Exploring the Dark Universe: A European Strategy for Axions and other WISPs Discovery
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| author | Aybas, Deniz Calore, Francesca Cicoli, Michele Benito, María de Giorgi, Arturo Drew, Amelia Gasparotto, Silvia Gatti, Claudio Giannotti, Maurizio Gorghetto, Marco Kaltschmidt, Mathieu Karuza, Marin Lella, Alessandro Lucente, Giuseppe Mirizzi, Alessandro Reig, Mario Righi, Nicole Ruimi, Ophir M. Todarello, Elisa Vitagliano, Edoardo |
| author_facet | Aybas, Deniz Calore, Francesca Cicoli, Michele Benito, María de Giorgi, Arturo Drew, Amelia Gasparotto, Silvia Gatti, Claudio Giannotti, Maurizio Gorghetto, Marco Kaltschmidt, Mathieu Karuza, Marin Lella, Alessandro Lucente, Giuseppe Mirizzi, Alessandro Reig, Mario Righi, Nicole Ruimi, Ophir M. Todarello, Elisa Vitagliano, Edoardo |
| contents | Axions and other very weakly interacting slim (with $m <$ 1 GeV) particles (WISPs) are a common feature of several extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The search of WISPs was already recommended in the last update of the European strategy on particle physics (ESPP). After that, the physics case for WISPs has gained additional momentum. Indeed, WISPs may provide a new paradigm to explain the nature of dark matter and puzzling astrophysical and particle physics observations. This document briefly summarizes current searches for WISPs and the perspectives in this research field for the next decade, ranging from their theoretical underpinning, over their indirect observational consequences in astrophysics, to their search in laboratory experiments. It is stressed that in Europe a rich, diverse, and low-cost experimental program is already underway with the potential for one or more game-changing discoveries. In this context, it is also reported the role of the EU funded COST Action ''Cosmic WISPers in the Dark Universe: Theory, astrophysics, and experiments'' (CA21106, https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21106) in coordinating and supporting WISPs searches in Europe, shaping a roadmap to track the strategy to guarantee a European leadership in this field of research. This document has been submitted in March 2025 as an input to the update process of the ESPP. |
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| spellingShingle | Exploring the Dark Universe: A European Strategy for Axions and other WISPs Discovery Aybas, Deniz Calore, Francesca Cicoli, Michele Benito, María de Giorgi, Arturo Drew, Amelia Gasparotto, Silvia Gatti, Claudio Giannotti, Maurizio Gorghetto, Marco Kaltschmidt, Mathieu Karuza, Marin Lella, Alessandro Lucente, Giuseppe Mirizzi, Alessandro Reig, Mario Righi, Nicole Ruimi, Ophir M. Todarello, Elisa Vitagliano, Edoardo High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Theory Axions and other very weakly interacting slim (with $m <$ 1 GeV) particles (WISPs) are a common feature of several extensions of the Standard Model of Particle Physics. The search of WISPs was already recommended in the last update of the European strategy on particle physics (ESPP). After that, the physics case for WISPs has gained additional momentum. Indeed, WISPs may provide a new paradigm to explain the nature of dark matter and puzzling astrophysical and particle physics observations. This document briefly summarizes current searches for WISPs and the perspectives in this research field for the next decade, ranging from their theoretical underpinning, over their indirect observational consequences in astrophysics, to their search in laboratory experiments. It is stressed that in Europe a rich, diverse, and low-cost experimental program is already underway with the potential for one or more game-changing discoveries. In this context, it is also reported the role of the EU funded COST Action ''Cosmic WISPers in the Dark Universe: Theory, astrophysics, and experiments'' (CA21106, https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21106) in coordinating and supporting WISPs searches in Europe, shaping a roadmap to track the strategy to guarantee a European leadership in this field of research. This document has been submitted in March 2025 as an input to the update process of the ESPP. |
| title | Exploring the Dark Universe: A European Strategy for Axions and other WISPs Discovery |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.20432 |