3 papers
physics.ins-det2020
Mechanical Quantum Sensing in the Search for Dark Matter
Daniel Carney, Gordan Krnjaic, David C. Moore +32
Numerous astrophysical and cosmological observations are best explained by the existence of dark matter, a mass density which interacts only very weakly with visible, baryonic matt…
quant-ph2020
Searching for vector dark matter with an optomechanical accelerometer
Jack Manley, Mitul Dey Chowdhury, Daniel Grin +2
We consider using optomechanical accelerometers as resonant detectors for ultralight dark matter. As a concrete example, we describe a detector based on a silicon nitride membrane…
astro-ph.IM2019
Searching for scalar dark matter with compact mechanical resonators
Jack Manley, Russell Stump, Dalziel Wilson +2
We explore the viability of laboratory-scale mechanical resonators as detectors for ultralight scalar dark matter. The signal we investigate is an atomic strain due to modulation o…