We are glad to introduce
Prof. Ron Folman
(Ben-Gurion University)
Monday, 5th December 2022 at 17:00
Lise-Meitner Lecture Hall, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Vienna
Realization of a complete Stern-Gerlach interferometer: Towards a test of quantum gravity
The Stern-Gerlach effect, found a century ago, has become a paradigm of quantum mechanics. Unexpectedly, until recently, there has been little evidence that the original scheme with freely propagating atoms exposed to gradients from macroscopic magnets is a fully coherent quantum process. Several theoretical studies have explained why a Stern-Gerlach interferometer is a formidable challenge. Here, we provide a detailed account of the realization of a full-loop Stern-Gerlach interferometer for single atoms and use the acquired understanding to show how this setup may be used to realize an interferometer for macroscopic objects doped with a single spin. Such a realization would open the door to a new era of fundamental probes, including the realization of previously inaccessible tests at the interface of quantum mechanics and gravity.
Host: Jörg Schmiedmayer
For further information and the zoom link please visit: https://vcq.quantum.at/colloquium-ws-22
The lecture series is organized by the Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ)
Program
17:00 – get-together with drinks & snacks
17:30 – VCQ Student Talk by Federica Cataldini (Atominstitut) “Emergent Pauli blocking in a weakly interacting Bose gas”
17:45 – Colloquium talk by Prof. Folman
After the colloquium, Punsch & Maroni will be served!
