Terrestrial Gravitational Wave Detection with Atom Interferometers

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2609.01227v1
• Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:26:26 GMT
• Title: Terrestrial Gravitational Wave Detection with Atom Interferometers
• Abstract summary: Atom interferometers (AIFs) are highly precise inertial sensors and are considered promising instruments for the detection of gravitational waves (GWs)<n>Recent developments suggest that terrestrial setups with baselines of at least 100 meters may also be capable of detecting GWs.<n>We numerically simulate GW detection schemes for these optimized AIFs using an open-source Python algorithm.
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• Abstract: Atom interferometers (AIFs) are highly precise inertial sensors and are considered promising instruments for the detection of gravitational waves (GWs) and certain dark matter (DM) candidates in the mid-frequency band. While GW detection with AIFs was initially proposed for space-based experiments with baselines spanning thousands of kilometers, recent developments suggest that terrestrial setups with baselines of at least 100 meters may also be capable of detecting GWs. In this work, we analytically derive the GW phase response formula of a ground detector, find an additional term compared to the existing literature and check it our findings numerically. Based on this treatment, we analyze the optimal geometric parameters for earth-bound AIF experiments. Subsequently, we numerically simulate GW detection schemes for these optimized interferometers using an open-source Python algorithm. Numerical simulations of these schemes have are not available to the community, yet crucial for the accurate modeling of noise and non-trivial gravitational backgrounds.

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