This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $610,000 to the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) to conduct experimental and theoretical research on using quantum sensing with cryochrystals to address unsolved problems in fundamental physics. The research team, which includes collaborators from the Laboratoire Aimé Cotton in France, will investigate the use of alkali-metal atoms trapped in solid cryogenic matrices to generate and study nonclassical spin superposition states for improved measurements of symmetry violations, such as parity-violating nuclear anapole moments and time-violating electric dipole moments. The project aims to greatly improve the sensitivity of these fundamental physics measurements through the use of novel quantum states and methods, and will also train students and postdoctoral researchers in quantum sensing principles. This award reflects the NSF's mission to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through support for cutting-edge research with potential for significant scientific and technological impact.
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