Vera Schäfer

Quantum Physics, Precision Measurements

Lise Meitner Group Leader
Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg
Elisabeth Schiemann Fellow since 2025

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SEARCH FOR NEW PHYSICS WITH HIGHLY CHARGED IONS
We will use quantum logic spectroscopy to precisely measure transition frequencies of highly charged ions. One question we are particularly interested in is whether constants of nature are truly constant, or whether they can vary either over time or space.

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