A novel method of searching for an axial-vector mediated force

TL;DR

This paper proposes a new atomic physics-based method to detect axial-vector mediated forces between electrons using a hybrid nitrogen-vacancy center and cantilever system, offering potential for experimental searches.

Contribution

It introduces a novel detection scheme utilizing probe absorption spectra in a hybrid system to constrain exotic dipole-dipole interactions at nanometer scales.

Findings

Proposes a method to detect axial-vector mediated forces using a hybrid NV center and cantilever.

Provides prospective constraints on exotic interactions in the range of 4×10^{-8} to 2×10^{-7} meters.

Suggests the scheme is feasible for experimental implementation.

Abstract

We present an atomic, molecular, and optical physics based method for the purpose of search for axial-vector mediated dipole-dipole interaction between electrons. In our scheme, applying a static magnetic field and a pump beam and a probe beam to a hybrid mechanical system composed of a nitrogen-vacancy center and a cantilever resonator, we could obtain a probe absorption spectrum. Based on the study of the relationship between this spectrum and the exotic dipole-dipole interaction, we put forward our detection principle and then provide a prospective constraint most stringent at a rough interaction range from $4\times{10}^{-8}$ to $2\times {10}^{-7}m$ . Our results indicate that this scheme could be put into consideration in relevant experimental searches .