Time-resolved and Superradiantly Amplified Unruh Effect

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Main Authors: Deswal, Akhil, Arya, Navdeep, Lochan, Kinjalk, Goyal, Sandeep K.
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Published: 2025
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author Deswal, Akhil
Arya, Navdeep
Lochan, Kinjalk
Goyal, Sandeep K.
author_facet Deswal, Akhil
Arya, Navdeep
Lochan, Kinjalk
Goyal, Sandeep K.
contents We identify low-acceleration conditions under which the Unruh effect manifests as an early superradiant burst in a collection of excited atoms. The resulting amplified Unruh signal is resolved from the inertial signal both in time and intensity. We demonstrate theoretically that these conditions are realized inside a sub-resonant cavity that highly suppresses the response of an inertial atom, while allowing significant response from an accelerated atom as, owing to the acceleration-induced spectral broadening, it can still couple to the available field modes. The setup thus selectively amplifies the modified field fluctuations underlying the Unruh effect into an early superradiant burst. In comparison, the field fluctuations perceived inertially would cause a superradiant burst much later. In this way, we simultaneously address the extreme acceleration requirement, the weak Unruh signal, and the dominance of the inertial signal, all within a single experimental arrangement.
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spellingShingle Time-resolved and Superradiantly Amplified Unruh Effect
Deswal, Akhil
Arya, Navdeep
Lochan, Kinjalk
Goyal, Sandeep K.
Quantum Physics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
We identify low-acceleration conditions under which the Unruh effect manifests as an early superradiant burst in a collection of excited atoms. The resulting amplified Unruh signal is resolved from the inertial signal both in time and intensity. We demonstrate theoretically that these conditions are realized inside a sub-resonant cavity that highly suppresses the response of an inertial atom, while allowing significant response from an accelerated atom as, owing to the acceleration-induced spectral broadening, it can still couple to the available field modes. The setup thus selectively amplifies the modified field fluctuations underlying the Unruh effect into an early superradiant burst. In comparison, the field fluctuations perceived inertially would cause a superradiant burst much later. In this way, we simultaneously address the extreme acceleration requirement, the weak Unruh signal, and the dominance of the inertial signal, all within a single experimental arrangement.
title Time-resolved and Superradiantly Amplified Unruh Effect
topic Quantum Physics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.16219