ERC Starting Grant · 2024
Search for physics beyond the standard model with highly charged ions
Spectroscopy has been a central tool in modern physics: it has helped us understand atomic structure, the expansion of the universe and the composition of exoplanet atmospheres. Today, high-precision spectroscopy is one of the most promising tools for investigating some of the most fundamental open questions: many theories beyond the standard model of particle physics can be tested by detecting tiny changes in atomic transition frequencies caused by the interaction with new particles, new forces or the variation of fundamental constants. An especially attractive target is the search for temporal or spatial variations of the fine-structure constant, which is predicted by several different…
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