Mechanical quantum sensing in the search for dark matter

Authors

D. Carney, National Institute of Standards and Technology
G. Krnjaic, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
D. C. Moore, Yale University
C. A. Regal, University of Colorado Boulder
G. Afek, Yale University
S. Bhave, Purdue University
B. Brubaker, University of Colorado Boulder
T. Corbitt, Louisiana State University
J. Cripe, National Institute of Standards and Technology
N. Crisosto, University of Washington
A. Geraci, Northwestern University
S. Ghosh, National Institute of Standards and Technology
J. G.E. Harris, Yale University
A. Hook, University of Maryland, College Park
E. W. Kolb, The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
J. Kunjummen, National Institute of Standards and Technology
R. F. Lang, College of Science
T. Li, Purdue University
T. Lin, University of California, San Diego
Z. Liu, University of Maryland, College Park
J. Lykken, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
L. Magrini, Universitat Wien
J. Manley, University of Delaware
N. Matsumoto, Tohoku University
A. Monte, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
F. Monteiro, Yale University
T. Purdy, University of Pittsburgh
C. J. Riedel, NTT Research, Inc.
R. Singh, National Institute of Standards and Technology
S. Singh, University of Delaware
K. Sinha, Princeton University
J. M. Taylor, National Institute of Standards and Technology
J. Qin, College of Science
D. J. Wilson, University of Arizona
Y. Zhao, University of Utah

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2021

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 white 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.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Quantum Science and Technology

Recommended Citation

Carney, D., Krnjaic, G., Moore, D., Regal, C., Afek, G., Bhave, S., Brubaker, B., Corbitt, T., Cripe, J., Crisosto, N., Geraci, A., Ghosh, S., Harris, J., Hook, A., Kolb, E., Kunjummen, J., Lang, R., Li, T., Lin, T., Liu, Z., Lykken, J., Magrini, L., Manley, J., Matsumoto, N., Monte, A., Monteiro, F., Purdy, T., Riedel, C., Singh, R., Singh, S., Sinha, K., Taylor, J., Qin, J., Wilson, D. J., & Zhao, Y. (2021). Mechanical quantum sensing in the search for dark matter. Quantum Science and Technology, 6 (2) https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/abcfcd