Using atomic clocks to detect local dark matter halos
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2021-12-01 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
It is possible that bosonic dark matter forms halos around the Sun or the Earth. We discuss the possibility of probing such halos with atomic clocks. Focusing on either a Higgs portal or photon portal interaction between the dark matter and the Standard Model, we search the possible parameter space for which a clock on Earth and a clock in space would have a discernible frequency difference. Bosonic dark matter halos surrounding the Earth can potentially be probed with current optical atomic clocks.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2106.06023,
title = {Using atomic clocks to detect local dark matter halos},
author = {Chris Kouvaris and Eleftherios Papantonopoulos and Lauren Street and L. C. R. Wijewardhana},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2106.06023},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
19 pages, 3 figures