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Broadband solenoidal haloscope for terahertz axion detection

Instrumentation and Detectors 2022-03-29 v2 Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We introduce the Broadband Reflector Experiment for Axion Detection (BREAD) conceptual design and science program. This haloscope plans to search for bosonic dark matter across the [103^{-3}, 1] eV ([0.24, 240] THz) mass range. BREAD proposes a cylindrical metal barrel to convert dark matter into photons, which a novel parabolic reflector design focuses onto a photosensor. This unique geometry enables enclosure in standard cryostats and high-field solenoids, overcoming limitations of current dish antennas. A pilot 0.7 m2^{2} barrel experiment planned at Fermilab is projected to surpass existing dark photon coupling constraints by over a decade with one-day runtime. Axion sensitivity requires <1020<10^{-20} W/Hz\sqrt{\textrm{Hz}} sensor noise equivalent power with a 10 T solenoid and 10 m2^{2} barrel. We project BREAD sensitivity for various sensor technologies and discuss future prospects.

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@article{arxiv.2111.12103,
  title  = {Broadband solenoidal haloscope for terahertz axion detection},
  author = {Jesse Liu and Kristin Dona and Gabe Hoshino and Stefan Knirck and Noah Kurinsky and Matthew Malaker and David W. Miller and Andrew Sonnenschein and Mohamed H. Awida and Peter S. Barry and Karl K. Berggren and Daniel Bowring and Gianpaolo Carosi and Clarence Chang and Aaron Chou and Rakshya Khatiwada and Samantha Lewis and Juliang Li and Sae Woo Nam and Omid Noroozian and Tony X. Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.12103},
  year   = {2022}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures + references and appendices, v2 matches journal version