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Priv. Doz. Dr. Sven Sturm

Gruppenleiter ALPHATRAP | ERC-Projekt LSym

Geburtstag   16.06.1981
GeburtsortKoblenz
Abitur2000 am Hilda-Gymnasium Koblenz
Zivildienst2000 – 2001
Familieverheiratet, drei Kinder
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2001 – 2007Physikstudium an der Ruprecht-Karl-Universität Heidelberg
2004Vordiplomprüfung in Physik - mit sehr gut bestanden
2005 – 2007Forschungsaufenthalt als "Technical Student" am CERN
2007Diplomarbeit in Experimentalphysik (Prof. Dr. A. Wolf):
'Implementation of a mass separation method in the Penning trap REXTRAP and investigation of space-charge related phenomena'
2006Diplomhauptprüfung in Physik - mit sehr gut bestanden
2007 – 2010Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Physik der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Juni 2007 – April 2012Bearbeitung der Dissertation (Prof. Dr. K. Blaum):
'The g-factor of the electron bound in 28Si13+: the most stringent test of bound-state quantum electrodynamics'
April 2012Promotionsprüfung in Physik - mit summa cum laude bestanden
2012 – 2016Projektleiter "g-Faktor Experiment für hochgeladene Ionen" an der Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
2012 – 2019Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Postdoc) (Arbeitsgruppe Prof. K. Blaum) am MPIK Heidelberg
Seit 2013Gruppenleiter des ALPHATRAP Experimentes am MPIK, Heidelberg
09.02.2022Habilitation in Physik an der Ruprecht-Karl-Universität Heidelberg (Mentor Prof. Dr. K. Blaum)
2023ERC Advanced Grant LSym
Seit 2017Lecturer in der International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics (IMPRS-QD)
Seit 2017Mitglied des Sonderforschungsbereichs IsoQuant (SFB1225)
Seit 2020Principal Investigator (PI) im Sonderforschungsbereich IsoQuant (SFB1225)
Seit 2021Ombudsperson der Wissenschaft am MPIK Heidelberg

Lehrveranstaltungen
2012Vorlesung “Precision experiments with trapped ions”, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg
2014Vorlesung “Stored Charged Particles”, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg
2015Vorlesung “Precision experiments with trapped ions”, Heidelberg graduate school for physics (HGSFP)
2015/16Vorlesung “Stored Charged Particles”, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg
2017Vorlesung “Stored Charged Particles”, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg
2021Übungsgruppe “PEP4”, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg
2022Übungsgruppe “PEP4”, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg

TCFS (Time, Constants and Fundamental Symmetries) Center (Max-Planck/RIKEN/ PTB)
SPARC (GSI)
HITRAP/FAIR (GSI)
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Massenspektrometrie, European Physical Society, American Physical Society

Zeitschriften (Auswahl)Nature, Physical Review and Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A, European Physical Journal A & D, Journal of Physics B

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Schweizerischer Nationalfonds (SNF)

Seit 2012 > 50 Vortragseinladungen zu Seminaren, Kolloquien und int. Konferenzen:

