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arxiv: 1205.3195 · v2 · pith:O3X23OHUnew · submitted 2012-05-14 · 🪐 quant-ph

Detecting Classically Undetectable Particles through Quantum Decoherence

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Some hypothetical particles are considered essentially undetectable because they are far too light and slow-moving to transfer appreciable energy or momentum to the normal matter that composes a detector. I propose instead directly detecting such feeble particles, like sub-MeV dark matter or even gravitons, through their uniquely distinguishable decoherent effects on quantum devices like matter interferometers. More generally, decoherence can reveal phenomena that have arbitrarily little classical influence on normal matter, giving new motivation for the pursuit of macroscopic superpositions.

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