CODATA recommended values of the fundamental physical constants: 2018

E Tiesinga, PJ Mohr, DB Newell… - Journal of physical and …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
We report the 2018 self-consistent values of constants and conversion factors of physics and
chemistry recommended by the Committee on Data of the International Science Council …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Measurement of gravitational coupling between millimetre-sized masses

T Westphal, H Hepach, J Pfaff, M Aspelmeyer - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Gravity is the weakest of all known fundamental forces and poses some of the most
important open questions to modern physics: it remains resistant to unification within the …

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 …

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 …

Absolute marine gravimetry with matter-wave interferometry

Y Bidel, N Zahzam, C Blanchard, A Bonnin… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Measuring gravity from an aircraft or a ship is essential in geodesy, geophysics, mineral and
hydrocarbon exploration, and navigation. Today, only relative sensors are available for …

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 …