26–30 Aug 2019
Universität Zürich
Europe/Zurich timezone

【356】Axion-Dark-Matter Search using Cold Neutrons

29 Aug 2019, 15:15
15m
G 55

G 55

Talk Nuclear, Particle- and Astrophysics (TASK) Nuclear, Particle- & Astrophysics

Speaker

Ivo Schulthess (University of Bern)

Description

The current best estimate for the universe’s matter content consists of 84% dark matter, and the search for its composition remains of great interest. One possible candidate is a so far undetected ultra-low-mass axion. Various astronomical observations, and only one laboratory experiment, using ultra-cold neutrons, currently constrain the axion mass and its interaction strength in the allowed phase space. In this talk, the idea of a new complementary laboratory search for an axion-induced oscillating neutron electric dipole moment using a cold neutron beam Ramsey setup will be presented.

Author

Ivo Schulthess (University of Bern)

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