Detecting Gravitationally Interacting Dark Matter with Quantum Interference

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Main Authors: Perez, Alejandro, Rovelli, Carlo, Christodoulou, Marios
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Published: 2023
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author Perez, Alejandro
Rovelli, Carlo
Christodoulou, Marios
author_facet Perez, Alejandro
Rovelli, Carlo
Christodoulou, Marios
contents In spite or the large astronomical evidence for its existence, the nature of dark matter remains enigmatic. Particles that interact only, or almost only, gravitationally, in particular with masses around the Planck mass -- the fundamental scale in quantum gravity, are intriguing candidates. Here we show that there is a theoretical possibility to directly detect such particles using highly sensitive gravity-mediated quantum phase shifts. In particular, we consider a protocol utilizing Josephson junctions.
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spellingShingle Detecting Gravitationally Interacting Dark Matter with Quantum Interference
Perez, Alejandro
Rovelli, Carlo
Christodoulou, Marios
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Quantum Physics
In spite or the large astronomical evidence for its existence, the nature of dark matter remains enigmatic. Particles that interact only, or almost only, gravitationally, in particular with masses around the Planck mass -- the fundamental scale in quantum gravity, are intriguing candidates. Here we show that there is a theoretical possibility to directly detect such particles using highly sensitive gravity-mediated quantum phase shifts. In particular, we consider a protocol utilizing Josephson junctions.
title Detecting Gravitationally Interacting Dark Matter with Quantum Interference
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.08238