In situ axion generation and detection in laser-plasma wakefield interaction

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Autori principali: An, Xiangyan, Chen, Min, Liu, Jianglai, Bai, Zhan, Ji, Liangliang, Sheng, Zhengming, Zhang, Jie
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author An, Xiangyan
Chen, Min
Liu, Jianglai
Bai, Zhan
Ji, Liangliang
Sheng, Zhengming
Zhang, Jie
author_facet An, Xiangyan
Chen, Min
Liu, Jianglai
Bai, Zhan
Ji, Liangliang
Sheng, Zhengming
Zhang, Jie
contents We propose a laser-plasma wakefield interaction based scheme for in situ axion generation and detection through the Primakoff process. Strong electromagnetic fields ($\gtrsim 10^{11}$\,V/m) in the wakefield can enhance axion production rates by 2 orders of magnitude compared to conventional light-shining-through-a-wall experiments. By replacing the axion generation stage with laser-wakefield interaction, the axion-photon coupling constraints can achieve the level of $\gagg \sim 10^{-10}\,\text{GeV}^{-1}$ for axion mass less than 0.1\,meV. Besides, the generated axions can convert back into photons in the background fields, leading to axion-regenerated electromagnetic fields (AREM) with unique polarization, frequency, and transverse modes. This provides a new promising way to search axions by detecting the filtered AREM fields from the background laser and plasma fields.
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spellingShingle In situ axion generation and detection in laser-plasma wakefield interaction
An, Xiangyan
Chen, Min
Liu, Jianglai
Bai, Zhan
Ji, Liangliang
Sheng, Zhengming
Zhang, Jie
Plasma Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We propose a laser-plasma wakefield interaction based scheme for in situ axion generation and detection through the Primakoff process. Strong electromagnetic fields ($\gtrsim 10^{11}$\,V/m) in the wakefield can enhance axion production rates by 2 orders of magnitude compared to conventional light-shining-through-a-wall experiments. By replacing the axion generation stage with laser-wakefield interaction, the axion-photon coupling constraints can achieve the level of $\gagg \sim 10^{-10}\,\text{GeV}^{-1}$ for axion mass less than 0.1\,meV. Besides, the generated axions can convert back into photons in the background fields, leading to axion-regenerated electromagnetic fields (AREM) with unique polarization, frequency, and transverse modes. This provides a new promising way to search axions by detecting the filtered AREM fields from the background laser and plasma fields.
title In situ axion generation and detection in laser-plasma wakefield interaction
topic Plasma Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.12500