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MADMAX:一种新的利用介质晕镜的暗物质轴子搜索

MADMAX: A new Dark Matter Axion Search using a Dielectric Haloscope

Béla Majorovits, Javier Redondo

摘要:

轴子是一个有趣的暗物质候选者,它来自于强CP问题的Peccei-Quinn解决方案。目前对轴子暗物质的实验研究集中在40 $μ$ eV以下的轴子质量范围。然而,如果在暴胀后恢复佩切-奎因对称性,观测到的暗物质密度将指向100 $μ$ eV左右的轴子质量。提出了一种基于不同电介质之间跃迁的轴子-光子转换的新方案。通过使用$\sim 80$电介质盘,发射功率可以比来自单个反射镜(平碟天线)的发射功率提高$\sim 10^5$倍。在10 T的磁场中,这足以用HEMT线性放大器检测$\sim 100 μ$ eV的轴子。提出了实验设计。噪声,transmittance和反射率测量在原型装置中获得的结果。显示了预期的灵敏度。

英文摘要:

The axion is an intriguing dark matter candidate emerging from the Peccei-Quinn solution to the strong CP problem. Current experimental searches for axion dark matter focus on the axion mass range below 40 $μ$eV. However, if the Peccei-Quinn symmetry is restored after inflation the observed dark matter density points to an axion mass around 100 $μ$eV. A new project based on axion-photon conversion at the transition between different dielectric media is presented. By using $\sim 80$ dielectric discs, the emitted power could be enhanced by a factor of $\sim 10^5$ over that from a single mirror (flat dish antenna). Within a 10 T magnetic field, this could be enough to detect $\sim 100 μ$eV axions with HEMT linear amplifiers. The design for an experiment is proposed. Results from noise, transmissivity and reflectivity measurements obtained in a prototype setup are presented. The expected sensitivity is shown.

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