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Search for light scalar dark matter with atomic gravitational wave detectors

Search for light scalar dark matter with atomic gravitational wave detectors

We show that gravitational wave detectors based on a type of atom interferometry are sensitive to ultralight scalar dark matter. Such dark matter can cause temporal oscillations in fundamental constants with a frequency set by the dark matter mass and amplitude determined by the local dark matter density. The result …