Enhanced tunable cavity development for axion dark matter searches using a piezoelectric motor in combination with gears

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Auteurs principaux: Yi, A. K., Seong, T., Lee, S., Ahn, S., Ivanov, B. I., Uchaikin, S. V., Ko, B. R., Semertzidis, Y. K.
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author Yi, A. K.
Seong, T.
Lee, S.
Ahn, S.
Ivanov, B. I.
Uchaikin, S. V.
Ko, B. R.
Semertzidis, Y. K.
author_facet Yi, A. K.
Seong, T.
Lee, S.
Ahn, S.
Ivanov, B. I.
Uchaikin, S. V.
Ko, B. R.
Semertzidis, Y. K.
contents Most search experiments sensitive to quantum chromodynamics (QCD) axion dark matter benefit from microwave cavities, as electromagnetic resonators, that enhance the detectable axion signal power and thus the experimental sensitivity drastically. As the possible axion mass spans multiple orders of magnitude, microwave cavities must be tunable and it is desirable for the cavity to have a tunable frequency range that is as wide as possible. Since the tunable frequency range generally increases as the dimension of the conductor tuning rod increases for a given cylindrical conductor cavity system, we developed a cavity system with a large dimensional tuning rod in order to increase this. We, for the first time, employed not only a piezoelectric motor, but also gears to drive a large and accordingly heavy tuning rod, where such a combination to increase driving power can be adopted for extreme environments as is the case for axion dark matter experiments: cryogenic, high-magnetic-field, and high vacuum. Thanks to such higher power derived from the piezoelectric motor and gear combination, we realized a wideband tunable cavity whose frequency range is about 42\% of the central resonant frequency of the cavity, without sacrificing the experimental sensitivity too much.
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spellingShingle Enhanced tunable cavity development for axion dark matter searches using a piezoelectric motor in combination with gears
Yi, A. K.
Seong, T.
Lee, S.
Ahn, S.
Ivanov, B. I.
Uchaikin, S. V.
Ko, B. R.
Semertzidis, Y. K.
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
Most search experiments sensitive to quantum chromodynamics (QCD) axion dark matter benefit from microwave cavities, as electromagnetic resonators, that enhance the detectable axion signal power and thus the experimental sensitivity drastically. As the possible axion mass spans multiple orders of magnitude, microwave cavities must be tunable and it is desirable for the cavity to have a tunable frequency range that is as wide as possible. Since the tunable frequency range generally increases as the dimension of the conductor tuning rod increases for a given cylindrical conductor cavity system, we developed a cavity system with a large dimensional tuning rod in order to increase this. We, for the first time, employed not only a piezoelectric motor, but also gears to drive a large and accordingly heavy tuning rod, where such a combination to increase driving power can be adopted for extreme environments as is the case for axion dark matter experiments: cryogenic, high-magnetic-field, and high vacuum. Thanks to such higher power derived from the piezoelectric motor and gear combination, we realized a wideband tunable cavity whose frequency range is about 42\% of the central resonant frequency of the cavity, without sacrificing the experimental sensitivity too much.
title Enhanced tunable cavity development for axion dark matter searches using a piezoelectric motor in combination with gears
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.07782