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El-Neaj, Y.A. et al; Bernabeu, J. |
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AEDGE: Atomic Experiment for Dark Matter and Gravity Exploration in Space |
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2020 |
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EPJ Quantum Technology |
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EPJ Quantum Technol. |
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We propose in this White Paper a concept for a space experiment using cold atoms to search for ultra-light dark matter, and to detect gravitational waves in the frequency range between the most sensitive ranges of LISA and the terrestrial LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA/INDIGO experiments. This interdisciplinary experiment, called Atomic Experiment for Dark Matter and Gravity Exploration (AEDGE), will also complement other planned searches for dark matter, and exploit synergies with other gravitational wave detectors. We give examples of the extended range of sensitivity to ultra-light dark matter offered by AEDGE, and how its gravitational-wave measurements could explore the assembly of super-massive black holes, first-order phase transitions in the early universe and cosmic strings. AEDGE will be based upon technologies now being developed for terrestrial experiments using cold atoms, and will benefit from the space experience obtained with, e.g., LISA and cold atom experiments in microgravity. KCL-PH-TH/2019-65, CERN-TH-2019-126 |
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[El-Neaj, Yousef Abou] Harvard Univ, Phys Dept, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA, Email: o.buchmueller@imperial.ac.uk |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4325 |
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Bernabeu, J.; Segarra, A. |
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Stimulated transitions in resonant atom Majorana mixing |
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2018 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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02 |
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2 |
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017 - 16pp |
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Neutrino Physics; Beyond Standard Model; Global Symmetries |
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Massive neutrinos demand to ask whether they are Dirac or Majorana particles. Majorana neutrinos are an irrefutable proof of physics beyond the Standard Model. Neutrinoless double electron capture is not a process but a virtual Delta L = 2 mixing between a parent (A)Z atom and a daughter (A)(Z – 2) excited atom with two electron holes. As a mixing between two neutral atoms and the observable signal in terms of emitted two-hole X-rays, the strategy, experimental signature and background are different from neutrinoless double beta decay. The mixing is resonantly enhanced for almost degeneracy and, under these conditions, there is no irreducible background from the standard two-neutrino channel. We reconstruct the natural time history of a nominally stable parent atom since its production either by nature or in the laboratory. After the time periods of atom oscillations and the decay of the short-lived daughter atom, at observable times the relevant 'stationary" states are the mixed metastable long-lived state and the non-orthogonal short-lived excited state, as well as the ground state of the daughter atom. We find that they have a natural population inversion which is most appropriate for exploiting the bosonic nature of the observed atomic transitions radiation. Among different observables of the atom Majorana mixing, we include the enhanced rate of stimulated X-ray emission from the long-lived metastable state by a high-intensity X-ray beam: a gain factor of 100 can be envisaged at current XFEL facilities. On the other hand, the historical population of the daughter atom ground state can be probed by exciting it with a current pulsed optical laser, showing the characteristic absorption lines: the whole population can be excited in a shorter time than typical pulse duration. |
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[Bernabeu, Jose] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Calle Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: Jose.Bernabeu@uv.es; |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Alonso, I. et al; Bernabeu, J. |
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Cold atoms in space: community workshop summary and proposed road-map |
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2022 |
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EPJ Quantum Technology |
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EPJ Quantum Technol. |
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9 |
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30 - 55pp |
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We summarise the discussions at a virtual Community Workshop on Cold Atoms in Space concerning the status of cold atom technologies, the prospective scientific and societal opportunities offered by their deployment in space, and the developments needed before cold atoms could be operated in space. The cold atom technologies discussed include atomic clocks, quantum gravimeters and accelerometers, and atom interferometers. Prospective applications include metrology, geodesy and measurement of terrestrial mass change due to, e.g., climate change, and fundamental science experiments such as tests of the equivalence principle, searches for dark matter, measurements of gravitational waves and tests of quantum mechanics. We review the current status of cold atom technologies and outline the requirements for their space qualification, including the development paths and the corresponding technical milestones, and identifying possible pathfinder missions to pave the way for missions to exploit the full potential of cold atoms in space. Finally, we present a first draft of a possible road-map for achieving these goals, that we propose for discussion by the interested cold atom, Earth Observation, fundamental physics and other prospective scientific user communities, together with the European Space Agency (ESA) and national space and research funding agencies. |
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[Alonso, Ivan] Univ Balearic Isl, Higher Polytech Sch, Valldemossa Rd, Palma De Mallorca 07122, Spain, Email: Oliver.Buchmueller@cern.ch; |
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WOS:000885839700002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Barenboim, G.; Bernabeu, J.; Mitsou, V.A.; Romero Adam, E.; Vives, O. |
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METing SUSY on the Z peak |
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2016 |
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European Physical Journal C |
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Eur. Phys. J. C |
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76 |
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57 - 13pp |
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Recently the ATLAS experiment announced a 3 sigma excess at the Z-peak consisting of 29 pairs of leptons together with two or more jets, E-T(miss) > 225 GeV and H-T > 600 GeV, to be compared with 10.6 +/- 3.2 expected lepton pairs in the Standard Model. No excess outside the Z-peak was observed. By trying to explain this signal with SUSY we find that only relatively light gluinos, m((g) over bar) less than or similar to 1.2 TeV, together with a heavy neutralino NLSP of m((chi) over bar) greater than or similar to 400 GeV decaying predominantly to Z-boson plus a light gravitino, such that nearly every gluino produces at least one Z-boson in its decay chain, could reproduce the excess. We construct an explicit general gauge mediation model able to reproduce the observed signal overcoming all the experimental limits. Needless to say, more sophisticated models could also reproduce the signal, however, any model would have to exhibit the following features: light gluinos, or heavy particles with a strong production cross section, producing at least one Z-boson in its decay chain. The implications of our findings for the Run II at LHC with the scaling on the Z peak, as well as for the direct search of gluinos and other SUSY particles, are pointed out. |
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[Barenboim, G.; Bernabeu, J.; Vives, O.] Univ Valencia, Dept Fis Teor, C Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: oscar.vives@uv.es |
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WOS:000375278800001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Bernabeu, J.; Segarra, A. |
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Signatures of the genuine and matter-induced components of the CP violation asymmetry in neutrino oscillations |
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2018 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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11 |
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11 |
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063 - 26pp |
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CP violation; Discrete Symmetries; Neutrino Physics |
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CP asymmetries for neutrino oscillations in matter can be disentangled into the matter-induced CPT-odd (T-invariant) component and the genuine T-odd (CPT-invariant) component. For their understanding in terms of the relevant ingredients, we develop a new perturbative expansion in both m2| without any assumptions between m2 and a, and study the subtleties of the vacuum limit in the two terms of the CP asymmetry, moving from the CPT-invariant vacuum limit a 0 to the T-invariant limit m20. In the experimental region of terrestrial accelerator neutrinos, we calculate their approximate expressions from which we prove that, at medium baselines, the CPT-odd component is small and nearly -independent, so it can be subtracted from the experimental CP asymmetry as a theoretical background, provided the hierarchy is known. At long baselines, on the other hand, we find that (i) a Hierarchy-odd term in the CPT-odd component dominates the CP asymmetry for energies above the first oscillation node, and (ii) the CPT-odd term vanishes, independent of the CP phase , at E = 0.92 GeV (L/1300 km) near the second oscillation maximum, where the T-odd term is almost maximal and proportional to sin . A measurement of the CP asymmetry in these energy regions would thus provide separate information on (i) the neutrino mass ordering, and (ii) direct evidence of genuine CP violation in the lepton sector. |
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[Bernabeu, Jose] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: Jose.Bernabeu@uv.es; |
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