Third sound detectors in accelerated motion
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| author | Bunney, Cameron R. D. Barroso, Vitor S. Biermann, Steffen Geelmuyden, August Gooding, Cisco Ithier, Grégoire Rojas, Xavier Louko, Jorma Weinfurtner, Silke |
| author_facet | Bunney, Cameron R. D. Barroso, Vitor S. Biermann, Steffen Geelmuyden, August Gooding, Cisco Ithier, Grégoire Rojas, Xavier Louko, Jorma Weinfurtner, Silke |
| contents | An accelerated observer moving through empty space sees particles appearing and disappearing, while an observer with a constant velocity does not register any particles. This phenomenon, generally known as the Unruh effect, relies on an initial vacuum state, thereby unifying the experience of all inertial observers. We propose an experiment to probe this observer-dependent detector response, using a laser beam in circular motion as a local detector of superfluid helium-4 surface modes or third sound waves. To assess experimental feasibility, we develop a theoretical framework to include a non-zero temperature initial state. We find that an acceleration-dependent signal persists, independent of the initial temperature. By introducing a signal-to-noise measure we show that observing this signal is within experimental reach. |
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| spellingShingle | Third sound detectors in accelerated motion Bunney, Cameron R. D. Barroso, Vitor S. Biermann, Steffen Geelmuyden, August Gooding, Cisco Ithier, Grégoire Rojas, Xavier Louko, Jorma Weinfurtner, Silke General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory An accelerated observer moving through empty space sees particles appearing and disappearing, while an observer with a constant velocity does not register any particles. This phenomenon, generally known as the Unruh effect, relies on an initial vacuum state, thereby unifying the experience of all inertial observers. We propose an experiment to probe this observer-dependent detector response, using a laser beam in circular motion as a local detector of superfluid helium-4 surface modes or third sound waves. To assess experimental feasibility, we develop a theoretical framework to include a non-zero temperature initial state. We find that an acceleration-dependent signal persists, independent of the initial temperature. By introducing a signal-to-noise measure we show that observing this signal is within experimental reach. |
| title | Third sound detectors in accelerated motion |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.12023 |