Precision metrology meets cosmology: improved constraints on ultralight dark matter from atom-cavity frequency comparisons
We conduct frequency comparisons between a state-of-the-art strontium optical lattice clock,
a cryogenic crystalline silicon cavity, and a hydrogen maser to set new bounds on the …
a cryogenic crystalline silicon cavity, and a hydrogen maser to set new bounds on the …
Mechanical quantum sensing in the search for dark matter
Numerous astrophysical and cosmological observations are best explained by the existence
of dark matter, a mass density which interacts only very weakly with visible, baryonic matter …
of dark matter, a mass density which interacts only very weakly with visible, baryonic matter …
New horizons: Scalar and vector ultralight dark matter
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 …
scales coupled with the design of numerous new detection strategies. Transformative …
Search for transient variations of the fine structure constant and dark matter using fiber-linked optical atomic clocks
BM Roberts, P Delva, A Al-Masoudi… - New Journal of …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We search for transient variations of the fine structure constant using data from a European
network of fiber-linked optical atomic clocks. By searching for coherent variations in the …
network of fiber-linked optical atomic clocks. By searching for coherent variations in the …
Broadband thermomechanically limited sensing with an optomechanical accelerometer
Acceleration measurement is widely used in commercial, scientific, and defense
applications, but the resolution and accuracy achievable for demanding applications is …
applications, but the resolution and accuracy achievable for demanding applications is …
Search for dark-matter-induced oscillations of fundamental constants using molecular spectroscopy
A possible implication of an ultralight dark matter field interacting with the standard model
degrees of freedom is oscillations of fundamental constants. Here, we establish direct …
degrees of freedom is oscillations of fundamental constants. Here, we establish direct …
Improved bounds on ultralight scalar dark matter in the radio-frequency range
We present a search for fundamental constant oscillations in the range 20 kHz–100 MHz
that may arise within models for ultralight dark matter (UDM). Using two independent optical …
that may arise within models for ultralight dark matter (UDM). Using two independent optical …
Super-Nyquist ultralight dark matter searches with broadband atom gradiometers
Atom gradiometers have emerged as compelling broadband probes of scalar ultralight dark
matter (ULDM) candidates that oscillate with frequencies between approximately 10-2 Hz …
matter (ULDM) candidates that oscillate with frequencies between approximately 10-2 Hz …
Search for ultralight dark matter with spectroscopy of radio-frequency atomic transitions
The effects of scalar and pseudoscalar ultralight bosonic dark matter (UBDM) were searched
for by comparing the frequency of a quartz oscillator to that of a hyperfine-structure transition …
for by comparing the frequency of a quartz oscillator to that of a hyperfine-structure transition …
An experiment for observing quantum gravity phenomena using twin table-top 3D interferometers
SM Vermeulen, L Aiello, A Ejlli… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Theories of quantum gravity based on the holographic principle predict the existence of
quantum fluctuations of distance measurements that accumulate and exhibit correlations …
quantum fluctuations of distance measurements that accumulate and exhibit correlations …