Electrons on Helium and Entangled Quantum Sensors for Particle Physics

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.31910v1
• Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2026 16:13:30 GMT
• Title: Electrons on Helium and Entangled Quantum Sensors for Particle Physics
• Abstract summary: Quantum sensors that harness quantum coherence and entanglement are emerging as powerful tools in many fields, including particle physics.<n> electrons trapped on the surface of liquid helium have emerged as a promising quantum computing, and possibly sensing, platform.<n>We propose here a sensor concept that uses an entangled pair of electron qubits on superfluid helium for particle physics experiments.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Quantum sensors that harness quantum coherence and entanglement are emerging as powerful tools in many fields, including particle physics, promising unprecedented sensitivity beyond classical detection methods. At the same time, electrons trapped on the surface of liquid helium have emerged as a promising quantum computing, and possibly sensing, platform owing to a nearly impurity-free environment and large predicted coherence times. In this context, single-electron confinement and control using microfabricated traps on helium has been experimentally demonstrated, highlighting the feasibility of scalable qubit architectures on this platform. In line with the DRD5 initiative at CERN, we propose here a sensor concept that uses an entangled pair of electron qubits on superfluid helium for particle physics experiments. We outline the motivation for such spatially and spin-entangled sensors, develop the theoretical formalism for two electrons and their spins and spatial degrees of freedom in a helium-based double-well trap (analogous to a double quantum dot in semiconductor systems), and discuss the potential advantages for detecting rare high-energy events with quantum-enhanced sensitivity. By exploiting quantum entanglement between the two trapped electrons, this sensor concept can surpass classical sensitivity limits, potentially enabling the detection of signals beyond the reach of classical detectors.

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