Coordinator: M. Drewsen - AU
Objectives
Construction of a low noise trap for NCs with properties suitable for a cryogenic environment;
Synthesis of NCs with tailored properties;
Robust loading of multiply charged NCs into the trap;
Quantification of heating sources and their effects on the trapped NCs.
Synthesis of NCs with tailored properties;
Robust loading of multiply charged NCs into the trap;
Quantification of heating sources and their effects on the trapped NCs.
Deliverables
D1.1: Rf trap for NCs
D1.2: Colloidal NCs-1
D1.3: Colloidal NCs-2
D1.4: Loading and control device
D1.5: Quantification of heating
D1.2: Colloidal NCs-1
D1.3: Colloidal NCs-2
D1.4: Loading and control device
D1.5: Quantification of heating
Coordinator: P. Barker - UCL
Objectives
To develop low noise trap, detection and feedback electronics;
To determine optimal detection and cooling strategies for trapped charged NCs;
To cool internal states of a trapped NC;
To understand and control sources of decoherence.
To determine optimal detection and cooling strategies for trapped charged NCs;
To cool internal states of a trapped NC;
To understand and control sources of decoherence.
Deliverables
D2.1: Low-noise electronics
D2.2: Optimal cooling strategies
D2.3: Internal state cooling
D2.4: Quantify decoherence
D2.2: Optimal cooling strategies
D2.3: Internal state cooling
D2.4: Quantify decoherence
Coordinator: H. Ulbricht - UoS
Objectives
To develop a low noise environment for the low noise NC trap with optical cooling in dilution fridge;
To perform tests of CSL noise effects on motion of trapped NC;
To adapt theory to experimental parameters to optimise the test of quantum superposition.
To perform tests of CSL noise effects on motion of trapped NC;
To adapt theory to experimental parameters to optimise the test of quantum superposition.
Deliverables
D3.1: Low noise environment
D3.2: Systematic effects investigated
D3.3: Ultimate experiment
D3.4: General bound
D3.2: Systematic effects investigated
D3.3: Ultimate experiment
D3.4: General bound
Coordinator: M. Paternostro - QUB
Objectives
To set up a theoretical framework for the test of quantum mechanics at the mesoscopic level;
To design experimental tests able to refine the framework of collapse models;
To investigate macro-realism at the mesoscopic level through the experiments at the core of TEQ.
To design experimental tests able to refine the framework of collapse models;
To investigate macro-realism at the mesoscopic level through the experiments at the core of TEQ.
Deliverables
D4.1: Calibration of decoherence
D4.2: Bounds to CSL & SN models
D4.3: Size of superposition
D4.4: Bounds to the ecCSL model
D4.5: Time-dilation/gravity collapse
D4.2: Bounds to CSL & SN models
D4.3: Size of superposition
D4.4: Bounds to the ecCSL model
D4.5: Time-dilation/gravity collapse
Coordinator: A. Bassi - UniTs
Objectives
Coordination of the project for the achievement of the objectives.
Deliverables
D5.1 Website
D5.2 Data Management Plan
D5.3: Project Review Meeting documents M12 (delivered by 28.02.2019 – CONFIDENTIAL)
D5.4: Project Review Meeting documents M30 (delivered by 31.08.2020 – CONFIDENTIAL)
D5.5: Project Review Meeting documents M48
D5.2 Data Management Plan
D5.3: Project Review Meeting documents M12 (delivered by 28.02.2019 – CONFIDENTIAL)
D5.4: Project Review Meeting documents M30 (delivered by 31.08.2020 – CONFIDENTIAL)
D5.5: Project Review Meeting documents M48
Coordinator: A. Bassi - UniTs
Objectives
Implementation of targeted dissemination and communication activities.
Deliverables
D6.1 Press release
D6.2 Popular press articles
D6.3 Videos
D6.4 Workshop
D6.5: Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (delivered by 31.12.2018 – CONFIDENTIAL)
D6.2 Popular press articles
D6.3 Videos
D6.4 Workshop
D6.5: Dissemination and Exploitation Plan (delivered by 31.12.2018 – CONFIDENTIAL)