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Priv. Doz. Dr. Sven Sturm

Group leader ALPHATRAP | ERC Project LSym

Birthday   16.06.1981
BirthplaceKoblenz
Abitur2000 at the Hilda-Gymnasium Koblenz
Civilian service2000 – 2001
Familymarried, 3 children
ContactPhone: +49 6221 516-447
Fax: +49 6221 516-852
Office: EH 3D20
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2001 – 2007Physics study, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
2004Physics PreDiploma – magna cum laude
2005 – 2007Research stay as "Technical Student" at CERN
2007Diploma thesis in experimental physics (Prof. Dr. A. Wolf):
'Implementation of a mass separation method in the Penning trap REXTRAP and investigation of space-charge related phenomena'
2006Physics Diploma – magna cum laude
2007 – 2010Research Assistant, Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
June 2007 – April 2012Dissertation in experimental physics (Prof. Dr. K. Blaum):
'The g-factor of the electron bound in 28Si13+: the most stringent test of bound-state quantum electrodynamics'
April 2012Doctor rerum naturalium in Physics – summa cum laude
2012 – 2016Project Leader "g-Faktor Experiment für hochgeladene Ionen" at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
2012 – 2019Postdoctoral Research Associate (Working Group of Prof. K. Blaum) at MPIK Heidelberg
Since 2013Group Leader ALPHATRAP Experiment at MPIK, Heidelberg
09.02.2022Habilitation in experimental physics at the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (Mentor Prof. Dr. K. Blaum)
2023ERC Advanced Grant LSym
Since 2017Lecturer in International Max Planck Research School for Quantum Dynamics (IMPRS-QD)
Since 2017Member of Collaborative Research Center IsoQuant (SFB1225)
Since 2020Principal Investigator (PI) in Collaborative Research Center IsoQuant (SFB1225)
Since 2021Ombudsperson of Science at MPIK Heidelberg

Courses
2012Lecture “Precision experiments with trapped ions”, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
2014Lecture “Stored Charged Particles”, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
2015Lecture “Precision experiments with trapped ions”, Heidelberg graduate school for physics (HGSFP)
2015/16Lecture “Stored Charged Particles”, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
2017Lecture “Stored Charged Particles”, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
2021Tutorial group “PEP4”, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg
2022Tutorial group “PEP4”, Ruprecht Karl University of 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

Journals (selection)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)

Since 2012 > 50 invited talks at seminars, colloquia and int. conferences:

  • 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 2005Research stay at CERN/Genf
2006 – 2007Research stay at CERN/Genf
3 Dec 2009Invention report: Power supply
Utility patent no. 202008009497.6

Organisation of scientific meetings
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
40High-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)

39Stringent 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

38Penning-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)

37Measurement 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

36Direct 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

35Tank-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)

34Perspectives 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)

33Penning 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)

32Detection 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?

31g 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)

30Application 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)

29High-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)

28Image 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)

27g 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

26The 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)

25Zeeman Spectroscopy in Penning Traps

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

24The 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)

23High-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)

22Extraction 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)

21High-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)

19An 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)

18Isotope 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)

17The 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)

16The g-factor of highly charged ions

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

15Das Elektron auf der Waage

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

14High-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

13Electron g-factor determinations in Penning traps

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

12g-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)

11g 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)

10The 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)

9Experimental 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)

8PENTATRAP: 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)

7Phase-Sensitive Cyclotron Frequency Measurements at Ultralow Energies

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

6g 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)

4A 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)

3On 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)

2g-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)

1Recent 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)