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We propose a novel broadband strategy to search for axions by leveraging observables controlled by the axion field squared. We present a practical implementation of this concept for probing the axion--photon coupling. This is done by…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-05-13 Angelo Esposito , Kin Chung Fong , Lam Hui

The dark photon has been postulated as a potential constituent of dark matter, exhibiting notable similarities to the axion. The primary distinction between the two particles lies in the nature of their respective fields: the dark photon…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-07-15 Jose R. Navarro-Madrid , José Reina-Valero , Alejandro Díaz-Morcillo , Benito Gimeno

Axion haloscopes search for dark matter axions from the galactic halo, most commonly by measuring a power excess sourced by the axion effective current density. Constraining axion parameters from detection or lack thereof requires…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-05-10 Jacob Egge

We propose, design and construct a variant of the conventional axion haloscope concept that could be competitive in the search for dark matter axions of masses in the decade 10-100 $\mu$eV. Theses masses are located somewhat above the mass…

The axion is a hypothetical particle proposed to solve the strong $CP$ problem, and also a candidate for dark matter. This non-relativistic particle in the galactic halo can be converted into a photon under a strong magnetic field and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-10-15 Soohyung Lee , Saebyeok Ahn , Jihoon Choi , Byeong Rok Ko , Yannis K. Semertzidis

We present the first results of a search for invisible axion dark matter using a multiple-cell cavity haloscope. This cavity concept was proposed to provide a highly efficient approach to high mass regions compared to the conventional…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2020-12-09 Junu Jeong , SungWoo Youn , Sungjae Bae , Jihngeun Kim , Taehyeon Seong , Jihn E Kim , Yannis K. Semertzidis

We propose a method for remotely detecting backward reflection via induced decay of cold dark matter such as axion in the background of a propagating coherent photon field. This method can be particularly useful for probing concentrated…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-08-21 Kensuke Homma

A ferromagnetic haloscope is a rf spin-magnetometer used for searching Dark Matter in the form of axions. A magnetic material is monitored searching for anomalous magnetization oscillations which can be induced by dark matter axions. To…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-01-12 Nicolò Crescini

The upcoming Deep Synoptic Array 2000 (DSA-2000) will map the radio sky at $0.7-2$ GHz ($2.9 - 8.3 \, \mu$eV) with unprecedented sensitivity. This will enable searches for dark matter and other physics beyond the Standard Model, of which we…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-01-07 Kim V. Berghaus , Yufeng Du , Vincent S. H. Lee , Anirudh Prabhu , Robert Reischke , Liam Connor , Kathryn M. Zurek

An optical quantum sensor (OQS) based on lasers and alkali-metal atoms is a sensitive ambient-temperature magnetometer that can be used in axion dark matter search with an inductor-capacitor (LC) circuit at kHz and MHz frequencies. We have…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-10-30 Young Jin Kim , Leanne Duffy , Igor Savukov , Ping-Han Chu

The dark photon is a massive hypothetical particle that interacts with the Standard Model by kinetically mixing with the visible photon. For small values of the mixing parameter, dark photons can evade cosmological bounds to be a viable…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-12-02 Andrea Caputo , Alexander J. Millar , Ciaran A. J. O'Hare , Edoardo Vitagliano

The oscillating light axion field is known as wave dark matter. We propose an LC-resonance enhanced detection of the narrow band electric signals induced by the axion dark matter using a solenoid magnet facility. We provide full 3D…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-05-02 Junxi Duan , Yu Gao , Chang-Yin Ji , Sichun Sun , Yugui Yao , Yun-Long Zhang

The axion is particularly well motivated candidate for the dark matter comprising most of the mass of our visible Universe, leading to worldwide experimental and observational efforts towards its discovery. As is well known, resonant…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-04-14 Yu-Ang Liu , Bilal Ahmad , Nick Houston

The SUPerconduction AXion search experiment (Supax) is a haloscope designed to probe axion-like particles (ALPs) as candidates for dark matter and solutions to the strong CP problem. ALPs are predicted to couple to photons, allowing their…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2025-05-13 Dhruv Chouhan , Tim Schneemann , Kristof Schmieden , Matthias Schott

A coupled microwave-cavity system of cylindrical TM$_{010}$ single-mode has been developed to search for dark matter axions around 10 $\mu {\rm eV}$(2.4 GHz) with the Rydberg-atom cavity detector at 10 mK range temperature. One component of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Tada , Y. Kishimoto , M. Shibata , K. Kominato , I. Ogawa , H. Funahashi , K. Yamamoto , S. Matsuki

Axions are a promising cold dark matter candidate. Haloscopes, which use the conversion of axions to photons in the presence of a magnetic field to detect axions, are the basis of microwave cavity searches such as the Axion Dark Matter…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-01 N. Crisosto , G. Rybka , P. Sikivie , N. S. Sullivan , D. B. Tanner , J. Yang

Axion quark nuggets (AQNs) are hypothetical objects with a mass greater than a few grams and sub-micrometer size, formed during the quark-hadron transition. Originating from the axion field, they offer a possible resolution of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-22 Fereshteh Majidi , Xunyu Liang , Ludovic Van Waerbeke , Ariel Zhitnitsky , Michael Sekatchev , Julian S. Sommer , Klaus Dolag , Tiago Castro

We review the physics potential of a next generation search for solar axions: the International Axion Observatory (IAXO). Endowed with a sensitivity to discover axion-like particles (ALPs) with a coupling to photons as small as…

We propose a magnetic resonance force microscopy (MRFM) search for axion dark matter around 1 GHz. The experiment leverages the axion's derivative coupling to electrons, which induces an effective A.C. magnetic field on a sample of electron…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-02-02 Elham Kashi , Muhammad Hani Zaheer , Ryan Petery , Swati Singh

We describe a resonant cavity search apparatus for axion dark matter constructed by the Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector (QSHS) collaboration. The apparatus is configured to search for QCD axion dark matter, though also has the…