MAQRO -- BPS 2023 Research Campaign Whitepaper
Abstract
The objective of the proposed MAQRO mission is to harness space for achieving long free-fall times, extreme vacuum, nano-gravity, and cryogenic temperatures to test the foundations of physics in macroscopic quantum experiments. This will result in the development of novel quantum sensors and a means to probe the foundations of quantum physics at the interface with gravity. Earlier studies showed that the proposal is feasible but that several critical challenges remain, and key technologies need to be developed. These new technologies will open up the potential for achieving additional science objectives. The proposed research campaign aims to advance the state of the art and to perform the first macroscopic quantum experiments in space. Experiments on the ground, in micro-gravity, and in space will drive the proposed research campaign during the current decade to enable the implementation of MAQRO within the subsequent decade.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2202.01535,
title = {MAQRO -- BPS 2023 Research Campaign Whitepaper},
author = {Rainer Kaltenbaek and Markus Arndt and Markus Aspelmeyer and Peter F. Barker and Angelo Bassi and James Bateman and Alessio Belenchia and Joel Bergé and Sougato Bose and Claus Braxmaier and Bruno Christophe and Garrett D. Cole and Catalina Curceanu and Animesh Datta and Maxime Debiossac and Uroš Delić and Lajos Diósi and Andrew A. Geraci and Stefan Gerlich and Christine Guerlin and Gerald Hechenblaikner and Antoine Heidmann and Sven Herrmann and Klaus Hornberger and Ulrich Johann and Nikolai Kiesel and Thomas W. LeBrun and Gerard J. Milburn and James Millen and Makan Mohageg and David C. Moore and Gavin W. Morley and Stefan Nimmrichter and Lukas Novotny and Daniel K. L. Oi and Mauro Paternostro and C. Jess Riedel and Manuel Rodrigues and Loïc Rondin and Albert Roura and Wolfgang P. Schleich and Thilo Schuldt and Benjamin A. Stickler and Hendrik Ulbricht and Christian Vogt and Lisa Wörner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2202.01535},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
9 pages, 2 figures, submitted as a Research Campaign Whitepaper for the BPS2023 Decadal Survey