🔬 Laboratories
🔬 Research Laboratories for Quantum Science and Technology in Indonesia
At the BRIN Research Center for Quantum Physics, we develop cutting-edge experimental facilities that support both fundamental and applied quantum research. Our laboratories provide researchers, students, and collaborators with access to world-class instrumentation for exploring quantum physics, optical physics, and particle physics. Each lab is dedicated to advancing Indonesia’s scientific and technological capabilities while remaining open for collaborative research and innovation. Researchers, collaborators, and students interested in conducting experiments or joint projects can request access through BRIN’s Directorate of Research and Infrastructure, which manages laboratory access and experimental costs via an integrated platform called ELSA.
🔥 Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) Laboratory
The Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) Laboratory supports experimental research in the fabrication of thin films and nanostructured materials. Our research center utilizes PLD techniques to produce a wide range of materials, including magnetic insulators and transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD)-based layered compounds for advanced electronic, magnetic, and optical applications.
In the PLD process, a high-powered Nd:YAG pulsed laser is directed onto a solid target within a high-vacuum chamber (typically around 10⁻⁴ Pa), causing the target material to ablate and form a plasma plume. The ablated species then condense and deposit onto a heated substrate, up to 900 °C, allowing the controlled growth of thin films with precise composition and thickness.
This laboratory plays an essential role in supporting materials research and thin-film device development within the BRIN Research Center for Quantum Physics.
💡 Quantum Defect Magnetometry Laboratory
Quantum Defect Magnetometry Laboratory focuses on developing and applying solid-state quantum sensors based on atomic-scale defects, such as nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond. Our research explores spin dynamics, coherent control, and quantum metrology techniques to achieve high-sensitivity and high-resolution magnetic field measurements under ambient and extreme conditions.
We develop home-built quantum microscopy platforms that integrate confocal and wide-field optical detection with microwave control and magnetic field modulation. These platforms enable nanoscale magnetic imaging using NV centers, allowing us to probe spin and magnetic dynamics in various materials. The combination of quantum sensing and in-house instrumentation provides a flexible platform for advancing both fundamental studies and practical applications of quantum defect magnetometry.
⚛️ Detector and Instrumentation for Particle Physics (DIPP) Laboratory
The Detector and Instrumentation for Particle Physics (DIPP) Laboratory focuses on the research and development of advanced detector technologies for high-energy and nuclear physics experiments. The laboratory’s expertise covers a broad range of topics, including scintillator and semiconductor-based detectors, front-end electronics, detector signal processing, data acquisition systems, calibration, performance optimization, and GEANT4-based detector simulations.
As part of the BRIN Research Center for Quantum Physics, the DIPP Laboratory aims to strengthen national capability in experimental particle physics and to advance the development of particle detection technologies. The lab also supports applied research in particle-physics-based imaging, contributing to fields such as geotechnics, civil engineering, archaeology, and nuclear security through cosmic-ray muon imaging techniques.
The DIPP Laboratory is an active member of the ALICE Collaboration at CERN and contributes to the ALICE detector upgrade projects for LHC Run 4 (2030–2033) and Run 5 (2036–2041). Through collaborations with national universities (UM, UNJ, UI, IPB, and others) and international research institutions (CERN, RIKEN, RAL, SLRI), the lab provides opportunities for young researchers to participate in frontier experiments.
