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| author | Ito, Asuka Kitano, Ryuichiro Nakano, Wakutaka Takai, Ryoto |
| author_facet | Ito, Asuka Kitano, Ryuichiro Nakano, Wakutaka Takai, Ryoto |
| contents | A detection method for high-frequency gravitational waves using two-dimensional ion crystals is investigated. Gravitational waves can resonantly excite the drumhead modes of the ion crystal, particularly the parity-odd modes. In the optical dipole force protocol, entanglement between the drumhead modes and the collective spins transfers the excitation of the drumhead modes to the rotation of the total spin. Furthermore, gravitational wave detection beyond the standard quantum limit becomes possible as a squeezed spin state is generated through this entanglement. The sensitivity gets better with a larger ions crystals as well as a larger number of the ions. Future realization of large ion crystals can significantly improve the sensitivity to gravitational waves in the 10 kHz to 10 MHz region. |
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| institution | arXiv |
| publishDate | 2025 |
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| spellingShingle | Quantum sensing of high-frequency gravitational waves with ion crystals Ito, Asuka Kitano, Ryuichiro Nakano, Wakutaka Takai, Ryoto General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Atomic Physics Quantum Physics A detection method for high-frequency gravitational waves using two-dimensional ion crystals is investigated. Gravitational waves can resonantly excite the drumhead modes of the ion crystal, particularly the parity-odd modes. In the optical dipole force protocol, entanglement between the drumhead modes and the collective spins transfers the excitation of the drumhead modes to the rotation of the total spin. Furthermore, gravitational wave detection beyond the standard quantum limit becomes possible as a squeezed spin state is generated through this entanglement. The sensitivity gets better with a larger ions crystals as well as a larger number of the ions. Future realization of large ion crystals can significantly improve the sensitivity to gravitational waves in the 10 kHz to 10 MHz region. |
| title | Quantum sensing of high-frequency gravitational waves with ion crystals |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Atomic Physics Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.19053 |