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Research campaign: Macroscopic quantum resonators (MAQRO)
Rainer Kaltenbaek 
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Markus Arndt ,
Markus Aspelmeyer ,
Peter F Barker ,
Angelo Bassi,
James Bateman ,
Alessio Belenchia ,
Joel Bergé ,
Claus Braxmaier,
Sougato Bose,
Bruno Christophe,
Garrett D Cole ,
Catalina Curceanu,
Animesh Datta ,
Maxime Debiossac,
Uroš Delić ,
Lajos Diósi,
Andrew A Geraci ,
Stefan Gerlich,
Christine Guerlin,
Gerald Hechenblaikner,
Antoine Heidmann ,
Sven Herrmann,
Klaus Hornberger,
Ulrich Johann,
Nikolai Kiesel,
Claus Lämmerzahl,
Thomas W LeBrun,
Gerard J Milburn,
James Millen ,
Makan Mohageg,
David C Moore ,
Gavin W Morley ,
Stefan Nimmrichter,
Lukas Novotny ,
Daniel K L Oi ,
Mauro Paternostro ,
C Jess Riedel,
Manuel Rodrigues ,
Loïc Rondin ,
Albert Roura ,
Wolfgang P Schleich ,
Thilo Schuldt,
Benjamin A Stickler,
Hendrik Ulbricht,
Christian Vogt,
Lisa Wörner
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Markus Arndt ,
Markus Aspelmeyer ,
Peter F Barker ,
Angelo Bassi,
James Bateman ,
Alessio Belenchia ,
Joel Bergé ,
Claus Braxmaier,
Sougato Bose,
Bruno Christophe,
Garrett D Cole ,
Catalina Curceanu,
Animesh Datta ,
Maxime Debiossac,
Uroš Delić ,
Lajos Diósi,
Andrew A Geraci ,
Stefan Gerlich,
Christine Guerlin,
Gerald Hechenblaikner,
Antoine Heidmann ,
Sven Herrmann,
Klaus Hornberger,
Ulrich Johann,
Nikolai Kiesel,
Claus Lämmerzahl,
Thomas W LeBrun,
Gerard J Milburn,
James Millen ,
Makan Mohageg,
David C Moore ,
Gavin W Morley ,
Stefan Nimmrichter,
Lukas Novotny ,
Daniel K L Oi ,
Mauro Paternostro ,
C Jess Riedel,
Manuel Rodrigues ,
Loïc Rondin ,
Albert Roura ,
Wolfgang P Schleich ,
Thilo Schuldt,
Benjamin A Stickler,
Hendrik Ulbricht,
Christian Vogt,
Lisa Wörner
Quantum Science and Technology, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Start page: 014006
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DOI (Published version): 10.1088/2058-9565/aca3cd
Abstract
The objective of the proposed macroscopic quantum resonators (MAQRO) mission is to harness space for achieving long free-fall times, extreme vacuum, nano-gravity, and cryogenic temperatures to test the foundations of physics in macroscopic quantum experiments at the interface with gravity. Developin...
| Published in: | Quantum Science and Technology |
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| ISSN: | 2058-9565 |
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2023
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The objective of the proposed macroscopic quantum resonators (MAQRO) mission is to harness space for achieving long free-fall times, extreme vacuum, nano-gravity, and cryogenic temperatures to test the foundations of physics in macroscopic quantum experiments at the interface with gravity. Developing the necessary technologies, achieving the required sensitivities and providing the necessary isolation of macroscopic quantum systems from their environment will lay the path for developing novel quantum sensors. Earlier studies showed that the proposal is feasible but that several critical challenges remain, and key technologies need to be developed. Recent scientific and technological developments since the original proposal of MAQRO promise the potential for achieving additional science objectives. The proposed research campaign aims to advance the state of the art and to perform the first macroscopic quantum experiments in space. Experiments on the ground, in micro-gravity, and in space will drive the proposed research campaign during the current decade to enable the implementation of MAQRO within the subsequent decade. |
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The authors acknowledge support from the COST Action QTSpace (CA15220). R Kaltenbaek acknowledges support by the Slovenian Research Agency (N1-0180, J2-2514, J1-9145, P1-0125), and by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (889767). A Bassi acknowledges financial support from the H2020 FET Project TEQ (Grant No. 766900), the Foundational Questions Institute and Fetzer Franklin Fund, a donor advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Grant No. FQXi- RFP-CPW- 2002), INFN and the University of Trieste. A Belenchia acknowledges support from the German Research Foundation (DFG) Project No. BR 5221/4-1. A Datta was supported by UK STFC grants ST/T006404/1 and ST/W006308/1. C Curceanu acknowledges financial support from INFN, from the Foundational Questions Institute and Fetzer Franklin Fund, a donor advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Grants No. FQXi-RFP-CPW-2008 and FQXi-MGB-2011) and from the John Templeton Foundation (Grant 62099). L Diósi acknowledges financial support from the National Research, Development and Innovation Office 'Frontline' Research Excellence Programme (Grant No. KKP133827), from the Foundational Questions Institute and Fetzer Franklin Fund, a donor advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation (Grants No. FQXi-RFP-CPW-2008), and from the John Templeton Foundation (Grant 62099). D C Moore is supported by NSF PHY-1653232 and ONR N00014-18-1-2409. G W Morley is supported by the Royal Society (RGF\EA\180311 and UF160400), by the UK EPSRC (EP/V056778/1 and EP/T001062/1) and by the UK STFC (ST/W006561/1 and ST/S002227/1). D K L Oi acknowledges the support of the UK EPSRC (EP/T517288/1, EP/T001011/1, EP/W027011/1). A Roura is supported by the Q-GRAV Project within the Space Research and Technology Program of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). |
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