Quantum sensing for gravity cartography

B Stray, A Lamb, A Kaushik, J Vovrosh, A Rodgers… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The sensing of gravity has emerged as a tool in geophysics applications such as
engineering and climate research,–, including the monitoring of temporal variations in …

[HTML][HTML] Quantum physics in space

A Belenchia, M Carlesso, Ö Bayraktar, D Dequal… - Physics Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Advances in quantum technologies are giving rise to a revolution in the way fundamental
physics questions are explored at the empirical level. At the same time, they are the seeds …

Observation of a gravitational Aharonov-Bohm effect

C Overstreet, P Asenbaum, J Curti, M Kim… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Gravity curves space and time. This can lead to proper time differences between freely
falling, nonlocal trajectories. A spatial superposition of a massive particle is predicted to be …

Matter-wave atomic gradiometer interferometric sensor (MAGIS-100)

M Abe, P Adamson, M Borcean… - Quantum Science …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
MAGIS-100 is a next-generation quantum sensor under construction at Fermilab that aims to
explore fundamental physics with atom interferometry over a 100 m baseline. This novel …

Massive quantum systems as interfaces of quantum mechanics and gravity

S Bose, I Fuentes, AA Geraci, SM Khan… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The traditional view from particle physics is that quantum gravity effects should only become
detectable at extremely high energies and small length scales. Due to the significant …

Collective-mode enhanced matter-wave optics

C Deppner, W Herr, M Cornelius, P Stromberger… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
In contrast to light, matter-wave optics of quantum gases deals with interactions even in free
space and for ensembles comprising millions of atoms. We exploit these interactions in a …

Entanglement-enhanced matter-wave interferometry in a high-finesse cavity

GP Greve, C Luo, B Wu, JK Thompson - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
An ensemble of atoms can operate as a quantum sensor by placing atoms in a
superposition of two different states. Upon measurement of the sensor, each atom is …

New horizons: Scalar and vector ultralight dark matter

D Antypas, A Banerjee, C Bartram… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
The last decade has seen unprecedented effort in dark matter model building at all mass
scales coupled with the design of numerous new detection strategies. Transformative …

Measuring gravitational attraction with a lattice atom interferometer

CD Panda, MJ Tao, M Ceja, J Khoury, GM Tino… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Despite being the dominant force of nature on large scales, gravity remains relatively elusive
to precision laboratory experiments. Atom interferometers are powerful tools for …

Pathfinder experiments with atom interferometry in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station

JR Williams, CA Sackett, H Ahlers, DC Aveline… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Deployment of ultracold atom interferometers (AI) into space will capitalize on quantum
advantages and the extended freefall of persistent microgravity to provide high-precision …