AION: an atom interferometer observatory and network

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作者
Badurina, L. [1 ]
Bentine, E. [2 ]
Blas, D. [1 ]
Bongs, K. [3 ]
Bortoletto, D. [2 ]
Bowcock, T. [4 ]
Bridges, K. [4 ]
Bowden, W. [5 ,6 ]
Buchmueller, O. [6 ]
Burrage, C. [7 ]
Coleman, J. [4 ]
Elertas, G. [4 ]
Ellis, J. [1 ,8 ,9 ]
Foot, C. [2 ]
Gibson, V [10 ]
Haehnelt, M. G. [11 ,12 ]
Harte, T. [10 ]
Hedges, S. [3 ]
Hobson, R. [5 ,6 ]
Holynski, M. [3 ]
Jones, T. [4 ]
Langlois, M. [3 ]
Lellouch, S. [3 ]
Lewicki, M. [1 ,13 ]
Maiolino, R. [10 ,11 ]
Majewski, P. [14 ]
Malik, S. [6 ]
March-Russell, J. [15 ]
McCabe, C. [1 ]
Newbold, D. [14 ]
Sauer, B. [6 ]
Schneider, U. [10 ]
Shipsey, I [2 ]
Singh, Y. [3 ]
Uchida, M. A. [10 ]
Valenzuela, T. [14 ]
van der Grinten, M. [14 ]
Vaskonen, V. [1 ,8 ]
Vossebeld, J. [4 ]
Weatherill, D. [2 ]
Wilmut, I [14 ]
机构
[1] Kings Coll London, Dept Phys, London WC2R 2LS, England
[2] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Keble Rd, Oxford OX1 2JJ, England
[3] Univ Birmingham, MUARC, Phys & Astron, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England
[4] Univ Liverpool, Dept Phys, Merseyside L69 7ZE, England
[5] Natl Phys Lab, Teddington TW11 0LW, Middx, England
[6] Imperial Coll, Dept Phys, Blackett Lab, Prince Consort Rd, London SW7 2AZ, England
[7] Univ Nottingham, Sch Phys & Astron, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England
[8] NICPB, Ravala 10, EE-10143 Tallinn, Estonia
[9] CERN, Theoret Phys Dept, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
[10] Univ Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, JJ Thomson Ave, Cambridge CB3 0HE, England
[11] Kavli Inst Cosmol, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England
[12] Inst Astron, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0HA, England
[13] Univ Warsaw, Fac Phys, Ul Pasteura 5, PL-02093 Warsaw, Poland
[14] STFC Rutherford Appleton Lab RAL, Didcot OX11 0QX, Oxon, England
[15] Univ Oxford, Rudolf Peierls Ctr Theoret Phys, Oxford OX1 3PU, England
基金
英国科学技术设施理事会; 英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
dark matter experiments; gravitational waves / experiments; particle physics - cosmology connection; physics of the early universe;
D O I
10.1088/1475-7516/2020/05/011
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We outline the experimental concept and key scientific capabilities of AION (Atom Interferometer Observatory and Network), a proposed experimental programme using cold strontium atoms to search for ultra-light dark matter, to explore gravitational waves in the mid-frequency range between the peak sensitivities of the LISA and LIGO/Virgo/ KA-GRA/INDIGO/Einstein Telescope/Cosmic Explorer experiments, and to probe other frontiers in fundamental physics. AION would complement other planned searches for dark matter, as well as probe mergers involving intermediate-mass black holes and explore early-universe cosmology. AION would share many technical features with the MAGIS experimental programme, and synergies would flow from operating AION in a network with this experiment, as well as with other atom interferometer experiments such as MICA, ZAIGA and ELGAR. Operating AION in a network with other gravitational wave detectors such as LIGO, Virgo and LISA would also offer many synergies.
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