Taking atom interferometric quantum sensors from the laboratory to real-world applications

K Bongs, M Holynski, J Vovrosh, P Bouyer… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Since the first proof-of-principle experiments over 25 years ago, atom interferometry has
matured to a versatile tool that can be used in fundamental research in particle physics …

Search for new physics with atoms and molecules

MS Safronova, D Budker, D DeMille, DFJ Kimball… - Reviews of Modern …, 2018 - APS
This article reviews recent developments in tests of fundamental physics using atoms and
molecules, including the subjects of parity violation, searches for permanent electric dipole …

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 …

AION: an atom interferometer observatory and network

L Badurina, E Bentine, D Blas, K Bongs… - … of Cosmology and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We outline the experimental concept and key scientific capabilities of AION (Atom
Interferometer Observatory and Network), a proposed experimental programme using cold …

Quantum superposition at the half-metre scale

T Kovachy, P Asenbaum, C Overstreet, CA Donnelly… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The quantum superposition principle allows massive particles to be delocalized over distant
positions. Though quantum mechanics has proved adept at describing the microscopic …

[HTML][HTML] AEDGE: atomic experiment for dark matter and gravity exploration in space

YA El-Neaj, C Alpigiani, S Amairi-Pyka, H Araújo… - EPJ Quantum …, 2020 - Springer
We propose in this White Paper a concept for a space experiment using cold atoms to
search for ultra-light dark matter, and to detect gravitational waves in the frequency range …

Quantum test of the universality of free fall

D Schlippert, J Hartwig, H Albers, LL Richardson… - Physical Review Letters, 2014 - APS
We simultaneously measure the gravitationally induced phase shift in two Raman-type
matter-wave interferometers operated with laser-cooled ensembles of Rb 87 and K 39 …

Multiaxis inertial sensing with long-time point source atom interferometry

SM Dickerson, JM Hogan, A Sugarbaker… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
We show that light-pulse atom interferometry with atomic point sources and spatially
resolved detection enables multiaxis (two rotation, one acceleration) precision inertial …

Dark matter direct detection with accelerometers

PW Graham, DE Kaplan, J Mardon, S Rajendran… - Physical Review D, 2016 - APS
The mass of the dark matter particle is unknown, and may be as low as∼ 1 0-22 eV. The
lighter part of this range, below∼ eV, is relatively unexplored both theoretically and …

ZAIGA: Zhaoshan long-baseline atom interferometer gravitation antenna

MS Zhan, J Wang, WT Ni, DF Gao, G Wang… - … Journal of Modern …, 2020 - World Scientific
The Zhaoshan long-baseline Atom Interferometer Gravitation Antenna (ZAIGA) is a new type
of underground laser-linked interferometer facility, and is currently under construction. It is in …