  • International symposium of EBIS/T (EBIST2014)
    The g-factor of Highly Charged Ions – Stress Test for the Standard Model and Access to the Atomic Mass of the Electron
    East Lansing, Michigan, USA, 21.05.2014
  • International conference on Trapped Charged Particles and Fundamental Physics (TCP2014)
    The g-factor of Highly Charged Ions – Stress Test for the Standard Model and Access to the Atomic Mass of the Electron
    Takamatsu, Japan, 1.-5.12.2014
  • Fachbeiratsbegutachtung MPIK, “The mass of the electron via the g-factor of highly charged ions”, MPIK Heidelberg, 02.04.2014
  • International workshop FAIRNESS2014
    The g-factor of Highly Charged Ions - Stress Test for the Standard Model and Access to Fundamental constants
    Vietri sul Mare, 25.09.2014
  • European Conference on Trapped Ions (ECTI2014)
    The g-factor of Highly Charged Ions - Stress Test for the Standard Model and Access to Fundamental constants
    Mainz, 16.09.2014
  • Heidelberg Graduate School for Fundamental Physics (HGSFP) Graduate Days ”Precision experiments with trapped ions”, Heidelberg, 03.02.2015
  • Fachhochschule Mannheim “Ein Leichtgewicht auf der Waage - wie wiegt man ein Elektron?“ Mannheim, 11.06.2015
  • Workshop on Application of Lasers and Storage Devices in Atomic Nuclei Research (LASER2016)
    High-precision measurement of the isotope effect in the magnetic moment of highly charged ions and the ALPHATRAP experiment
    Poznan, Poland, 16.-19.05.2016
  • Fachbeiratsbegutachtung MPIK, “Precision measurements of fundamental constants”, MPIK Heidelberg, 05.04.2017
  • Precision Physics, Quantum Electrodynamics and Fundamental Interactions
    Testing strong field QED via the magnetic moment of highly charged ions
    Cargese, France, 01.05.2017
  • CPTS(MPG) Sektionsmeeting “Precision measurements of the magnetic moment of highly charged ions and determination of fundamental constants”, Berlin, 26.10.2017
  • International Conference on Precision Physics and Fundamental Physical Constants (FFK-2017)
    Testing strong field QED via the magnetic moment of highly charged ions
    Warsaw, Poland, 16.05.2017
  • SFB ISOQUANT workshop, “Precision physics in strong-field QED and limits on the time variation of fundamental constants (B01)”, Heidelberg, 2018
  • WE-Heraeus Seminar 2018, “The magnetic moment of highly charged ions: Test of strong field QED and access to fundamental constants
    Bad Honnef, Germany, 17.05.2018
  • International Symposium on Symmetries in Subatomic Physics (SSP2018), “Stringent tests of bound-state QED using highly charged ions
    Aachen, Germany, 12.06.2018
  • Gordon Atomic Physics conference (GRC), “QED Tests in Strong Fields and Fundamental Constants from Precision Measurements on Highly Charged Ions
    Newport, Rhode Island, USA, 12.06.2019
  • PSI2019 conference on precision physics at low energy, “QED Tests in Strong Fields and Fundamental Constants from Precision Measurements on Highly Charged Ions
    PSI Villigen, Switzerland, 20.10.2019
  • International Conference on Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Nano Physics with Applications (CAMNP2019)
    Stringent tests of bound-state QED using highly charged ions
    New Delhi, India, 18.-20.12.2019
  • AVA school on precision studies 2020, “Testing strong-field QED
    Prague, Czech Republic (virtual), 25.03.2020
Jul. - Aug. 2005Forschungsaufenthalt am CERN/Genf
2006 – 2007Forschungsaufenthalt am CERN/Genf
3. Dez. 2009Erfindungsmeldung: Spannungsversorgung
Gebrauchsmuster Nr. 202008009497.6

Konferenzorganisation
2014Local organising committee for European Conference on Trapped Ions (ECTI) / ~80 participants / Mainz, Germany
2017Local organising committee for DPG SAMOP spring meeting / ~2000 participants / Mainz, Germany
2019Organising committee QSEC2019 conference (SFB1225 IsoQuant)
2019Organiser H2+ laser spectroscopy workshop / ~20 participants / MPIK Heidelberg, Germany
40 High-Precision Determination of g Factors and Masses of 20Ne9+ and 22Ne9+

F. Heiße, M. Door, T. Sailer, P. Filianin, J. Herkenhoff, C. M. König., K. Kromer, D. Lange, J. Morgner, A. Rischka, C.. Schweiger, B. Tu, Y. N. Novikov, S. Eliseev, S. Sturm, and K. Blaum
Physical Review Letters 131, 253002 (2023)

39 Stringent test of QED with hydrogen-like tin

J. Morgner, B. Tu, C. M. König., T. Sailer, F. Heiße, H. Bekker, B. Sikora, C. Lyu, V. A. Yerokhin, Z. Harman, J. R. Crespo López-Urrutia, C. H. Keitel, S. Sturm, and K. Blaum
Nature 622, 53-57 (2023)
 MPIK press release: Precise testing of quantum electrodynamics
 MPIK-Pressemitteilung: Quantenelektrodynamik auf dem Prüfstand
 MPG press release: When the laws of physics are at stake - Quantum electrodynamics put to the test
 MPG-Presssemitteilung: Wenn Gesetze der Physik auf dem Spiel stehen - Quantenelektrodynamik auf dem Prüfstand
 Nature research briefings: Testing the limits of the standard model of particle physics with a heavy, highly charged ion
 phys.org: A precise test of quantum electrodynamics: Measuring the g factor of electrons in hydrogen-like tin

