Research project Open 2D Quantum Simulator
The aim of their project is to study open quantum systems using quantum simulators based on ion crystals in highly excited electronic states.
The trapped ion quantum simulator can be used not only to answer questions in physics, but also to shed light on complex processes in chemistry, biology, and information processing.
Project description
In the ERC project Open 2D Quantum Simulator (Open-2QS), the researchers will realize precisely controllable quantum systems. For this purpose, ions are stored in Paul or Penning traps and form regular two-dimensional structures known as ion crystals. Selected ions are then excited with laser pulses and thereby brought into strong interaction. The dynamics that arise in such a synthetic quantum system are so complex that predicting them is far beyond the capacity of conventional computers.
Project members
Project managers
Markus Hennrich
Professor
