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Universal matter-wave interferometry & the foundations of physics
- Demonstrated quantum interference of atoms & molecules:
  C60 Fullerenes, Cs, Sr, PAHs, vitamins, macromolecules > 25 kDa, clusters of molecules, polypeptides, etc.
- Exploring new materials, complexity classes & internal dynamics in quantum interferometry:
  proteins, metal clusters, dielectric nanoparticles, etc.
- Quantitative experiments on inertial dephasing as well as collisional and thermal decoherence.
Cooling and quantum optomechanics
- Optical cooling to rotational quantum states.
- Trapping & cooling of nanobiological matter.
Enabling technologies for quantum experiments
- Sources of cold metallic, dielectric and biological nanomaterials.
- Coherent wave-front division technologies.
Quantum sensing
- Matter-wave assisted: force measurements with < 10-26 N sensitivity.
- Trapped nanorotors: torque & rotation sensing on the micron scale.
- Superconducting nanowires: mass spectrometry & molecule analysis.

Latest News

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10.03.2020

3D Interactive Research Simulation of Molecule Interferometry now available in Portuguese.

24.02.2020

... for the publication on "Coriolis compensation via gravity in a matter-wave interferometer"!

19.02.2020

Our paper on "A fiber-based beam profiler for high-power laser beams in confined spaces and ultra-high vacuum" has been published in Optics Express!

17.02.2020

"Coriolis compensation via gravity in a matter-wave interferometer" got published in New Journal of Physics!

07.02.2020

The Austrian Science Funds has granted us a new project: Multiscale Cluster Interference (MUSCLE)

23.01.2020

"Quantum-Assisted Measurement of Atomic Diamagnetism" is now published in Physical Review X!

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