38 Penning-Trap Mass Measurement of Helium-4

S. Sasidharan, O. Bezrodnova, S. Rau, W. Quint, S. Sturm, and K. Blaum
Physical Review Letters 131, 093201 (2023)

37 Measurement of the bound-electron g-factor difference in coupled ions

T. Sailer, V. Debierre, Z. Harman, F. Heiße, C. König, J. Morgner, B. Tu, A. V. Volotka, C. H. Keitel, K. Blaum, and S. Sturm
Nature 606, 479-483 (2022)
 Nature News & Views: Tiny isotopic difference tests standard model of particle physics
 MPIK press release: Quantum electrodynamics tested 100 times more accurately
 MPIK-Pressemitteilung: Quantenelektrodynamik 100-fach genauerer getestet
 phys.org: Quantum electrodynamics tested 100 times more accurately than ever
 pro-physik.de: Präzisionsprüfung der Quantenelektrodynamik

36 Direct Q-Value Determination of the β Decay of 187Re

P. E. Filianin, C. Lyu, M. Door, K. Blaum, W. J. Huang, M. Haverkort, P. Indelicato, C. H. Keitel, K. Kromer, D. Lange, Y. N. Novikov, A. Rischka, R. X. Schüssler, C. Schweiger, S. Sturm, S. Ulmer, Z. Harman, and S. Eliseev
Physical Review Letters 127, 072502 (2021)
 MPIK press release: Important measuring method of neutrino physics on the test bench
 MPIK-Pressemitteilung: Wichtige Messmethode der Neutrinophysik auf dem Prüfstand
 idw press release: Important measuring method of neutrino physics on the test bench

35 Tank-Circuit Assisted Coupling Method for Sympathetic Laser Cooling

B. Tu, F. Hahne, I. Arapoglou, A. Egl, F. Heiße, M. Höcker, C. König, J. Morgner, T. Sailer, A. Weigel, R. Wolf, and S. Sturm
Advanced Quantum Technologies 4, 2100029 (2021)

34 Perspectives on testing fundamental physics with highly charged ions in Penning traps

K. Blaum, S. Eliseev, and S. Sturm
Quantum Science and Technology 6, 014002 (2020)

33 Penning trap mass measurements of the deuteron and the HD+ molecular ion

S. Rau, F. Heiße, F. Köhler-Langes, S. Sasidharan, R. Haas, D. Renisch, C. E. Düllmann, W. Quint, S. Sturm, and K. Blaum
Nature 585, 43-47 (2020)

32 Detection of metastable electronic states by Penning trap mass spectrometry

R. X. Schüssler, H. Bekker, M. Braß, H. Cakir, J. R. Crespo López Urrutia, M. Door, P. E. Filianin, Z. Harman, M. W. Haverkort, W. J. Huang, P. Indelicato, C. H. Keitel, C. M. König., K. Kromer, M. Müller, Y. N. Novikov, A. Rischka, C. Schweiger, S. Sturm, S. Ulmer, S. Eliseev, and K. Blaum
Nature 581, 42-46 (2020)
 Nature News & Views: Mass spectrometry for future atomic clocks
 MPIK press release: Quantum jump tipping the balance
 MPIK-Pressemitteilung: Quantensprung auf der Waage
 MPG press release: Quantum jump tipping the balance
 MPG-Pressemitteilung: Quantensprung auf der Waage
 idw press release: Quantum jump tipping the balance
 phys.org: Successfully measuring infinitesimal change in mass of individual atoms for the first time
 Focus Online: Quantensprung auf der Waage
 wissenschaft.de: Quantensprung auf der Waage
 Physik in unserer Zeit: Quantensprung auf der Waage
 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Wie viel wiegt ein Quantensprung?

31 g Factor of Lithiumlike Silicon: New Challenge to Bound-State QED

D. A. Glazov, F. Köhler-Langes, A. V. Volotka, K. Blaum, F. Heiße, G. Plunien, W. Quint, S. Rau, V. M. Shabaev, S. Sturm, and G. Werth
Physical Review Letters 123, 173001 (2019)

30 Application of the Continuous Stern-Gerlach Effect for Laser Spectroscopy of the 40Ar13+ Fine Structure in a Penning Trap

A. Egl, I. Arapoglou, M. Höcker, K. König, T. Ratajczyk, T. Sailer, B. Tu, A. Weigel, K. Blaum, W. Nörtershäuser, and S. Sturm
Physical Review Letters 123, 123001 (2019)

29 High-precision mass spectrometer for light ions

F. Heiße, S. Rau, F. Köhler-Langes, W. Quint, G. Werth, S. Sturm, and K. Blaum
Physical Review A 100, 022518 (2019)

28 Image charge shift in high-precision Penning traps

M. Schuh, F. Heiße, T. Eronen, J. Ketter, F. Köhler-Langes, S. Rau, T. Segal, W. Quint, S. Sturm, and K. Blaum
Physical Review A 100, 023411 (2019)

