Enhanced sensitivity to ultralight bosonic dark matter in the spectra of the linear radical SrOH
Ivan Kozyryev, Zack Lasner, John M. Doyle
Abstract
Time variations of the proton-to-electron mass ratio are signatures of ultralight dark matter particles coupling to ordinary matter. The authors propose to use laser-cooled SrOH molecules to search for such signals to exquisite precision.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDark matterSpectral lineSensitivity (control systems)ProtonParticle physicsNuclear physicsQuantum mechanicsElectronic engineeringEngineeringDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research