Dark matter searches using accelerometer-based networks
Nataniel L. Figueroa, Dmitry Budker, Ernst M. Rasel
Abstract
Abstract Dark matter (DM) is one of the biggest open questions in physics today. It is known that it interacts gravitationally with luminous matter, so accelerometer-based searches are inherently interesting. In this article we present recent (and future) searches for DM candidates such as feebly interacting matter trapped inside the Earth, scalar-matter domain walls and axion quark nuggets, with accelerometer networks and give an outlook of how new atomic-interferometry-based accelerometer networks could support DM searches.
Topics & Concepts
AccelerometerDark matterPhysicsAxionScalar (mathematics)InterferometryParticle physicsAstronomyQuantum mechanicsGeometryMathematicsDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaAtomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates