Advances in space quantum communications

JS Sidhu, SK Joshi, M Gündoğan… - IET Quantum …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Concerted efforts are underway to establish an infrastructure for a global quantum Internet to
realise a spectrum of quantum technologies. This will enable more precise sensors, secure …

A way forward for fundamental physics in space

A Bassi, L Cacciapuoti, S Capozziello, S Dell'Agnello… - npj …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Space-based research can provide a major leap forward in the study of key open
questions in the fundamental physics domain. They include the validity of Einstein's …

New horizons: Scalar and vector ultralight dark matter

D Antypas, A Banerjee, C Bartram… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
The last decade has seen unprecedented effort in dark matter model building at all mass
scales coupled with the design of numerous new detection strategies. Transformative …

Search for axion-like dark matter with spin-based amplifiers

M Jiang, H Su, A Garcon, X Peng, D Budker - Nature Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Ultralight axion-like particles are well-motivated dark matter candidates introduced by
theories beyond the standard model of particle physics. However, directly constraining their …

Search for topological defect dark matter with a global network of optical magnetometers

S Afach, BC Buchler, D Budker, C Dailey… - Nature Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Ultralight bosons such as axion-like particles are viable candidates for dark matter. They can
form stable, macroscopic field configurations in the form of topological defects that could …

Probing fundamental physics with spin-based quantum sensors

DF Jackson Kimball, D Budker, TE Chupp, AA Geraci… - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
The applications of spin-based quantum sensors to measurements probing fundamental
physics are surveyed. Experimental methods and technologies developed for spin-based …

Fundamental physics with a state-of-the-art optical clock in space

A Derevianko, K Gibble, L Hollberg… - Quantum Science …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent advances in optical atomic clocks and optical time transfer have enabled new
possibilities in precision metrology for both tests of fundamental physics and timing …

The phenomenology of quadratically coupled ultra light dark matter

A Banerjee, G Perez, M Safronova, I Savoray… - Journal of High Energy …, 2023 - Springer
A bstract We discuss models of ultralight scalar Dark Matter (DM) with linear and quadratic
couplings to the Standard Model (SM). In addition to studying the phenomenology of linear …

Direct detection of ultralight dark matter bound to the Sun with space quantum sensors

YD Tsai, J Eby, MS Safronova - Nature Astronomy, 2023 - nature.com
Recent advances in quantum sensors, including atomic clocks, enable searches for a broad
range of dark matter candidates. The question of the dark matter distribution in the Solar …

New constraints on axion-mediated spin interactions using magnetic amplification

H Su, M Jiang, Y Wang, Y Huang, X Kang, W Ji… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Axions are highly motivated hypothetical particles beyond the standard model that can be
dark matter candidates and address the strong CP problem. Here we search for axion …