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arxiv: 2507.02653 · v2 · submitted 2025-07-03 · 🪐 quant-ph · cond-mat.mes-hall

Ultracold Mechanical Quantum Sensor for Tests of New Physics

Andraz Omahen , Simon Storz , Marius Bild , Dario Scheiwiller , Matteo Fadel , Yiwen Chu This is my paper

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keywords mechanical quantum sensorshigh-overtone bulk acoustic resonatorsquantum ground statehigh-frequency gravitational wavesultra-light dark matterwavefunction collapseSchrödinger equation
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A mechanical resonator achieves an excited-state population as low as 1.2 times 10 to the minus five, enabling new bounds on high-frequency gravitational waves and dark matter.

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The paper measures the excited-state populations of GHz-frequency modes in a high-overtone bulk acoustic wave resonator. It reports that the population of the first excited state reaches an upper bound of (1.2 plus or minus 5.5) times 10 to the minus five, corresponding to an effective temperature of 25.2 millikelvin. These values are limited by imperfections in the measurement process and compare favorably to results from superconducting circuits. The low populations are then applied to set constraints on the amplitude of high-frequency gravitational waves, the kinetic mixing strength of ultra-light dark matter, and nonlinear modifications to the Schrödinger equation that describe wavefunction collapse.

Core claim

We measure the excited-state populations of GHz-frequency modes in a high-overtone bulk acoustic wave resonator and find that the population of the first excited state can be as low as P_p equals (1.2 plus or minus 5.5) times 10 to the minus five, corresponding to an effective temperature of 25.2 mK. These upper bounds, limited by imperfections in the measurement process, are used to constrain the amplitude of high-frequency gravitational waves, the kinetic mixing strength of ultra-light dark matter, and non-linear modifications of the Schrödinger equation describing wavefunction collapse mechanisms.

What carries the argument

The high-overtone bulk acoustic wave resonator whose first-excited-state population is measured through coupling to a superconducting circuit, providing both quantum initialization and a sensor for rare energy depositions.

If this is right

  • Low mechanical populations reduce thermal noise in quantum sensing protocols that rely on the resonator.
  • The absence of excess excitations directly limits the possible amplitude of high-frequency gravitational waves.
  • The same data constrains the kinetic mixing strength between ultra-light dark matter and ordinary matter.
  • Nonlinear modifications to the Schrödinger equation that could induce spontaneous wavefunction collapse are bounded.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Improving readout fidelity alone would tighten the new-physics limits without redesigning the resonator.
  • Arrays of such HBARs could increase sensitivity to rare events by averaging independent measurements.
  • The same population bounds could be applied to other mechanical systems such as optomechanical cavities for similar fundamental tests.

Load-bearing premise

The reported populations are true upper bounds set by measurement imperfections rather than by additional unaccounted systematic effects in the resonator or readout chain.

What would settle it

An independent calibration experiment that isolates readout errors and directly measures a thermal occupation significantly higher than the reported upper bound would show that the new-physics constraints do not yet apply.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2507.02653 by Andraz Omahen, Dario Scheiwiller, Marius Bild, Matteo Fadel, Simon Storz, Yiwen Chu.

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read the original abstract

Initialization of mechanical modes in the quantum ground state is crucial for their use in quantum information and quantum sensing protocols. In quantum processors, impurity of the modes' initial state affects the infidelity of subsequent quantum algorithms. In quantum sensors, excitations out of the ground state contribute to the noise of the detector, and their prevalence puts a bound on rare events that deposit energy into the mechanical modes. In this work, we measure the excited-state populations of GHz-frequency modes in a high-overtone bulk acoustic wave resonator (HBAR). We find that the population of the first excited state can be as low as $P_p$=(1.2$\pm$5.5)$\times10^{-5}$, corresponding to an effective temperature of 25.2 mK, which are upper bounds limited by imperfections in the measurement process. These results compare favorably to the lowest populations measured in superconducting circuits. Finally, we use the measured populations to constrain the amplitude of high-frequency gravitational waves, the kinetic mixing strength of ultra-light dark matter, and non-linear modifications of the Schr\"{o}dinger equation describing wavefunction collapse mechanisms. Our work establishes HBARs as a versatile resource for quantum state initialization and studies of fundamental physics.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript reports measurements of the excited-state population of GHz-frequency modes in a high-overtone bulk acoustic wave resonator (HBAR). The authors find that the population of the first excited state can be as low as P_p = (1.2 ± 5.5) × 10^{-5}, corresponding to an effective temperature of 25.2 mK; these values are presented as upper bounds limited by imperfections in the measurement process. The results are compared to those in superconducting circuits and are used to constrain the amplitude of high-frequency gravitational waves, the kinetic mixing strength of ultra-light dark matter, and non-linear modifications of the Schrödinger equation.

