Quantum Sensing: Unlocking New Frontiers in Physics and Technology

The seminar will provide attendees with an overview of the rapidly evolving field of quantum technology, with a particular focus on ultra-sensitive measurements. Renowned CERN physicist Michael Doser will present cutting-edge research on developing advanced quantum sensing technologies and materials to create new probes for investigating matter and fields. Specific approaches involving quantum systems, such as low-dimensional systems or manipulations of ensembles of quantum systems, hold great promise for improving high-energy particle physics detectors, particularly in areas like calorimetry, tracking, and timing. The use of quantum sensors for high-precision measurements, such as detecting gravitational waves, as well as the development of new quantum sensors based on superconducting circuits, ion and particle traps, crystals, and nanomaterials, are paving the way for increasingly efficient quantum devices.

During the seminar, attendees will gain insight into the rapid growth of quantum technologies, which have the potential to drive significant advances in fundamental physics at both the individual sensor and array level. Over the next decade, the use of networks of quantum sensors could transform our ability to study matter-energy in the universe. By focusing on miniaturization and cost reduction, we can scale experiments with a corresponding increase in sensitivity and even deploy experiments in orbit, significantly extending physics sensitivity. However, significant advances and improvements in existing or future quantum technologies will be necessary to address topics related to the dark universe, the detection of relic neutrinos, and probing general foundational issues in physics.

The seminar will also feature discussions on the Quantum Sensing Initiatives at CERN and the ECFA R&D Roadmap on Quantum Sensing and Advanced Technologies. Attendees will explore the opportunity to join future collaborations aimed at implementing this roadmap.

Speaker: Michael Doser

Michael Doser is a research physicist at CERN who specializes in working with antimatter, both as a tool to study the strong interaction and fundamental symmetries and as an object of study itself.
He was the spokesperson for the AEGIS experiment, which aims to measure the gravitational interaction between matter and antimatter by bridging particle physics with other research fields such as atomic physics, gravitation, material science, and physical chemistry from 2010 to 2022.
Doser is also part of CERN’s Sparks Advisory Committee and is an editor for Physics Letters B and JAIS and associate editor of Frontiers of Physics / Atomic and Molecular Physics, as well as formerly of the Review of Particle Physics.
He is also the co-coordinator of the Quantum Sensing strand of the CERN Quantum Technology Initiative (QTI) and the initiator of several planned activities for its next stage. Additionally, Doser is the co-convener of the ECFA R&D Roadmap Task Force on “Quantum Sensors and Emerging Technologies” and is currently coordinating the effort to establish an international R&D Collaboration (DRD5) on Quantum Sensing Detector R&D.

Moderator: Anna Colaleo