ERC project "INDIGO" by Audrey Bienfait

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Field: Condensed matter physics

Research: Developing an inductive spectrometer for electron paramagnetic resonance detection and imaging at the micron scale using superconducting quantum circuits

Project

EPR (electron paramagnetic resonance) is a powerful method for analyzing matter. An EPR spectrometer identifies and characterizes paramagnetic species, usually by measuring the emission or absorption of microwaves by their spins. As spins are weakly coupled to microwaves, this tool can only be used for sufficiently large and concentrated samples. In this project, the scientists wish to use techniques from quantum superconducting circuits to considerably increase the sensitivity of the detection. Ultimately, using these circuits made from superconducting materials and allowing the detection and manipulation of electromagnetic fields with a sensitivity of the order of a single photon will allow to probe and image new types of micronic size samples.

ERC Starting Grants

ERC Starting Grants support promising researchers who are at the beginning of an independent research career. The creation of their own research team will be funded with the grant.

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Researcher

Audrey Bienfait
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Audrey Bienfait

CNRS researcher at LPENSL - Physics Laboratory

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