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Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

Quantum enhanced dark-matter searching with entangled Fock states in high-quality cavities

Anonymous, Xinyuan You, Andy C. Y. Li, Raphael Cervantes, Taeyoon Kim, Anna Grassellino, Roni Harnik, Yao Lu

Published Sep 17, 2026• 0 citations
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10.1103/7cph-m1ln

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