Axion Dark Matter Detection using Atomic Transitions
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2020-06-02 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
Dark matter axions may cause transitions between atomic states that differ in energy by an amount equal to the axion mass. Such energy differences are conveniently tuned using the Zeeman effect. It is proposed to search for dark matter axions by cooling a kilogram-sized sample to milliKelvin temperatures and count axion induced transitions using laser techniques. This appears an appropriate approach to axion dark matter detection in the eV mass range.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1409.2806,
title = {Axion Dark Matter Detection using Atomic Transitions},
author = {P. Sikivie},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1409.2806},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
5 pages, 2 figures. An error of a factor 4 in the event rate is corrected