Mechanical quantum sensing in the search for dark matter
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- 2 December 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Quantum Science and Technology
- Vol. 6 (2), 024002
- https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/abcfcd
Abstract
Numerous astrophysical and cosmological observations are best explained by the existence of dark matter, a mass density which interacts only very weakly with visible, baryonic matter. Searching for the extremely weak signals produced by this dark matter strongly motivate the development of new, ultra-sensitive detector technologies. Paradigmatic advances in the control and readout of massive mechanical systems, in both the classical and quantum regimes, have enabled unprecedented levels of sensitivity. In this overview paper, we outline recent ideas in the potential use of a range of solid-state mechanical sensing technologies to aid in the search for dark matter in a number of energy scales and with a variety of coupling mechanisms.Keywords
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