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 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.
Authors
- Markus Rademacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-545X)
- Sougato Bose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-0566)
- A. Pontin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9705-697X)
- T. S. Monteiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0868-4254)
- Marko Toroš (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8089-8997)
- Fiona Alder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4005-5543)
- J. M. H. Gosling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2151-9843)
- Eva Kilian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4836-0000)
- P. F. Barker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9669-9853)
- Julian H. Iacoponi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1650-8170)
- C. Ghag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6836-9475)
Institutions
- University College London (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- AVS Quantum Science
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1116/5.0200916
- Citations
- 16
- Primary Topic
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.55
Funders
- Leverhulme Trust
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Science and Technology Facilities Council