Publication in a high-profile international journal during a Master’s degree is highly unusual; being highlighted on the journal’s cover represents an additional and remarkable distinction.

The article was written in collaboration with Daniel Störk, Fabio Di Pumpo (Ulm University) and Prof. Enno Giese (TU Darmstadt). The research focuses on quantum sensors, whose exceptional sensitivity enables the measurement of relativistic effects, including those relevant to the detection of gravitational waves. A central aspect of the work is that these effects are analysed consistently from the reference frame of the experimenters, i.e. the frame in which the experiments are physically realised.

The study presents theoretical models of atomic clocks, quantum inertial sensors, and novel concepts for gravitational wave detectors that could complement established large-scale optical facilities.

The project was funded by the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center within the framework of the QUANTUS project.

The prominent placement on the cover of AVS Quantum Science highlights how high-quality Master’s thesis research can make a meaningful contribution to contemporary developments in quantum füsics.