Quantum sensing

CL Degen, F Reinhard, P Cappellaro - Reviews of modern physics, 2017 - APS
“Quantum sensing” describes the use of a quantum system, quantum properties, or quantum
phenomena to perform a measurement of a physical quantity. Historical examples of …

Testing the limits of quantum mechanical superpositions

M Arndt, K Hornberger - Nature Physics, 2014 - nature.com
Quantum physics has intrigued scientists and philosophers alike, because it challenges our
notions of reality and locality—concepts that we have grown to rely on in our macroscopic …

Testing gravity with cold atom interferometry: results and prospects

GM Tino - Quantum Science and Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Atom interferometers have been developed in the last three decades as new powerful tools
to investigate gravity. They were used for measuring the gravity acceleration, the gravity …

Quantum test of the universality of free fall

D Schlippert, J Hartwig, H Albers, LL Richardson… - Physical Review Letters, 2014 - APS
We simultaneously measure the gravitationally induced phase shift in two Raman-type
matter-wave interferometers operated with laser-cooled ensembles of Rb 87 and K 39 …

Particle physics at the european spallation source

H Abele, A Alekou, A Algora, K Andersen, S Baeßler… - Physics reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Presently under construction in Lund, Sweden, the European Spallation Source (ESS) will
be the world's brightest neutron source. As such, it has the potential for a particle physics …

What makes the Universe accelerate? A review on what dark energy could be and how to test it

P Brax - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Explaining the origin of the acceleration of the expansion of the Universe remains as
challenging as ever. In this review, we present different approaches from dark energy to …

The neutron and its role in cosmology and particle physics

D Dubbers, MG Schmidt - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
Experiments with cold and ultracold neutrons have reached a level of precision such that
problems far beyond the scale of the present standard model of particle physics become …

Efficient quantum measurement engines

C Elouard, AN Jordan - Physical review letters, 2018 - APS
We propose quantum engines powered entirely by a position-resolving measurement
performed on a quantum particle. These engines produce work by moving the quantum …

Gravity resonance spectroscopy constrains dark energy and dark matter scenarios

T Jenke, G Cronenberg, J Burgdörfer, LA Chizhova… - Physical review …, 2014 - APS
We report on precision resonance spectroscopy measurements of quantum states of
ultracold neutrons confined above the surface of a horizontal mirror by the gravity potential …

[HTML][HTML] Screened scalar fields in the laboratory and the solar system

H Fischer, C Käding, M Pitschmann - Universe, 2024 - mdpi.com
The last few decades have provided abundant evidence for physics beyond the two
standard models of particle physics and cosmology. As is now known, the by far largest part …