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 …

Observation of Bose–Einstein condensates in an Earth-orbiting research lab

DC Aveline, JR Williams, ER Elliott, C Dutenhoffer… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Quantum mechanics governs the microscopic world, where low mass and momentum reveal
a natural wave–particle duality. Magnifying quantum behaviour to macroscopic scales is a …

Lasers with Sub-10 mHz Linewidth

DG Matei, T Legero, S Häfner, C Grebing, R Weyrich… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
We report on two ultrastable lasers each stabilized to independent silicon Fabry-Pérot
cavities operated at 124 K. The fractional frequency instability of each laser is completely …

[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 …

Gravitational wave detection with optical lattice atomic clocks

S Kolkowitz, I Pikovski, N Langellier, MD Lukin… - Physical Review D, 2016 - APS
We propose a space-based gravitational wave (GW) detector consisting of two spatially
separated, drag-free satellites sharing ultrastable optical laser light over a single baseline …

Testing gravity with cold atom interferometry: results and prospects

GM Tino - Quantum Science and Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Atom interferometers have been developed in the last three decades as new powerful tools
to investigate gravity. They were used for measuring the gravity acceleration, the gravity …

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 …

Ultracold atom interferometry in space

MD Lachmann, H Ahlers, D Becker… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) in free fall constitute a promising source for
space-borne interferometry. Indeed, BECs enjoy a slowly expanding wave function, display …