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Terrestrial Very-Long-Baseline Atom Interferometry: Summary of the Second Workshop

Adam Abdalla·Mahiro Abe·Sven Abend·Mouine Abidi·Monika Aidelsburger·Ashkan Alibabaei·Baptiste Allard·John Antoniadis·Gianluigi Arduini·Nadja Augst·Philippos Balamatsias·Antun Balaz·Hannah Banks·Rachel L. Barcklay·Michele Barone·Michele Barsanti·Mark G. Bason·Angelo Bassi·Jean-Baptiste Bayle·Charles F. A. Baynham·Quentin Beaufils·Slyan Beldjoudi·Aleksandar Belic·Shayne Bennetts·Jose Bernabeu·Andrea Bertoldi·Clara Bigard·N. P. Bigelow·Robert Bingham·Diego Blas·Alexey Bobrick·Samuel Boehringer·Aleksandar Bogojevic·Kai Bongs·Daniela Bortoletto·Philippe Bouyer·Christian Brand·Oliver Buchmueller·Gabriela Buica·Sergio Calatroni·Lo Calmels·Priscilla Canizares·Benjamin Canuel·Ana Caramete·Laurentiu-Ioan Caramete·Matteo Carlesso·John Carlton·Samuel P. Carman·Andrew Carroll·Mateo Casariego·Minoas Chairetis·Vassilis Charmandaris·Upasna Chauhan·Jiajun Chen·Maria Luisa·Chiofalo·Donatella Ciampini·Alessia Cimbri·Pierre Clad·Jonathon Coleman·Florin Lucian Constantin·Carlo R. Contaldi·Robin Corgier·Bineet Dash·G. J. Davies·Claudia de Rham·Albert De Roeck·Daniel Derr·Soumyodeep Dey·Fabio Di Pumpo·Goran S. Djordjevic·Babette Doebrich·Peter Dornan·Michael Doser·Giannis Drougakis·Jacob Dunningham·Alisher Duspayev·Sajan Easo·Joshua Eby·Maxim Efremov·Gedminas Elertas·John Ellis·Nicholas Entin·Stephen Fairhurst·Mattia Fani·Farida Fassi·Pierre Fayet·Daniel Felea·Jie Feng·Robert Flack·Chris Foot·Tim Freegarde·Elina Fuchs·Naceur Gaaloul·Dongfeng Gao·Susan Gardner·Barry M. Garraway·Carlos L. Garrido Alzar·Alexandre Gauguet·Enno Giese

Abstract

This summary of the second Terrestrial Very-Long-Baseline Atom Interferometry (TVLBAI) Workshop provides a comprehensive overview of our meeting held in London in April 2024, building on the initial discussions during the inaugural workshop held at CERN in March 2023. Like the summary of the first workshop, this document records a critical milestone for the international atom interferometry community. It documents our concerted efforts to evaluate progress, address emerging challenges, and refine strategic directions for future large-scale atom interferometry projects. Our commitment to collaboration is manifested by the integration of diverse expertise and the coordination of international resources, all aimed at advancing the frontiers of atom interferometry physics and technology, as set out in a Memorandum of Understanding signed by over 50 institutions.

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Adam Abdalla, Mahiro Abe, Sven Abend, Mouine Abidi, Monika Aidelsburger, Ashkan Alibabaei, Baptiste Allard, John Antoniadis, Gianluigi Arduini, Nadja Augst, Philippos Balamatsias, Antun Balaz, Hannah Banks, Rachel L. Barcklay, Michele Barone, Michele Barsanti, Mark G. Bason, Angelo Bassi, Jean-Baptiste Bayle, Charles F. A. Baynham, Quentin Beaufils, Slyan Beldjoudi, Aleksandar Belic, Shayne Bennetts, Jose Bernabeu, Andrea Bertoldi, Clara Bigard, N. P. Bigelow, Robert Bingham, Diego Blas, Alexey Bobrick, Samuel Boehringer, Aleksandar Bogojevic, Kai Bongs, Daniela Bortoletto, Philippe Bouyer, Christian Brand, Oliver Buchmueller, Gabriela Buica, Sergio Calatroni, Lo Calmels, Priscilla Canizares, Benjamin Canuel, Ana Caramete, Laurentiu-Ioan Caramete, Matteo Carlesso, John Carlton, Samuel P. Carman, Andrew Carroll, Mateo Casariego, Minoas Chairetis, Vassilis Charmandaris, Upasna Chauhan, Jiajun Chen, Maria Luisa, Chiofalo, Donatella Ciampini, Alessia Cimbri, Pierre Clad, Jonathon Coleman, Florin Lucian Constantin, Carlo R. Contaldi, Robin Corgier, Bineet Dash, G. J. Davies, Claudia de Rham, Albert De Roeck, Daniel Derr, Soumyodeep Dey, Fabio Di Pumpo, Goran S. Djordjevic, Babette Doebrich, Peter Dornan, Michael Doser, Giannis Drougakis, Jacob Dunningham, Alisher Duspayev, Sajan Easo, Joshua Eby, Maxim Efremov, Gedminas Elertas, John Ellis, Nicholas Entin, Stephen Fairhurst, Mattia Fani, Farida Fassi, Pierre Fayet, Daniel Felea, Jie Feng, Robert Flack, Chris Foot, Tim Freegarde, Elina Fuchs, Naceur Gaaloul, Dongfeng Gao, Susan Gardner, Barry M. Garraway, Carlos L. Garrido Alzar, Alexandre Gauguet, Enno Giese. 2024-12-19. Terrestrial Very-Long-Baseline Atom Interferometry: Summary of the Second Workshop. https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.14960

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