9–13 Sept 2026
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute
Asia/Shanghai timezone

Direct Search for Millicharged Particles Using Correlated Quantum Sensors

12 Sept 2026, 15:30
30m
Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Room (Tsung-Dao Lee Institute)

Tsung-Dao Lee Institute/S5F-S500 - Lecture Room

Tsung-Dao Lee Institute

Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, 1 Lisuo Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai,201210

Speaker

Peizhi Du (University of Science and Technology of China)

Description

Millicharged particles with tiny electric charge $q_\chi$ have garnered significant attention due to their profound implications for physics beyond the Standard Model. In this talk, I will present a direct laboratory search for such particles via Schwinger pair production using correlated quantum sensors. In the low-mass regime below $4.0 \times 10^{-5}$ eV, our approach provides a model-independent constraint on the charge of millicharged fermions down to $\epsilon\equiv q_\chi/e \approx 1.7 \times 10^{-7}$, surpassing existing Schwinger-based laboratory limits by nearly one order of magnitude.

Author

Peizhi Du (University of Science and Technology of China)

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