27 g Factor of Boronlike Argon 40Ar13+

I. Arapoglou, A. Egl, M. Höcker, T. Sailer, B. Tu, A. Weigel, R. Wolf, H. Cakir, V. A. Yerokhin, N. S. Oreshkina, V. A. Agababaev, A. V. Volotka, D. V. Zinenko, D. A. Glazov, Z. Harman, C. H. Keitel, S. Sturm, and K. Blaum
Physical Review Letters 122, 253001 (2019)
 pro-physik.de: Alphatrap-Experiment liefert erste Ergebnisse
 idw press release: First results of the new Alphatrap experiment
 MPIK-Pressemitteilung: Erste Resultate des neuen ALPHATRAP-Experiments

26 The ALPHATRAP experiment

S. Sturm, I. Arapoglou, A. Egl, M. Höcker, S. Kraemer, T. Sailer, B. Tu, A. Weigel, R. Wolf, J. R. Crespo López-Urrutia, and K. Blaum
European Physical Journal - Special Topics 227, 1425-1491 (2019)

25 Zeeman Spectroscopy in Penning Traps

G. Werth, S. Sturm, and K. Blaum
Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics 67, 257-296 (2018)

24 The Heidelberg compact electron beam ion traps

P. Micke, S. Kühn, L. Buchauer, J. R. Harries, T. M. Bücking, K. Blaum, A. Cieluch, A. Egl, D. Hollain, S. Kraemer, T. Pfeifer, P. O. Schmidt, R. X. Schüssler, C. Schweiger, T.. Stöhlker, S. Sturm, R. Wolf, S. Bernitt, and J. R. Crespo López-Urrutia
Review of Scientific Instruments 89, 063109 (2018)

23 High-Precision Measurement of the Proton’s Atomic Mass

F. Heiße, F. Köhler-Langes, S. Rau, J. Hou, S. Junck, A. Kracke, A. Mooser, W. Quint, S. Ulmer, G. Werth, K. Blaum, and S. Sturm
Physical Review Letters 119, 033001 (2017)

22 Extraction of the electron mass from g-factor measurements on light hydrogenlike ions.

J. Zatorski, B. Sikora, S. G. Karshenboim, S. Sturm, F. Köhler, K. Blaum, C. H. Keitel, and Z. Harman
Physical Review A 96, 012502 (2017)

21 High-Precision Measurements of the Bound Electron’s Magnetic Moment.

S. Sturm, M. Vogel, F. Köhler, W. Quint, K. Blaum, and G. Werth
Atoms 5, 1-14 (2017)

20 In die Falle gegangen

K. Blaum, S. Sturm, and S. Ulmer
Physik Journal 16, 31-36 (2017)

19 An ultra-stable voltage source for precision Penning-trap experiments

C. Böhm, S. Sturm, A. Rischka, A. Dörr, S. Eliseev, M. Goncharov, M. Höcker, J. Ketter, F. Köhler, J. Repp, C. Roux, R. Schüssler, S. Streubel, R. Zirpel, J. Melcher, and K. Blaum
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 828, 125-131 (2016)

18 Isotope dependence of the Zeeman effect in lithium-like calcium

F. Köhler, K. Blaum, M. Block, S. Chenmarev, S. Eliseev, D. A. Glazov, M. Goncharov, J. Hou, A. Kracke, D. A. Nesterenko, Y. N. Novikov, W. Quint, E. Minaya Ramirez, V. M. Shabaev, S. Sturm, A. V. Volotka, and G. Werth
Nature Communications 7, 10246 (2016)

