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Publications (33)

quant-ph2024

Spin Resonance Spectroscopy with an Electron Microscope

Philipp Haslinger, Stefan Nimmrichter, Dennis Rätzel

Coherent spin resonance methods, such as nuclear magnetic resonance and electron spin resonance spectroscopy, have led to spectrally highly sensitive, non-invasive quantum imaging…

quant-ph2015

Matter-wave interferometry with composite quantum objects

Markus Arndt, Nadine Dörre, Sandra Eibenberger +5

We discuss modern developments in quantum optics with organic molecules, clusters and nanoparticles -- in particular recent realizations of near-field matter-wave interferometry. A…

quant-ph2011

Testing spontaneous localization theories with matter-wave interferometry

Stefan Nimmrichter, Klaus Hornberger, Philipp Haslinger +1

We propose to test the theory of continuous spontaneous localization (CSL) in an all-optical time-domain Talbot-Lau interferometer for clusters with masses exceeding 1000000 amu. B…

cond-mat.quant-gas2022

Observation of Light-Induced Dipole-Dipole Forces in Ultracold Atomic Gases

Mira Maiwöger, Matthias Sonnleitner, Tiantian Zhang +7

We investigate an attractive force caused by light induced dipole-dipole interactions in freely expanding ultracold 87Rb atoms. This collective, light-triggered effect results in a…

quant-ph2025

The Sound of Entanglement

Enar de Dios Rodríguez, Philipp Haslinger, Johannes Kofler +5

The advent of quantum physics has revolutionized our understanding of the universe, replacing the deterministic framework of classical physics with a paradigm dominated by intrinsi…

quant-ph2024

Exploring single-photon recoil on free electrons

Alexander Preimesberger, Dominik Hornof, Theo Dorfner +4

Recent advancements in time-resolved electron and photon detection enable novel correlative measurements of electrons and their associated cathodoluminescence (CL) photons within a…

quant-ph2025

Quantum Metrology of Spin Sensing with Free Space Electrons

Santiago Beltrán-Romero, Michael Gaida, Philipp Haslinger +2

Recent advances in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) have opened the path toward spin resonance spectroscopy with single-spin sensitivity. To assess this potential, we investi…

quant-ph2026

Coupling free electrons to a trapped-ion quantum computer

Elias Pescoller, Santiago Beltrán-Romero, Sebastian Egginger +10

Freely propagating electrons may serve as quantum probes that can become coherently correlated with other quantum systems, offering access to advanced metrological resources. We pr…

quant-ph2012

Colloquium: Quantum interference of clusters and molecules

Klaus Hornberger, Stefan Gerlich, Philipp Haslinger +2

We review recent progress and future prospects of matter wave interferometry with complex organic molecules and inorganic clusters. Three variants of a near-field interference effe…

quant-ph2026

Simulating Microwave-Controlled Spin Imaging with Free-Space Electrons

Santiago Beltrán-Romero, Stefan Löffler, Dennis Rätzel +1

Coherent spin resonance techniques, such as nuclear and electron spin resonance spectroscopy, have revolutionized non-invasive imaging by providing spectrally resolved information…

quant-ph2011

Concept of an ionizing time-domain matter-wave interferometer

Stefan Nimmrichter, Philipp Haslinger, Klaus Hornberger +1

We discuss the concept of an all-optical and ionizing matter-wave interferometer in the time domain. The proposed setup aims at testing the wave nature of highly massive clusters a…

quant-ph2025

Electron-Enabled Nanoparticle Diffraction

Stefan Nimmrichter, Dennis Rätzel, Isobel C. Bicket +2

We propose a scheme for generating high-mass quantum superposition states of an optically pre-cooled, levitated nanoparticle through electron diffraction at its sub-nanometer cryst…

physics.atom-ph2014

Photofragmentation beam splitters for matter-wave interferometry

Nadine Dörre, Jonas Rodewald, Philipp Geyer +3

Extending the range of quantum interferometry to a wider class of composite nanoparticles requires new tools to diffract matter waves. Recently, pulsed photoionization light gratin…

quant-ph2023

Testing collapse models with Bose-Einstein-Condensate interferometry

Björn Schrinski, Philipp Haslinger, Jörg Schmiedmayer +2

The model of continuous spontaneous localization (CSL) is the most prominent consistent modification of quantum mechanics predicting an objective quantum-to-classical transition. H…

physics.ins-det2018

Next Generation of Phonon Tests of Lorentz Invariance using Quartz BAW Resonators

Maxim Goryachev, Zeyu Kuang, Eugene N. Ivanov +3

We demonstrate technological improvements in phonon sector tests of Lorentz Invariance that implement quartz Bulk Acoustic Wave oscillators. In this experiment, room temperature os…

gr-qc2015

Acoustic tests of Lorentz symmetry using quartz oscillators

Anthony Lo, Philipp Haslinger, Eli Mizrachi +5

We propose and demonstrate a test of Lorentz symmetry based on new, compact, and reliable quartz oscillator technology. Violations of Lorentz invariance in the matter and photon-se…

quant-ph2014

A universal matter-wave interferometer with optical ionization gratings in the time domain