Significance. If the reported upper bounds on mechanical-mode population are robust, the work establishes HBARs as a competitive platform for quantum state initialization and for using low thermal populations to bound rare energy-deposition events. The experimental achievement of sub-30 mK effective temperatures in a mechanical resonator at GHz frequencies, together with the direct application to new-physics constraints, would be a notable contribution to quantum sensing and fundamental-physics searches.

major comments (2)
  1. [Results (population extraction) and abstract] The headline result treats P_p = (1.2 ± 5.5) × 10^{-5} as a measurement-limited upper bound on the true thermal population. For the new-physics constraints to follow, every other contribution (residual heating from the piezoelectric transducer, frequency drifts, or non-thermal excitations) must be demonstrably smaller than the quoted uncertainty. The abstract asserts this is the case, but without explicit quantitative bounds on these systematics the translation to GW amplitude, dark-matter mixing, and nonlinear Schrödinger limits inherits the same assumption; any unmodeled excess population would directly loosen those limits.
  2. [New-physics constraints section] The conversion from measured population to the quoted new-physics limits assumes standard thermal-state relations without additional model dependence. Any deviation from this assumption (e.g., non-thermal excitation spectra or readout-induced heating) should be quantified, as it directly affects the numerical constraints reported for gravitational-wave amplitude, dark-matter kinetic mixing, and collapse-model parameters.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states clear numerical results but does not specify the precise fitting procedure or data cuts used to obtain the quoted uncertainty on P_p; a brief sentence clarifying this would improve readability.
  2. [Throughout manuscript] Notation for the excited-state population is introduced as P_p; ensure the symbol is used consistently in all figures, tables, and equations that report the same quantity.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the positive overall assessment and for the detailed major comments, which help clarify the requirements for robustly linking our experimental upper bounds to new-physics constraints. We address each point below and commit to revisions that strengthen the manuscript without altering its core claims.

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  1. Referee: [Results (population extraction) and abstract] The headline result treats P_p = (1.2 ± 5.5) × 10^{-5} as a measurement-limited upper bound on the true thermal population. For the new-physics constraints to follow, every other contribution (residual heating from the piezoelectric transducer, frequency drifts, or non-thermal excitations) must be demonstrably smaller than the quoted uncertainty. The abstract asserts this is the case, but without explicit quantitative bounds on these systematics the translation to GW amplitude, dark-matter mixing, and nonlinear Schrödinger limits inherits the same assumption; any unmodeled excess population would directly loosen those limits.

    Authors: We agree that explicit quantitative bounds on the listed systematics would make the upper-bound claim and its implications for new-physics searches more transparent. Although the manuscript already states that the reported values are limited by measurement imperfections, we will add a concise analysis in the revised results section that uses our calibration and stability data to bound residual transducer heating, frequency drifts, and non-thermal excitations, showing each lies below the quoted uncertainty. These bounds will be referenced in the abstract and the constraints section. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [New-physics constraints section] The conversion from measured population to the quoted new-physics limits assumes standard thermal-state relations without additional model dependence. Any deviation from this assumption (e.g., non-thermal excitation spectra or readout-induced heating) should be quantified, as it directly affects the numerical constraints reported for gravitational-wave amplitude, dark-matter kinetic mixing, and collapse-model parameters.

    Authors: The reported limits are derived from the measured population as a conservative upper bound on any excitation rate, which directly constrains the new-physics models even if the underlying distribution is not purely thermal. To address the referee's point, the revised manuscript will include an expanded discussion in the constraints section that quantifies the possible impact of non-thermal spectra and readout heating on the numerical values, thereby making the model assumptions and their robustness explicit. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: experimental upper bounds derived from data, not self-referential fits or citations

full rationale

The paper's central chain is an experimental measurement of excited-state population P_p in an HBAR device, reported as an upper bound set by measurement imperfections rather than any fitted model of the target new-physics signals. This measured value is then inserted into standard thermal-state formulas to produce limits on GW amplitude, dark-matter mixing, and nonlinear Schrödinger terms. No equation equates a derived quantity back to a parameter defined from the same dataset, no prediction is statistically forced by a prior fit to the same observable, and no load-bearing premise rests on a self-citation whose validity is presupposed. The work is therefore self-contained against external benchmarks; the quoted P_p=(1.2±5.5)×10^{-5} is obtained directly from data and does not reduce to its own inputs by construction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The paper relies on standard quantum-harmonic-oscillator thermal-state relations and conventional resonator physics; no new free parameters, ad-hoc axioms, or invented entities are introduced.

axioms (1)
  • standard math Excited-state population maps to effective temperature via the standard Bose-Einstein distribution for a quantum harmonic oscillator.
    This relation is invoked to convert the measured population into the quoted 25.2 mK effective temperature.

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