DRD5 / RDquantum - Quantum Sensor R&D for Particle Physics

In memoriam Ian Shipsey (1959-2024),
one of the driving forces behind the existence of DRD5

What's this about? -- status 12-Oct-2024

DRD5 (Detector R&D Collaboration) is part of a large effort to develop detectors for future particle physics experiments in a number of technologies (thus DRD1 .. DRD8).
DRD5 / RDq focuses on R&D of Quantum Sensors.

The DRD5 proposal was approved on 6/6/2024 by CERN's Research Board, after having been recommended by CERN's DRDC (Detector R & D Committee) based on the submitted proposal and a presentation to the DRDC on June 4th.

The collaboration is being set up; The Collaboration Board (CB) chair is Marcel Demarteau (ORNL); the CB presently consists of one representative for each of the 100 founding institutes. The spokesperson is Michael Doser (CERN); the deputy spokesperson is Steven Worm (DESY). We are in the process of selecting the top-level WP leaders. Once the structure is in place, the signing of the MOU's with CERN will begin. In parallel, the individual WP's will start organizing their respective activities as detailed in the proposal's milestones.

If you are interested to be involved, please contact Marcel Demarteau or Michael Doser. We will require a short description of your DRD5-related activities and interests. All applications need to be agreed to by the CB. Joining and membership is free of cost for academic institutions.

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First collaboration board meeting (online): November 4

First common activity: 1st School on quantum sensing (CERN, Nov. 4-8)

First collaboration meeting (at CERN and online): February 17-18

The proposal is an implementation of the ECFA roadmap for detector R&D for future particle physics experiments. In the case of quantum sensors, six quantum sensing families were identified as particularly relevant to particle physics:
- clocks and clock networks
- kinetic detectors
- superconducting and spin-based sensors
- optomechanical sensors
- atoms, ions, molecules and atom interferometry
- metamaterials, 0-,1-,2-dimensional materials