Probing New Forces with Nuclear Clocks
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| author | Delaunay, Cédric Lee, Seung J. Ozeri, Roee Perez, Gilad Ratzinger, Wolfram Yu, Bingrong |
| author_facet | Delaunay, Cédric Lee, Seung J. Ozeri, Roee Perez, Gilad Ratzinger, Wolfram Yu, Bingrong |
| contents | Clocks based on nuclear isomer transitions promise exceptional stability and precision. The low transition energy of the thorium-229 isomer makes it an ideal candidate, as it has been excited by a vacuum-ultraviolet laser and is highly sensitive to subtle interactions. This enables the development of powerful tools for probing new forces, which we call {\it quintessometers}. In this work, we demonstrate the potential of nuclear clocks, particularly solid-state variants, to surpass existing limits on scalar field couplings, exceeding the sensitivity of current fifth-force searches at submicron distances and significantly improving equivalence-principle tests at kilometer scales and beyond. Additionally, we highlight the capability of transportable nuclear clocks to detect scalar interactions at distances beyond $10\,$km, complementing space-based missions. |
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| spellingShingle | Probing New Forces with Nuclear Clocks Delaunay, Cédric Lee, Seung J. Ozeri, Roee Perez, Gilad Ratzinger, Wolfram Yu, Bingrong High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment Atomic Physics Quantum Physics Clocks based on nuclear isomer transitions promise exceptional stability and precision. The low transition energy of the thorium-229 isomer makes it an ideal candidate, as it has been excited by a vacuum-ultraviolet laser and is highly sensitive to subtle interactions. This enables the development of powerful tools for probing new forces, which we call {\it quintessometers}. In this work, we demonstrate the potential of nuclear clocks, particularly solid-state variants, to surpass existing limits on scalar field couplings, exceeding the sensitivity of current fifth-force searches at submicron distances and significantly improving equivalence-principle tests at kilometer scales and beyond. Additionally, we highlight the capability of transportable nuclear clocks to detect scalar interactions at distances beyond $10\,$km, complementing space-based missions. |
| title | Probing New Forces with Nuclear Clocks |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Nuclear Experiment Atomic Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.02932 |