An experimental platform for levitated mechanics in space
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| author | Homans, Jack Simcox, Elliot Wardak, Jakub Barbara, Laura da Palma Fuchs, Tim M. Muffato, Rafael Concepcion, Florence Dragomir, Andrei Vogt, Christian Nisbet-Jones, Peter Bridges, Christopher Ulbricht, Hendrik |
| author_facet | Homans, Jack Simcox, Elliot Wardak, Jakub Barbara, Laura da Palma Fuchs, Tim M. Muffato, Rafael Concepcion, Florence Dragomir, Andrei Vogt, Christian Nisbet-Jones, Peter Bridges, Christopher Ulbricht, Hendrik |
| contents | Conducting levitated mechanical experiments in extreme conditions has long been the aim of researchers, as it allows for the investigation of new fundamental physics phenomena. One of the great frontiers has been sending these experiments into the micro-g environment of space, with multiple proposals calling for such a platform. At the same time, levitated sensors have demonstrated a high sensitivity to external stimuli which will only improve in low-vibrational conditions. conditions This paper describes the development of a technology demonstrator for optical and magnetic trapping experiments in space. Our payload represents the first concrete step towards future missions with aims of probing fundamental physical questions: matter-wave interferometry of nanoparticles to probe the limits of macroscopic quantum mechanics, detection of Dark Matter candidates and gravitational waves to test physics beyond the Standard Model, and accelerometry for Earth-observation. |
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| spellingShingle | An experimental platform for levitated mechanics in space Homans, Jack Simcox, Elliot Wardak, Jakub Barbara, Laura da Palma Fuchs, Tim M. Muffato, Rafael Concepcion, Florence Dragomir, Andrei Vogt, Christian Nisbet-Jones, Peter Bridges, Christopher Ulbricht, Hendrik Instrumentation and Detectors General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Space Physics Quantum Physics Conducting levitated mechanical experiments in extreme conditions has long been the aim of researchers, as it allows for the investigation of new fundamental physics phenomena. One of the great frontiers has been sending these experiments into the micro-g environment of space, with multiple proposals calling for such a platform. At the same time, levitated sensors have demonstrated a high sensitivity to external stimuli which will only improve in low-vibrational conditions. conditions This paper describes the development of a technology demonstrator for optical and magnetic trapping experiments in space. Our payload represents the first concrete step towards future missions with aims of probing fundamental physical questions: matter-wave interferometry of nanoparticles to probe the limits of macroscopic quantum mechanics, detection of Dark Matter candidates and gravitational waves to test physics beyond the Standard Model, and accelerometry for Earth-observation. |
| title | An experimental platform for levitated mechanics in space |
| topic | Instrumentation and Detectors General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Space Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.17108 |