Diploma successfully.
  
  
• Bank Austria Prize 2013 to Dr. Stefan Gerlich, 11. March 2013
  For his PhD work Interferometry and Metrology with Macromolecules
  
  
• Single-Photon Ionization of Organic Molecules
  Philipp Schmid, Frederik Stöhr, Markus Arndt, Jens Tüxen, Marcel Mayor
  J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. (2013), DOI: 10.1007/s13361-012-0551-3
  
  
• Viewpoint: Free-Falling Interferometry
  Markus Arndt, Physics 6, 23 (2013)
  
  
• A universal matter-wave interferometer with optical ionization gratings in the time domain,
  Haslinger et al. Nature Physics,  doi:10.1038/nphys2542 (2013)
  Nature Physics News & Views, by Cronin & Holmgren
  Click here: An introduction to the experiment for the general public

• Dr. Thomas Juffmann !
  31.1.2013 Thomas completed his Doctorate with distinction!
  
  
• ERC Advanced Grant awarded to Markus Arndt & the QNP team

• "A good year for atomic and quantum pyhsics"
  QNP molecule interferometry among the pro-physik highlights of 2012
  
  
• Award of Excellence to Stefan Gerlich
  

• Quantum physics meets biology Most read article of  HFSP Journal 12/2012
  
  
• Focus on modern frontiers of matter wave optics and interferometry,
  New. J. Phys. Editorial published 11.12.2012
  
  
• Quantum-Invader is online :  28.9.2012
  
  
• The Quantum Nanophysics Group at the "Day of science films", 28.9.2012
  
  
• Schrödingers Katze auf dem Prüfstand
  by Markus Aspelmeyer & Markus Arndt, Cover Story Spektrum der Wissenschaft (10/2012)  

• July 2012, Thomas Juffmann receives a Poster Award at the ICAP 2012
  
  
• May 2012, Sandra Eibenberger on the Cover of Heureka
  
  
• Real-time single-molecule imaging of quantum interference"
  Nature Nanotechnology 7, 297–300 (2012),News & Views & Cover  

• Feature on SSPD detection in Superconductor Week - April 17, 2012

• The 2012 AMMRF micrograph award goes to Thomas Juffmann. 

• Feature on SSPD detection of low-energy particles in

  http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/lab/48672

• Influence of the Coriolis Force in Atom Interferometry
  Phys.Rev.Lett., February, (2012), Philipp Haslinger with Holger Müller at the University of California, Berkeley,Highlight by Nature Photonics &  Physics Viewpoint

• Rev. Mod Phys. 84, 157-173 (2012)
  "Colloquium on Molecular matter waves", Featured in Nature Physics 2/2012 by Mark Buchanan
  
  
• A journey across the quantum-classical border
  article appears in irishtimes.com, Atomium Culture,Tuesday, January 24, 2012

• Discover Magazine Top 100 Science News of 2011
  Molecular Interference among them

• Sensitivity of a superconducting nanowire detector for single ions at low energy 
  article appears in Nanotechnology 23, 065501 (2012)

• Fundamental frontiers of quantum science and technology
  Procedia Computer Science 2011, doi:10.1016/j.procs.2011.12.024

• Spotlight on molecule and atom interference
  News: Spektrum der Wissenschaft 1/12, 50-44 (2012)

• NJP focus issue complete
  12.11.2011 Have a look at the NJP focus issue on matter wave interferometry

• Propsoal for testing GRWP models in the UK press
  8.11.2011 Our paper on proposals for testing GRWP featured in the UK The Telegraph

• Review: Quantum interference of clusters and molecules
  Rev. Mod. Phys. (2011) in press, arXiv:1109.5937

• Cavity stabilization using the weak intrinsic birefringence of dielectric mirrors
  16. 9. 2011 publication in Optics Letters Vol. 36, 3720-3722 (2011)

• Embracing quantum metrology with wide arms
  Physics 4, 74 - Published September 19, 2011

• Highly Fluorous Porphyrins as Model Compounds for Molecule Interferometry
  Eur. J. Org. Chem., Volume 2011, Issue 25, Pages: 4823 to 4833
  Highlighted by ChemistryViews,  ...

• Science exchange grant
  Philipp Haslinger received a scientific exchange grant by the University of Vienna to cooperate with Prof. Holger Müller, University of Berkeley.

• Concept of an ionizing time-domain matter-wave interferometer
  July, 5th  2011: Published in New J. Phys. 13, 075002 (2011).

• Schaumayer Prize
  June 2011: Sandra Eibenberger receives a Dr. Maria Schaumayer prize for women in science

• ESF meeting on Casimir forces
  11-13.5.2011 European meeting with 20 participants from 7 countries, hosted by QNP

• Proposal for a test of continous spontaneous localization in cluster interferometry
  27.4.2011 published in Phys. Rev. A 83, 043621 (2011).

• Electric moments in molecule interferometry
  25.4.2011 published in New J. Phys. 13, 043033 (2011), chosen as 'IOP select'

• Quantum interference of large organic molecules
  Nature Communications 2, 263 (2011), Highlight in Nature, Nature Asia, Science Daily ...