This position is part of the project “Developing a modular suspension platform interferometer for the Einstein Telescope”. The goal of this research is to design and investigate an ultra-sensitive interferometric sensor to control the motion between seismically isolated platforms for the next-generation Einstein Telescope (ET). Application deadline: July 31st, 2026.
The research will be primarily conducted at the 10m Prototype Facility, which is jointly operated by Leibniz University Hannover and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics. Building upon pioneering research, you will ensure that the inter-platform sensor design for the Einstein Telescope is mature and ready for production and installation.
This position will involve investigating and evaluating various interferometric readout schemes in multiple degrees of freedom using simulation tools and experimental validation at the 10m Prototype facility. The results will be used to then design, build, and validate a prototype sensor compatible with the requirements of the Einstein Telescope
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