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SUMMARY:Cold Atom Quantum Technology to Explore Fundamental Physics - Oliv
 er Buchmueller (Imperial College London &amp\; Oxford University)
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CONTACT:Andrea Pizzi
DESCRIPTION:In this presentation\, I will outline the scientific opportuni
 ties enabled by a multi-stage programme based on cold-atom quantum technol
 ogy. The central objectives of this programme include the search for ultra
 -light dark matter\, the exploration of gravitational waves in the mid-fre
 quency band—bridging the sensitivity gap between LISA and ground-based d
 etectors such as LIGO\, Virgo\, KAGRA\, INDIGO\, the Einstein Telescope\, 
 and Cosmic Explorer—and the investigation of other frontiers in fundamen
 tal physics. This research will complement ongoing dark-matter searches\, 
 probe mergers involving intermediate-mass black holes\, and shed light on 
 early-universe cosmology. I will particularly focus on major initiatives i
 n this field\, including the AION project in the UK and the international 
 Terrestrial Very-Long-Baseline Atom Interferometry (TVLBAI) proto-collabor
 ation\, which is now formally established. TVLBAI aims to develop a global
  network of large-scale atom interferometers designed to detect ultra-ligh
 t dark matter and gravitational waves\, with the long-term goal of deployi
 ng kilometre-scale detectors by the mid-2030s. The proto-collaboration is 
 currently defining a detailed scientific and technological roadmap\, ident
 ifying the key milestones required to realise these next-generation quantu
 m detectors.\n\n_If you wish to meet the speaker\, please contact ap2076@c
 am.ac.uk to be added to their visit schedule._
LOCATION:Ray Dolby Auditorium\, Ray Dolby Centre\, Cavendish Laboratory\, 
 JJ Thomson Avenue\, CB3 0US
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