Philipp Haslinger, Nadine Dörre, Philipp Geyer +3

Matter-wave interferometry with atoms and molecules has attracted a rapidly growing interest over the past two decades, both in demonstrations of fundamental quantum phenomena and…

physics.optics2024

A Snapshot of Relativistic Motion: Visualizing the Terrell Effect

Dominik Hornof, Victoria Helm, Enar de Dios Rodriguez +3

We present an experimental visualization of the Terrell effect, an optical phenomenon predicted in 1959 by Roger Penrose and James Terrell, which reveals that the Lorentz contracti…

physics.optics2021

Discrimination of coherent and incoherent cathodoluminescence using temporal photon correlations

Michael Scheucher, Thomas Schachinger, Thomas Spielauer +2

We present a method to separate coherent and incoherent contributions of cathodoluminescence (CL) by using a time-resolved coincidence detection scheme. For a proof-of-concept expe…

quant-ph2021

A Quantum Klystron -- Controlling Quantum Systems with Modulated Electron Beams

Dennis Rätzel, Daniel Hartley, Osip Schwartz +1

Coherent control of quantum transitions -- indispensable in quantum technology -- generally relies on the interaction of quantum systems with electromagnetic radiation. Here, we th…

quant-ph2025

Sensing Spin Systems with a Transmission Electron Microscope

Antonín Jaroš, Michael S. Seifner, Johann Toyfl +3

We present a novel method that combines spin resonance spectroscopy with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), enabling localized in-situ detection of microwave (MW)-driven spin…

physics.atom-ph2018

Attractive force on atoms due to blackbody radiation

Philipp Haslinger, Matt Jaffe, Victoria Xu +5

Objects at finite temperature emit thermal radiation with an outward energy-momentum flow, which exerts an outward radiation pressure. At room temperature, a cesium atom scatters o…

quant-ph2012

Influence of the Coriolis force in atom interferometry

Shau-Yu Lan, Pei-Chen Kuan, Brian Estey +2

In a light-pulse atom interferometer, we use a tip-tilt mirror to remove the influence of the Coriolis force from Earth's rotation and to characterize configuration space wave pack…

quant-ph2025

Experimental Verification of Electron-Photon Entanglement

Alexander Preimesberger, Sergei Bogdanov, Isobel C. Bicket +2

Entanglement, a key resource of emerging quantum technologies, describes correlations between particles that defy classical physics. It has been studied extensively on various plat…

quant-ph2024

Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy in a Transmission Electron Microscope

Antonín Jaroš, Johann Toyfl, Andrea Pupić +4

Coherent spin resonance methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy have led to spectrally highly sensitive, non-invasive quantu…

physics.atom-ph2018

Splitting the Raman beamsplitter

Matt Jaffe, Victoria Xu, Philipp Haslinger +2

We present an atom interferometry technique in which the beamsplitter is split into two separate operations. A microwave pulse first creates a spin-state superposition, before opti…

physics.atom-ph2015

Atom-interferometry constraints on dark energy

Paul Hamilton, Matt Jaffe, Philipp Haslinger +3

If dark energy --- which drives the accelerated expansion of the universe --- consists of a light scalar field, it might be detectable as a "fifth force" between normal-matter obje…

quant-ph2025

State-Agnostic Approach to Certifying Electron-Photon Entanglement in Electron Microscopy

Phila Rembold, Santiago Beltrán-Romero, Alexander Preimesberger +6

Transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) enable atomic-scale imaging and characterisation, driving advances across fields from materials science to biology. Quantum correlations, s…

astro-ph.CO2016

Chameleon Dark Energy and Atom Interferometry

Benjamin Elder, Justin Khoury, Philipp Haslinger +3

Atom interferometry experiments are searching for evidence of chameleon scalar fields with ever-increasing precision. As experiments become more precise, so too must theoretical pr…

quant-ph2026

Ghost Imaging with Free Electron-Photon Pairs

Sergei Bogdanov, Alexander Preimesberger, Harsh Mishra +11

Coincidence imaging, also known as ghost imaging, is a technique that exploits correlations between two particles to reconstruct information about a specimen. The particle that rel…

physics.atom-ph2016

Testing sub-gravitational forces on atoms from a miniature, in-vacuum source mass

Matt Jaffe, Philipp Haslinger, Victoria Xu +5

Gravity is the weakest fundamental interaction and the only one that has not been measured at the particle level. Traditional experimental methods, from astronomical observations t…

physics.optics2016

Continuous 40 GW/cm laser intensity in a near-concentric optical cavity

Osip Schwartz, Jeremy J. Axelrod, Philipp Haslinger +3

Manipulating free-space electron wave functions with laser fields can bring about new electron-optical elements for transmission electron microscopy. In particular, a Zernike phase…

quant-ph2025

Coherent Driving of a Quantum System with Modulated Free-Space Electrons

Matthias Kolb, Thomas Spielauer, Thomas Weigner +3

Control of quantum systems typically relies on the interaction with electromagnetic radiation. In this study, we experimentally show that the electromagnetic near-field of a spatia…