Seminar (M.Sc.) - Quantenphysik
Instructors: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin FertlShortname: 08.128.80135
Course No.: 08.128.80135
Course Type: Seminar
Requirements / organisational issues
Overarching Topic: Quantum Sensing and Fundamental PhysicsThe goals of this seminar are as follows:
1. To provide a broad overview of the field for all participants.
2. To give each participant and opportunity of learning the topic that they present in depth, while interacting closely with the talk supervisor.
3. To teach students to make efficient scientific presentations.
In view of this, all students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes and ask questions.
Rules of the game:
· The language of the course will be English (other ideas can be considered, if really wanted)
· Every student is supposed to give a 30-minute talk on the topic selected
· Contact your talk supervisor asap (at least 4 weeks prior to your presentation) for reading material
· Send a first version of your slides to the supervisor at least 2 weeks before the scheduled presentation date
· Schedule a test talk with your supervisor for the week before the talk
· After the talk, the slides will be collected and shared with your fellow students
· Most importantly: have fun!
Good practice: Ask your topic advisor to suggest the reading material ASAP.
They will give you their suggestion right away! Four weeks before the talk, the student
should contact the advisor and should have already read that material.
Topic assignment procedure:
To be able to start with presentations in the second week of the lecture term
it is anticipated that some students (about 6) registered in the first phase of registration
will reach out to the organizer of the seminar to arrange an early topic assignments.
Then the time before the semester can be used for preparation. As there is no limited capacity
to this seminar, this approach avoids overcrowded sessions towards the end of the term.
Possible topics (feel free to suggest additional ones!) and advisors are:
1. Gravitational wave interferometer with squeezed light J. Walz
2. Ring laser gyroscopes for the observation of Earth's rotation J. Walz
3. Nuclear optical clock with thorium L. von der Wense
4. Magnetic field sensing with nitrogen vacancy centers in diamonds. A. Wickenbrock
5. Dark matter searches with NMR spectroscopy H. Bekker
6. Highly-charged ions for optical clocks F. Schmidt-Kaler
7. Neutron electric dipole searches M. Fertl
8. Neutron lifetime measurements with spin-polarized neutrons M. Fertl
9. Magnetic field sensing at the limit: SQUIDs, NMR, classical P. Blümler
10. Not your regular fridge magnet: tailoring magnetic fields. P. Blümler
11. Atom interferometry P. Windpassinger
12. Isotope comparisons for searches for New Physics. D. Budker
13. Electron EDM searches with molecules D. Budker
Anwesenheitspflicht
The seminar format is not only intended to "deliver one talk" but to also teach competences in formulating and asking scientific questions.And to engage in a scientific discussion of the aspects presented. These aspects are key to achieving the learning goals of this seminar.
These goals can only be achieved as a group present in the room that provides a welcoming atmosphere to receive and discuss questions.
Digital teaching
Presentations will be collected on the seminar's LMS pages.Recommended reading list
Will be provided by the supervisor of the presentation.Contents
See the description of the organizational aspects of this course.Dates
| Date (Day of the week) | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 04/14/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 04/21/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 04/28/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 05/05/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 05/12/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 05/19/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 05/26/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 06/02/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 06/09/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 06/16/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 06/23/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 06/30/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |
| 07/07/2026 (Tuesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 01 128 Galilei-Raum 2413 - Neubau Physik/Mathematik |