The CASPEr and SHAFT searches for ultralight axion-like dark matter

13 Jul 2021, 14:45
15m
Track D (Zoom)

Track D

Zoom

talk Dark Matter Dark Matter

Speaker

Alexander Sushkov (Boston University)

Description

I will describe two precision experiments searching for ultralight axion-like dark matter. The SHAFT experiment uses ferromagnetic toroidal magnets, and is sensitive to the electromagnetic coupling in the 12 peV to 12 neV mass range. The CASPEr-e experiment is based on precision magnetic resonance, and is sensitive to the EDM and the gradient couplings in the 162-166 neV mass range. These two searches have recently produced leading experimental limits on all three of the possible interactions of axion-like dark matter in those mass ranges.

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Primary author

Alexander Sushkov (Boston University)

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