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Squeezing atomic $p$-orbital condensates for detecting gravitational waves

URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2410.00803v2
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 15:31:18 GMT
Title: Squeezing atomic $p$-orbital condensates for detecting gravitational waves
Authors: Xinyang Yu, W. Vincent Liu, Xiaopeng Li,
Abstract summary: We develop an atomic sensor that employs a $p$-orbital Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice to project gravitational wave signals into an orbital squeezed state. This entangled state couples linearly to the spacetime distortion signals received via a Michelson interferometer. Results suggest that atomic orbital squeezing offers a compelling alternative to conventional techniques.
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Abstract: Precision gravitational wave measurement transforms research beyond general relativity and cosmology. Advances are made by applying quantum enhanced interferometry into the LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA detectors. Here, we develop an atomic sensor that employs a $p$-orbital Bose-Einstein condensate in an optical lattice to project gravitational wave signals into an orbital squeezed state. This entangled state couples linearly to the spacetime distortion signals received via a Michelson interferometer. Simulation data show that this sensor improves sensitivity over LIGO's quantum noise by approximately one order of magnitude and detection volume by $\sim 10^3$ in key frequency regimes. Additionally, it reduces the required laser power by five orders of magnitude. These results suggest that atomic orbital squeezing offers a compelling alternative to conventional techniques, offering a qualitatively different avenue for gravitational wave-based detection of dark matter, black holes, and the equation of state in neutron stars.

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