1. Dark Matter Searches with Levitated Sensors
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Kilian, Eva, Rademacher, Markus, Gosling, Jonathan M. H., Iacoponi, Julian H., Alder, Fiona, Toroš, Marko, Pontin, Antonio, Ghag, Chamkaur, Bose, Sougato, Monteiro, Tania S., and Barker, P. F.
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Quantum Physics ,Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics ,High Energy Physics - Experiment ,Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors - Abstract
Motivated by the current interest in employing quantum sensors on Earth and in space to conduct searches for new physics, we provide a perspective on the suitability of large-mass levitated optomechanical systems for observing dark matter signatures. We discuss conservative approaches of recoil detection through spectral analysis of coherently scattered light, enhancements of directional effects due to cross-correlation spectral densities, and the possibility of using quantum superpositions of mesoscopic test particles to measure rare events., Comment: 12 pages, 6 figures, 1 table
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- 2024
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