Storage Rings and Gravitational Waves: Summary and Outlook
/ Authors
A. Berlin, M. Bruggen, O. Buchmueller, P. Chen, R. D’Agnolo, R. Deng, J. R. Ellis, S. Ellis, G. Franchetti, A. Ivanov
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J. Jowett, A. Kobushkin, S. Y. Lee, J. Liske, K. Oide, S. Rao, J. Wenninger, M. Wellenzohn, M. Zanetti, F. Zimmermann
/ Abstract
We report some highlights from the ARIES APEC workshop on “Storage Rings and Gravitational Waves” (SRGW2021), held in virtual space from 2 February to 18 March 2021, and sketch a tentative landscape for using accelerators and associated technologies for the detection or generation of gravitational waves. We outline the scientific opportunities of a proposed programme using ground- and space-based Atom Interferometry experiments to search for ultra-light dark matter, to explore gravitational waves in the mid-frequency range between the peak sensitivities of the LISA and LIGO/Virgo/ KAGRA/INDIGO/Einstein Telescope/Cosmic Explorer experiments, and to probe other frontiers in fundamental physics. This programme would complement other planned searches for dark matter, as well as probe mergers involving intermediate-mass black holes and explore early-universe cosmology.