Table 1 Constraint on ΓS and κ using experimental data from the Holometer and QUEST experiments for different correlation classes

From: Signatures of correlation of spacetime fluctuations in laser interferometers

Correlation class

Experiment

Prior bounds

 

Holometer

QUEST

 

(a) Factorised ρF

ΓS 1.628 × 10−34

ΓS 5.154 × 10−33

None

(b) Inverse ρIm

(b1) Spatial separation m = S

ΓSκ 6.075 × 10−35

or \(\alpha \equiv \frac{2{\Gamma }_{{{{\rm{S}}}}}\kappa {{{\mathcal{L}}}}}{3\sqrt{2\pi }{\ell }_{{{{\rm{P}}}}}}\leqslant 40\)

ΓSκ 7.022 × 10−33

or α 208

α 0.616

 

(b2) Spacetime separation m = ST

ΓSκ 2.264 × 10−35

ΓSκ 3.537 × 10−33

None

(c) Exponential ρEm

(c1) Spatial separation m = S

ΓSκ2 1.25 × 10−35

ΓSκ2 6.173 × 10−32

None

 

(c2) Spacetime separation m = ST

ΓSκ2 2.812 × 10−36

ΓSκ2 1.234 × 10−32

None

  1. See discussion in the main text on prior bounds.