The Iqloc III team has just published an article in Optics express detailing their work on the setup of their spectroscopy laser at 267nm, Congratulations!  

Abstract: Providing phase stable laser light is important to extend the interrogation time of optical clocks towards many seconds and thus...

The HCI collaboration has just published an article in Nature on the application of ⁴⁰Ar¹³⁺ and ³⁶Ar¹³⁺ as an optical atomic clock,  Congratulations!

Abstract: Optical atomic clocks are the most accurate measurement devices ever constructed and have found many applications in fundamental science...

Johannes Kramer successfully defends his PhD thesis. We congratulate him on this achievement.

The topic of his thesis is:

An aluminum optical clock setup and its evaluation using Ca+

Lennart Pelzer successfully defends his PhD thesis. We congratulate him on this achievement.

The topic of his thesis is:

Robust artificial clock transitions by continuous dynamical decoupling in multi-ion calcium crystals

The HCI collaboration has just published an article in Physical Review X on the application of a quantum logic like sequence for the cooling of weakly coupled modes in mixed Coulomb crystals, Congratulations!

Abstract: The majority of ions and other charged particles of spectroscopic interest lack...

We are proud to announce that our teammember Simone Callegari has recieved the CERN Alumni Champion 2021 award. The award honors his writing about his work at CERN. Links to his blogposts can be found here, here and here. A video of the prize ceremony can be found on youtube. 

Dr. Peter Micke, has recieved the Prestigeous SAMOP-Dissertation prize for his Thesis with the title: Quantum Logic Spectroscopy of Highly Charged Ions.

We are happy for our colleague and wish him all the best at his current position at the CERN.

Link to the official news on the DPG page.

The Iqloc-II team has just published an article in "Measurement: Sensors" on their success engineering a robust clock transitions using dynamical decoupling, Congratulations!

Abstract: We engineer an artificial optical clock transition in 40Ca+ with a continuous dynamical decoupling scheme. It...

The Quantum Valley Lower Saxony has received spectacular attention from the press and from Lower Saxonys Minister of Science and Culture Björn Thümler. Reports were made from, amongst others NDR and Sat-1. Online articles can be found from (amongst others) Zeit, Welt, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Stern, and...