Research projects and third-party funding
IMS is engaged in wide a range of research projects that are supported by diverse funding sources. Presently, all projects address or a related to the development of a large-area and ultra-high resolution quantum sensor array for a next-generation tritium-based neutrino mass measurement (KATRIN++), (ii) large-area cryogenic microcalorimeters (LAMCALs) for the Direct Search experiment for Light Dark Matter with Superfluid Helium (DELight), (iii) a high-resolution magnetic microcalorimeter array for X-ray spectroscopy at synchrotron light sources, (iv) a magnetic microbolometer (MMB) array for studying the polarization of the Cosmic Microwave Background, as well as (v) magnetic microcalorimeters tailored for radionuclide metrology. Moreover, IMS is always open for any project that requires a detector system with outstanding energy and/or time resolution.

Project title | Funding source | Start date | End date |
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QuNeutron - Quantum sensing with neutrons: spin-selective detectors for precision measurements |
Heidelberg Karlsruhe Strategic Partnership (HEiKA) | 01.01.2024 | 31.12.2024 |
ELECTRON - Electron spectroscopy of a novel tritium source using next-generation microcalorimeters | KIT Future Fields -Stage II | 01.07.2022 | 30.06.2024 |
PrimA-LTD - Towards new primary activity standardisation ethods based on low-temperature detectors |
European etrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) | 01.06.2021 | 31.05.2025 |
MetroMMC - Measurement of fundamental nuclear decay data using metallic magnetic calorimeters |
European Metrology Programme for Innovation and Research (EMPIR) | 01.06.2018 | 31.12.2021 |
Trockener 3He/4He-Verdünnungskryostat mit Pulsröhrenkühler | German Research Foundation (DFG) | 17.08.2021 |
Project title | Funding source | Start date | End date |
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QS4Physics - Quantum Sensing for Fundamental Physics | HGF InnoPool | 01.01.2025 | 31.12.2027 |
Heidelberg Karlsruhe Strategic Partnership (HEiKA) | 01.01.2025 | 31.12.2026 | |
KONCEPT++ (Quantensensoren & atomares Tritium für KATRIN++) | Strategiefonds des Präsidiums des KIT | 01.09.2024 | 31.09.2026 |
QUASY - Quantum Sensor Platform for Synchrotron X-ray Spectroscopy | KIT Future Fields -Stage II | 01.09.2023 | 31.08.2025 |
CMP-Wafer-Poliermaschine zur Herstellung supraleitender Quantensensoren | German Research Foundation (DFG) | 26.07.2024 |