AION: A UK Atom Interferometer Observatory and Network

Lead Research Organisation: King's College London
Department Name: Physics

Abstract

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Publications

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Badurina L (2021) Prospective sensitivities of atom interferometers to gravitational waves and ultralight dark matter in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

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Beniwal A (2023) Global fits of Dirac dark matter effective field theories in SciPost Physics Proceedings

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Buchmueller O (2023) Large-scale atom interferometry for fundamental physics in Contemporary Physics

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Ellis J (2024) What is the source of the PTA GW signal? in Physical Review D

 
Description AION consortium 
Organisation Imperial College London
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Academic/University 
PI Contribution Study theory and phenomenology of dark matter and gravitational waves
Collaborator Contribution Construct cold atom laboratories
Impact Scientific papers Atomic physics, particle physics, astrophysics
Start Year 2021
 
Description A magazine, newsletter or online publication - Interview on NANOGrav gravitational wave data interpretations, Quanta magazine 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact ublicise importance of new discovery
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023
 
Description Interview on NANOGrav gravitational wave data interpretations, New Scientist 
Form Of Engagement Activity A magazine, newsletter or online publication
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Undergraduate students
Results and Impact Spark interest in new fundamental discovery
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2023