Research Areas - (9) Zero- to Ultralow-Field NMR (ZULF)

Full path: Physics > Quantum Sensing > Magnetometry (OPM, SERF, etc.) > Zero- to Ultralow-Field NMR (ZULF)

Danila Barskiy
Helmholtz Institute Mainz 🔗 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Institute of Physics / Helmholtz Institute Mainz | Barskiy Group @ JGU
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Barskiy develops zero- to ultralow-field NMR/MRI with parahydrogen (SABRE) hyperpolarization and spin chemistry, building magnet-free analytical platforms read out by OPM and diamond magnetometers. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.

John Kitching
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Boulder) 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Time and Frequency Division | Atomic Devices and Instrumentation Group @ NISTBoulder
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Kitching pioneered chip-scale atomic clocks and magnetometers, combining atomic spectroscopy, silicon micromachining and photonics, with applications to biomagnetism (MEG/MCG) and microfluidic NMR. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.

Rainer Korber
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Biosignals Department | Ultra-low-field NMR / SQUID biomagnetism @ PTB
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Koerber develops ultra-low-noise multichannel SQUID magnetometers and ultra-low-field NMR/MRI and biomagnetism instrumentation in PTB's shielded rooms. The work complements NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensing (DEER, NMR, T1 relaxometry) at pT/sqrt(Hz) sensitivity by pursuing the same field-sensing goals in a different physical platform.

Morgan Mitchell
ICFO - Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): ICFO - Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques | Atomic Quantum Optics @ ICFO
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Mitchell leads quantum-enhanced (spin-squeezed) atomic magnetometry, microfabricated vapor cells, and multichannel ZULF NMR with atomic-magnetometer arrays, probing fundamental sensitivity limits. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.

Szymon Pustelny
Jagiellonian University 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics | Optical Magnetometry group @ Jagiellonian
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Pustelny leads Krakow's optical-magnetometry group, developing atomic magnetometers, zero-field NMR and running/analysing the GNOME dark-matter network. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.

Igor Savukov
Los Alamos National Laboratory 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Los Alamos National Laboratory | Savukov Lab @ LANL
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Savukov develops SERF and RF atomic magnetometers for ultra-low-field NMR/MRI, MEG, and electromagnetic induction imaging, pushing pT/fT-level detection in unshielded and low-field regimes. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.

Alexander Sushkov
Boston University 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Department of Physics | Sushkov Lab @ BU
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Sushkov runs the US CASPEr program, using precision NMR / spin-precession (including SERF magnetometry) to search for axion-like dark matter, and develops NV-center nanoscale NMR of materials and single spins. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.

Michael Tayler
ICFO - Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): ICFO - Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques | Atomic Quantum Optics (ZULF NMR) @ ICFO
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Tayler develops zero- to ultralow-field NMR detected by optically pumped magnetometer arrays and microfabricated vapor cells for portable chemical analysis. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.

Arne Wickenbrock
Helmholtz Institute Mainz 🔗 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz 🔗
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Department(s)/lab(s): Institute of Physics / Helmholtz Institute Mainz | Budker Group (Matter-Antimatter section) @ JGU
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Wickenbrock develops atomic magnetometry and zero-to-ultralow-field NMR for chemical analysis and fundamental-physics searches (CASPEr, GNOME), including diamond- and OPM-based ZULF detection. This vapour-phase approach reaches femto-to-picotesla sensitivities complementary to NV-center diamond ensemble quantum sensors (DEER, nano-NMR, T1 relaxometry) that operate near the pT/sqrt(Hz) regime.