A way forward for fundamental physics in space

A Bassi, L Cacciapuoti, S Capozziello, S Dell'Agnello… - npj …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Space-based research can provide a major leap forward in the study of key open
questions in the fundamental physics domain. They include the validity of Einstein's …

Review of atom chips for absolute gravity sensors

D Li, W He, S Shi, B Wu, Y Xiao, Q Lin, L Li - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a powerful tool in scientific research and industrial technologies, the cold atom absolute
gravity sensor (CAGS) based on cold atom interferometry has been proven to be the most …

Quantum gas mixtures and dual-species atom interferometry in space

ER Elliott, DC Aveline, NP Bigelow, P Boegel, S Botsi… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The capability to reach ultracold atomic temperatures in compact instruments has recently
been extended into space,. Ultracold temperatures amplify quantum effects, whereas free …

High-frequency gravitational wave detection via optical frequency modulation

T Bringmann, V Domcke, E Fuchs, J Kopp - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
High frequency gravitational waves can be detected by observing the frequency modulation
they impart on photons. We discuss fundamental limitations to this method related to the fact …

A space-based quantum gas laboratory at picokelvin energy scales

N Gaaloul, M Meister, R Corgier, A Pichery… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ultracold quantum gases are ideal sources for high-precision space-borne sensing as
proposed for Earth observation, relativistic geodesy and tests of fundamental physical laws …

Essay: Quantum Sensing with Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Platforms for Fundamental Physics

J Ye, P Zoller - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics has been at the forefront of the development of
quantum science while laying the foundation for modern technology. With the growing …

Asteroids for gravitational-wave detection

MA Fedderke, PW Graham, S Rajendran - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
A major challenge for gravitational-wave (GW) detection in the μ Hz band is engineering a
test mass (TM) with sufficiently low acceleration noise. We propose a GW detection concept …

The phenomenology of quadratically coupled ultra light dark matter

A Banerjee, G Perez, M Safronova, I Savoray… - Journal of High Energy …, 2023 - Springer
A bstract We discuss models of ultralight scalar Dark Matter (DM) with linear and quadratic
couplings to the Standard Model (SM). In addition to studying the phenomenology of linear …

Mitigating anthropogenic and synanthropic noise in atom interferometer searches for ultralight dark matter

J Carlton, C McCabe - Physical Review D, 2023 - APS
Atom interferometers offer promising new avenues for detecting ultralight dark matter
(ULDM). The exceptional sensitivity of atom interferometers to fluctuations in the local …

Searching for dark clumps with gravitational-wave detectors

S Baum, MA Fedderke, PW Graham - Physical Review D, 2022 - APS
Dark compact objects (“clumps”) transiting the Solar System exert accelerations on the test
masses (TM) in a gravitational-wave (GW) detector. We reexamine the detectability of these …