Dark Matter Searches with Levitated Sensors

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 dete...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Kilian, Eva, Rademacher, Markus, Gosling, Jonathan M H, Iacoponi, Julian H, Alder, Fiona, Toroš, Marko, Pontin, Antonio, Ghag, Chamkaur, Bose, Sougato, Monteiro, Tania S, Barker, P F
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 31.01.2024
Subjects
Coherent scattering
Cross correlation
Dark matter
Physics - High Energy Physics - Experiment
Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Physics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Physics - Quantum Physics
Quantum sensors
Searching
Spectrum analysis
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2401.17990