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18 lines
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We propose and investigate a scheme for detecting gravitational waves
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using the entanglement generated by the dynamics of a pair of neutrons
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trapped in a harmonic well. We develop a model that combines the
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effects due to plane gravitational wave solutions of the linearised
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field equations in the weak-field limit of general relativity with the
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time-dependent Schr\"{o}dinger equation. Numerical simulations show
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that entanglement amplifies the effect of high frequency gravitational
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waves on the quantum state. In the proposed experiment, for realistic
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wave amplitudes and frequencies, the final state is practically
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indistinguishable from one unaffected by gravitational
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radiation. However, the results also show that quantum entanglement
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could be used in the future for high frequency gravitational wave
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detection.
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\end{abstract}
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