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Detecting single gravitons with quantum sensing
Stockholm Univ, Dept Phys, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden; Okinawa Inst Sci & Technol, 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Okinawa 9040495, Japan.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4605-9716
KTH, Centres, Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics NORDITA. Nordita SU; NORDITA, Stockholm Univ, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6128-7947
Stevens Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Hoboken, NJ 07030 USA..
Stockholm Univ, Dept Phys, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.;Stevens Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Hoboken, NJ 07030 USA..ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9441-2553
2024 (English)In: Nature Communications, E-ISSN 2041-1723, Vol. 15, no 1, article id 7229Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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The quantization of gravity is widely believed to result in gravitons - particles of discrete energy that form gravitational waves. But their detection has so far been considered impossible. Here we show that signatures of single graviton exchange can be observed in laboratory experiments. We show that stimulated and spontaneous single-graviton processes can become relevant for massive quantum acoustic resonators and that stimulated absorption can be resolved through continuous sensing of quantum jumps. We analyze the feasibility of observing the exchange of single energy quanta between matter and gravitational waves. Our results show that single graviton signatures are within reach of experiments. In analogy to the discovery of the photo-electric effect for photons, such signatures can provide the first experimental clue of the quantization of gravity.

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Springer Nature , 2024. Vol. 15, no 1, article id 7229
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-358496DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51420-8ISI: 001371634200029PubMedID: 39174544Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85201729772OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-358496DiVA, id: diva2:1929282
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