Search for new physics with atoms and molecules

MS Safronova, D Budker, D DeMille, DFJ Kimball… - Reviews of Modern …, 2018 - APS
This article reviews recent developments in tests of fundamental physics using atoms and
molecules, including the subjects of parity violation, searches for permanent electric dipole …

Precision gravity tests and the Einstein equivalence principle

GM Tino, L Cacciapuoti, S Capozziello… - Progress in Particle and …, 2020 - Elsevier
General Relativity is today the best theory of gravity addressing a wide range of phenomena.
Our understanding of physical laws, from cosmology to local scales, cannot be properly …

Measurement of the fine-structure constant as a test of the Standard Model

RH Parker, C Yu, W Zhong, B Estey, H Müller - Science, 2018 - science.org
Measurements of the fine-structure constant α require methods from across subfields and
are thus powerful tests of the consistency of theory and experiment in physics. Using the …

A blueprint for demonstrating quantum supremacy with superconducting qubits

C Neill, P Roushan, K Kechedzhi, S Boixo, SV Isakov… - Science, 2018 - science.org
A key step toward demonstrating a quantum system that can address difficult problems in
physics and chemistry will be performing a computation beyond the capabilities of any …

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 …

Continuous Cold-Atom Inertial Sensor with Rotation Stability

I Dutta, D Savoie, B Fang, B Venon, CL Garrido Alzar… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
We report the operation of a cold-atom inertial sensor which continuously captures the
rotation signal. Using a joint interrogation scheme, where we simultaneously prepare a cold …

Quantum test of the equivalence principle for atoms in coherent superposition of internal energy states

G Rosi, G D'Amico, L Cacciapuoti, F Sorrentino… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The Einstein equivalence principle (EEP) has a central role in the understanding of gravity
and space–time. In its weak form, or weak equivalence principle (WEP), it directly implies …

Exploring gravity with the MIGA large scale atom interferometer

B Canuel, A Bertoldi, L Amand, E Pozzo di Borgo… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
We present the MIGA experiment, an underground long baseline atom interferometer to
study gravity at large scale. The hybrid atom-laser antenna will use several atom …

Phase shift in an atom interferometer due to spacetime curvature across its wave function

P Asenbaum, C Overstreet, T Kovachy, DD Brown… - Physical review …, 2017 - APS
Spacetime curvature induces tidal forces on the wave function of a single quantum system.
Using a dual light-pulse atom interferometer, we measure a phase shift associated with such …

Atom interferometry with the Sr optical clock transition

L Hu, N Poli, L Salvi, GM Tino - Physical review letters, 2017 - APS
We report on the realization of a matter-wave interferometer based on single-photon
interaction on the ultranarrow optical clock transition of strontium atoms. We experimentally …