Light propagation and atom interferometry in gravity and dilaton fields

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2201.07053v2
• Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 08:55:09 GMT
• Title: Light propagation and atom interferometry in gravity and dilaton fields
• Authors: Fabio Di Pumpo, Alexander Friedrich, Andreas Geyer, Christian Ufrecht, Enno Giese
• Abstract summary: We study the modified propagation of light used to manipulate atoms in light-pulse atom interferometers. Their interference signal is dominated by the matter's coupling to gravity and the dilaton. We discuss effects from light propagation and the dilaton on different atom-interferometric setups.
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• Abstract: Dark matter or violations of the Einstein equivalence principle influence the motion of atoms, their internal states as well as electromagnetic fields, thus causing a signature in the signal of atomic detectors. To model such new physics, we introduce dilaton fields and study the modified propagation of light used to manipulate atoms in light-pulse atom interferometers. Their interference signal is dominated by the matter's coupling to gravity and the dilaton. Even though the electromagnetic field contributes to the phase, no additional dilaton-dependent effect can be observed. However, the light's propagation in gravity enters via a modified momentum transfer and its finite speed. For illustration, we discuss effects from light propagation and the dilaton on different atom-interferometric setups, including gradiometers, equivalence principle tests, and dark matter detection.

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