PIRSA:14060016

Fundamental physics with atom interferometry

Hogan, J. (2014). Fundamental physics with atom interferometry. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/14060016

Hogan, Jason. Fundamental physics with atom interferometry. Perimeter Institute, Jun. 17, 2014, https://pirsa.org/14060016 

          @misc{ pirsa_14060016,
            doi = {10.48660/14060016},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/14060016},
            author = {Hogan, Jason},
            keywords = {},
            language = {en},
            title = {Fundamental physics with atom interferometry},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2014},
            month = {jun},
            note = {PIRSA:14060016 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

Jason Hogan Stanford Law School - The Bill Lane Centre for the American West

DOI 10.48660/14060016
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Talk Type Conference

Abstract

Precision atom interferometry is poised to become a powerful tool for discovery in fundamental physics. Towards this end, I will describe recent, record-breaking atom interferometry experiments performed in a 10 meter drop tower that demonstrate long-lived quantum superposition states with macroscopic spatial separations. The potential of this type of sensor is only beginning to be realized, and the ongoing march toward higher sensitivity will enable a diverse science impact, including new limits on the equivalence principle, probes of quantum mechanics, and detection of gravitational waves. Gravitational wave astronomy is particularly compelling since it opens up a new window into the universe, collecting information about astrophysical systems and cosmology that is difficult or impossible to acquire by other methods. Atom interferometric gravitational wave detection offers a number of advantages over traditional approaches, including simplified detector geometries, access to conventionally inaccessible frequency ranges, and substantially reduced antenna baselines.