We introduce the DM Radio, a dual search for axion and hidden photon dark matter using a tunable superconducting lumped-element resonator. We discuss the prototype DM Radio Pathfinder experiment, which will probe hidden photons in the 500 peV (100 kHz)-50 neV (10 MHz) mass range. We detail the design of the various components: the LC resonant detector, the resonant frequency tuning procedure, the differential SQUID readout circuit, the shielding, and the cryogenic mounting structure. We present the current status of the pathfinder experiment and illustrate its potential science reach in the context of the larger experimental program.
@article{arxiv.1610.09344,
title = {Design Overview of the DM Radio Pathfinder Experiment},
author = {Maximiliano Silva-Feaver and Saptarshi Chaudhuri and Hsiao-Mei Cho and Carl Dawson and Peter Graham and Kent Irwin and Stephen Kuenstner and Dale Li and Jeremy Mardon and Harvey Moseley and Richard Mule and Arran Phipps and Surjeet Rajendran and Zach Steffen and Betty Young},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.09344},
year = {2016}
}