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MAGIS-100: Towards atom interferometry over a 100m baseline

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Abstract

The upcoming MAGIS-100 experiment is under construction in the MINOS access shaft at Fermilab. We plan to exploit its 100m baseline to search for ultralight dark matter candidates; it will also be a pathfinder for future gravitational wave detectors operating in the mid-band. This frequency range, from 10 mHz to 3 Hz, spans the gap in sensitivity between LIGO and LISA, and is the optimal frequency range for sky localization to support multimessenger astronomy. Furthermore, MAGIS-100 aims to search for ultralight dark matter with both scalar and vector couplings over a mass range spanning several decades. Its long baseline enables tests of macroscopic quantum mechanics at new scales, including wavepacket separation over a meter and with an interferometer duration up to 9 seconds. We will describe the design of the detector, focusing on how it will enable the pursuit of these science signals.

Presenters

  • Ben E Garber

    Stanford Univ, Stanford University

Authors

  • Ben E Garber

    Stanford Univ, Stanford University

  • Mahiro Abe

    Stanford University

  • Sam P Carman

    Stanford Univ, Stanford University

  • Yijun Jiang

    Stanford Univ, Stanford University

  • Megan Nantel

    Stanford University

  • Jan Rudolph

    Stanford University

  • Hunter Swan

    Stanford University

  • Thomas Wilkason

    Stanford University

  • Jason Hogan

    Stanford Univ, Stanford University