Proposed observations of gravity waves from the early Universe via “ Millikan oil drops ”
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Pairs of Planck-mass drops of superfluid helium coated by electrons (i.e., “Millikan oil drops”), when levitated in a superconducting magnetic trap, can be efficient quantum transducers between electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational (GR) radiation. This leads to the possibility of a Hertz-like experiment, in which EM waves are converted at the source into GR waves, and then back-converted at the receiver from GR waves back into EM waves. Detection of the gravity-wave analog of the cosmic microwave background using these drops can discriminate between various theories of the early Universe.
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Pairs of Planck-mass drops of superfluid helium coated by electrons (i.e., “Millikan oil drops”), when levitated in a superconducting magnetic trap, can be efficient quantum transducers between electromagnetic (EM) and gravitational (GR) radiation. This leads to the possibility of a Hertz-like experiment, in which EM waves are converted at the source into GR waves, and then back-converted at th...
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