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A quantum gravity-gradiometer consists of two spatially separated ensembles of atoms interrogated by pulses of a common laser beam. Laser pulses cause the probability amplitudes of atomic ground-state hyperfine levels to interfere,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Ulvi Yurtsever

Low-frequency gravitational-wave astronomy can perform precision tests of general relativity and probe fundamental physics in a regime previously inaccessible. A space-based detector will be a formidable tool to explore gravity's role in…

A defining signature of classical systems is "in principle measurability" without disturbance: a feature manifestly violated by quantum systems. We describe a multi-interferometer experimental setup that can, in principle, reveal the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-30 Farhan Hanif , Debarshi Das , Jonathan Halliwell , Dipankar Home , Anupam Mazumdar , Hendrik Ulbricht , Sougato Bose

The recent discovery of gravitational waves (GW) by LIGO has impressively launched the novel field of gravitational astronomy and it allowed us to glimpse at exciting objects we could so far only speculate about. Further sensitivity…

We examine the prospects of utilizing matter-wave Fabry-P\'{e}rot interferometers for enhanced inertial sensing applications. Our study explores such tunneling-based sensors for the measurement of accelerations in two configurations: (a) a…

We present an experimental opportunity for the future to measure possible violations to Newton's 1/r^2 law in the 0.1-10 meter range using Dynamic gravity Field Generators (DFG) and taking advantage of the exceptional sensitivity of modern…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-30 Peter Raffai , Gabor Szeifert , Luca Matone , Yoichi Aso , Imre Bartos , Zsuzsa Marka , Fulvio Ricci , Szabolcs Marka

Sensitive and accurate rotation sensing is a critical requirement for applications such as inertial navigation [1], north-finding [2], geophysical analysis [3], and tests of general relativity [4]. One effective technique used for rotation…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-04-07 E. R. Moan , R. A. Horne , T. Arpornthip , Z. Luo , A. J. Fallon , S. J. Berl , C. A. Sackett

We analyze the sensitivities of a geostationary gravitational wave interferometer mission operating in the sub-Hertz band. Because of its smaller armlength, in the lower part of its accessible frequency band ($10^{-4} - 2 \times 10^{-2}$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-19 M. Tinto , J. C. N. de Araujo , O. D. Aguiar , M. E. S. Alves

Harnessing the potential of quantum sensors to assist in navigation requires enabling their operation in complex, dynamic environments and integrating them within existing navigation systems. While cross-couplings from platform dynamics…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-12 Samuel Lellouch , Michael Holynski

We study in detail a peculiar configuration of the Talbot-Lau matter wave interferometer, characterised by unequal distances between the two diffraction gratings and the observation plane. We refer to this apparatus as the "asymmetric…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-09-28 Simone Sala , Marco Giammarchi , Stefano Olivares

This article provides an overview of the current state of machine learning in gravitational-wave research with interferometric detectors. Such applications are often still in their early days, but have reached sufficient popularity to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-03 Elena Cuoco , Marco Cavaglià , Ik Siong Heng , David Keitel , Christopher Messenger

Quantum sensors represent a new generation of sensors with improved precision, accuracy, stability, and robustness to environmental effects compared to their classical predecessors. After decades of laboratory development, several types of…

A space-based superconducting gravitational low-frequency wave detector is considered. Sensitivity of the detector is sufficient to use the detector as a partner of other contemporary low-frequency detectors like LIGO and LISA. This device…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 L. V. Verozub

A space-based superconducting gravitational low-frequency wave detector is considered. Sensitivity of the detector is sufficient to use the detector as a partner of other contemporary low-frequency detectors like LIGO and LISA. This device…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-04-21 Leonid Verozub

We analyze the signal processing required for the optimal detection of a stochastic background of gravitational radiation using laser interferometric detectors. Starting with basic assumptions about the statistical properties of a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-12-30 Bruce Allen , Joseph D. Romano

The microhertz frequency band of gravitational waves probes the merger of supermassive black holes as well as many other gravitational wave phenomena. However, space-interferometry methods that use test masses would require further…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-29 Matthew McQuinn , Casey McGrath

Recent proposals for space-borne gravitational wave detectors based on atom interferometry rely on extremely narrow single-photon transition lines as featured by alkaline-earth metals or atomic species with similar electronic configuration.…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-11-04 S Loriani , D Schlippert , C Schubert , S Abend , H Ahlers , W Ertmer , J Rudolph , J M Hogan , M A Kasevich , E M Rasel , N Gaaloul

We discuss techniques for probing the effects of a constant force acting on cold atoms using two configurations of a grating echo-type atom interferometer. Laser-cooled samples of $^{85}$Rb with temperatures as low as 2.4 $\mu$K have been…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2013-02-05 B. Barrett , I. Chan , A. Kumarakrishnan

Quantum sensing utilize quantum effects, such as entanglement and coherence, to measure physical signals. The performance of a sensing process is characterized by error which requires comparison to a true value. However, in practice, such a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-29 Lian-Xiang Cui , Yi-Mu Du , C. P. Sun

Future missions of gravitational-wave astronomy will be operated by space-based interferometers, covering very wide range of frequency. Search for stochastic gravitational-wave backgrounds (GWBs) is one of the main targets for such…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Hideaki Kudoh , Atsushi Taruya , Takashi Hiramatsu , Yoshiaki Himemoto