Wu, Meng-Zhi;
Toros, Marko;
Bose, Sougato;
Mazumdar, Anupam;
(2025)
Destructive interference and inertial noise in matter-wave interferometry.
Physical Review D: Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
, 112
(6)
, Article 062006. 10.1103/hfxv-c598.
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Abstract
Matter-wave interferometry is highly susceptible to inertial acceleration noises arising from the vibration of the experimental apparatus. There are various methods for noise suppression. In this paper, we propose leveraging the cross-correlation of multidirectional vibration noises to mitigate their dephasing effect in matter-wave interferometers. Specifically, we analyze an interferometer driven by its internal state under an external field and examine the dephasing caused by a two-dimensional random inertial force. As we will demonstrate, the coupling between the two-dimensional inertial force noise components will shift the resonance peak but not change the shape of the power spectral density. Moreover, when the noise approximately resonates with the intrinsic frequency of the test mass, we find that the standard deviation of the phase can be suppressed by a factor roughly equal to the Q factor of the noise. This technique holds significant potential for future gravity experiments utilizing quantum sensors, such as measuring gravitational acceleration and exploring quantum entanglement induced by gravity.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Destructive interference and inertial noise in matter-wave interferometry |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1103/hfxv-c598 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1103/hfxv-c598 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Astronomy & Astrophysics, DECOHERENCE, HUMPTY-DUMPTY, Physical Sciences, Physics, Physics, Particles & Fields, Science & Technology, SPIN COHERENCE |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Physics and Astronomy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10218405 |
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