Axion interferometry
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2018-08-22 v2
Abstract
We propose using interferometry of circularly polarized light as a mechanism by which to test for axion dark matter. These interferometers differ from standard interferometers only by the addition of a few quarter waveplates to preserve the polarization of light upon reflection. We show that using current technology, interferometers can probe new regions of axion parameter space up to a couple orders of magnitude beyond current constraints.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1802.07273,
title = {Axion interferometry},
author = {William DeRocco and Anson Hook},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1802.07273},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
5 pages, 5 figures