17 The electron mass from g-factor measurements on hydrogen-like carbon 12C5+

F. Köhler, S. Sturm, A. Kracke, G. Werth, W. Quint, and K. Blaum
Journal of Physics B 48, 144032 (2015)

16 The g-factor of highly charged ions

S. Sturm, F. Köhler, and G. Werth
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 599, 012043 (2015)

15 Das Elektron auf der Waage

F. Köhler, S. Sturm, W. Quint, and K. Blaum
Physik in unserer Zeit 45, 292-298 (2014)

14 High-precision measurement of the atomic mass of the electron

S. Sturm, F. Köhler, J. Zatorski, Z. Harman, G. Werth, C. H. Keitel, and K. Blaum
Nature 506, 467-470 (2014)
 Nature News & Views: Fundamental constants: the teamwork of precision
 MPIK-Pressemitteilung: Das Elektron auf der Waage
 MPG press release: Electron on the scale
 pro-physik.de: Präzisionswaage für Elektronen
 Spiegel Online: Präzisionswaage: Den Elefanten zur Mücke gemacht
 Die Welt: Forscher ermitteln die wahre Masse von Elektronen
 Discovery News: Electron Mass Measured to Record-Breaking Precision
 Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Leichtgewicht auf der Waage
 Wiener Zeitung: Wie viel Masse hat ein Elektron?
 Le Figaro: La masse de l'électron est mieux connue
 El Pais: Precisión de récord para la masa del electrón

13 Electron g-factor determinations in Penning traps

S. Sturm, G. Werth, and K. Blaum
Annalen der Physik 525, 620-635 (2013)

12 g-factor measurement of hydrogenlike 28Si13+ as a challenge to QED calculations

S. Sturm, A. Wagner, M. Kretzschmar, W. Quint, G. Werth, and K. Blaum
Physical Review A 87, 030501(R), 1-5 (2013)

11 g Factor of Lithiumlike Silicon 28Si11+

A. Wagner, S. Sturm, F. Köhler, D.A. Glazov, A.V. Volotka, G. Plunien, W. Quint, G. Werth, V.M. Shabaev, and K. Blaum
Physical Review Letters 110, 033003, 1-5 (2013)

10 The trap design of PENTATRAP

C. Roux, C. Böhm, A. Dörr, S. Eliseev, S. George, M. Goncharov, Y. N. Novikov, J. Repp, S. Sturm, S. Ulmer, and K. Blaum
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics 107, 997-1005 (2012)

9 Experimental g factor of hydrogenlike silicon-28

B. Schabinger, S. Sturm, A. Wagner, J. Alonso, W. Quint, G. Werth, and K. Blaum
The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics 66, 71, 1-10 (2012)

8 PENTATRAP: a novel cryogenic multi-Penning-trap experiment for high-precision mass measurements on highly charged ions

J. Repp, C. Böhm, J. Crespo López-Urrutia, A. Dörr, S. Eliseev, S. George, M. Goncharov, Y. N. Novikov, C. Roux, S. Sturm, S. Ulmer, and K. Blaum
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics 107, 983-996 (2012)

7 Phase-Sensitive Cyclotron Frequency Measurements at Ultralow Energies

S. Sturm, A. Wagner, B. Schabinger, and K. Blaum
Physical Review Letters 107, 143003, 1-4 (2011)

6 g Factor of Hydrogenlike 28Si13+

S. Sturm, A. Wagner, B. Schabinger, J. Zatorski, Z. Harman, W. Quint, G. Werth, C. H. Keitel, and K. Blaum
Physical Review Letters 107, 023002 (2011)
 Phys. Rev. Lett.: Editors’ suggestion
 APS Physics (Synopsis): QED passes with flying colors
 MPG-Pressemitteilung: Quantenelektrodynamik auf dem Prüfstand

5 Precision spectroscopy with individual ions

G. Werth, K. Blaum, B. Schabinger, S. Sturm, and A. Wagner
Indian Journal of Physics 84, 939-946 (2010)

4 A battery-based, low-noise voltage source

A. Wagner, S. Sturm, B. Schabinger, K. Blaum, and W. Quint
Review of Scientific Instruments 81, 064706, 1-7 (2010)

3 On g-factor experiments with individual ions

S. Sturm, K. Blaum, B. Schabinger, A. Wagner, W. Quint, and G. Werth
Journal of Physics B 43, 074016, 1-6 (2010)

2 g-factor experiments on simple systems in Penning traps

K. Blaum, H. Kracke, S. Kreim, A. Mooser, C. Mrozik, W. Quint, C. C. Rodegheri, B. Schabinger, S. Sturm, S. Ulmer, A. Wagner, J. Walz, and G. Werth
Journal of Physics B 42, 154021, 1-6 (2009)

1 Recent developments in ion detection techniques for Penning trap mass spectrometry at TRIGA-TRAP

J. Ketelaer, K. Blaum, M. Block, K. Eberhardt, M. Eibach, R. Ferrer, S. George, F. Herfurth, J. Ketter, S. Nagy, J. Repp, L. Schweikhard, C. Smorra, S. Sturm, and S. Ulmer
European Physical Journal A 42, 311-317 (2009)