First results from the Axion Dark-Matter Birefringent Cavity (ADBC) experiment
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| author | Pandey, Swadha Hall, Evan D. Evans, Matthew |
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| contents | Axions and axion-like particles are strongly motivated dark matter candidates that are the subject of many current ground based dark matter searches. We present first results from the Axion Dark-Matter Birefringent Cavity (ADBC) experiment, which is an optical bow-tie cavity probing the axion-induced birefringence of electromagnetic waves. Our experiment is the first optical axion detector that is tunable and quantum noise limited, making it sensitive to a wide range of axion masses. We have iteratively probed the axion mass range 40.9-43.3$\text{ neV/c}^2$, 49.3-50.6$\text{ neV/c}^2$, and 54.4-56.7$\text{ neV/c}^2$, and found no dark matter signal. On average, we constrain the ALP-photon coupling at the level $g_{aγγ} \leq 1.9\times 10^{-8} \text{ GeV}^{-1}$. We also present prospects for future axion dark matter detection experiments using optical cavities. |
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| spellingShingle | First results from the Axion Dark-Matter Birefringent Cavity (ADBC) experiment Pandey, Swadha Hall, Evan D. Evans, Matthew High Energy Physics - Experiment Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Axions and axion-like particles are strongly motivated dark matter candidates that are the subject of many current ground based dark matter searches. We present first results from the Axion Dark-Matter Birefringent Cavity (ADBC) experiment, which is an optical bow-tie cavity probing the axion-induced birefringence of electromagnetic waves. Our experiment is the first optical axion detector that is tunable and quantum noise limited, making it sensitive to a wide range of axion masses. We have iteratively probed the axion mass range 40.9-43.3$\text{ neV/c}^2$, 49.3-50.6$\text{ neV/c}^2$, and 54.4-56.7$\text{ neV/c}^2$, and found no dark matter signal. On average, we constrain the ALP-photon coupling at the level $g_{aγγ} \leq 1.9\times 10^{-8} \text{ GeV}^{-1}$. We also present prospects for future axion dark matter detection experiments using optical cavities. |
| title | First results from the Axion Dark-Matter Birefringent Cavity (ADBC) experiment |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Experiment Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12517 |