Constraining modified gravity with quantum optomechanics

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Autoren

  • Sofia Qvarfort
  • Dennis Rätzel
  • Stephen Stopyra

Externe Organisationen

  • Imperial College London
  • University College London (UCL)
  • Stockholm University
  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer033009
FachzeitschriftNew journal of physics
Jahrgang24
Ausgabenummer3
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 März 2022
Extern publiziertJa

Abstract

We derive the best possible bounds that can be placed on Yukawa-and chameleon-like modifications to the Newtonian gravitational potential with a cavity optomechanical quantum sensor. By modelling the effects on an oscillating source-sphere on the optomechanical system from first-principles, we derive the fundamental sensitivity with which these modifications can be detected in the absence of environmental noise. In particular, we take into account the large size of the optomechanical probe compared with the range of the fifth forces that we wish to probe and quantify the resulting screening effect when both the source and probe are spherical. Our results show that optomechanical systems in high vacuum could, in principle, further constrain the parameters of chameleon-like modifications to Newtonian gravity.

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Constraining modified gravity with quantum optomechanics. / Qvarfort, Sofia; Rätzel, Dennis; Stopyra, Stephen.
in: New journal of physics, Jahrgang 24, Nr. 3, 033009, 01.03.2022.

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Qvarfort S, Rätzel D, Stopyra S. Constraining modified gravity with quantum optomechanics. New journal of physics. 2022 Mär 1;24(3):033009. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/ac3e1b
Qvarfort, Sofia ; Rätzel, Dennis ; Stopyra, Stephen. / Constraining modified gravity with quantum optomechanics. in: New journal of physics. 2022 ; Jahrgang 24, Nr. 3.
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