02026nas a2200517 4500008004100000245006100041210006100102260001400163520075200177100001500929700001600944700001800960700001800978700001300996700001401009700001701023700001601040700001401056700001701070700001501087700001401102700002201116700001301138700001701151700001801168700001701186700001101203700001201214700001201226700001501238700001601253700001501269700001801284700001401302700001701316700001401333700001901347700001401366700001401380700001401394700001901408700001201427700001901439700001301458856003701471 2020 eng d00aMechanical Quantum Sensing in the Search for Dark Matter0 aMechanical Quantum Sensing in the Search for Dark Matter c8/13/20203 a
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.
1 aCarney, D.1 aKrnjaic, G.1 aMoore, D., C.1 aRegal, C., A.1 aAfek, G.1 aBhave, S.1 aBrubaker, B.1 aCorbitt, T.1 aCripe, J.1 aCrisosto, N.1 a.Geraci, A1 aGhosh, S.1 aHarris, J., G. E.1 aHook, A.1 aKolb, E., W.1 aKunjummen, J.1 aLang, R., F.1 aLi, T.1 aLin, T.1 aLiu, Z.1 aLykken, J.1 aMagrini, L.1 aManley, J.1 aMatsumoto, N.1 aMonte, A.1 aMonteiro, F.1 aPurdy, T.1 aRiedel, C., J.1 aSingh, R.1 aSingh, S.1 aSinha, K.1 aTaylor, J., M.1 aQin, J.1 aWilson, D., J.1 aZhao, Y. uhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2008.06074