SQUID-based microwave cavity search for dark-matter axions.

Asztalos, S J; Carosi, G; Hagmann, C; Kinion, D; van Bibber, K; Hotz, M; Rosenberg, L J; Rybka, G; Hoskins, J; Hwang, J; Sikivie, P; Tanner, D B; Bradley, R; Clarke, J

Asztalos, S J; Carosi, G; Hagmann, C; Kinion, D; van Bibber, K; Hotz, M; Rosenberg, L J; Rybka, G; Hoskins, J; Hwang, J; Sikivie, P; Tanner, D B; Bradley, R; Clarke, J.

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Asztalos SJ; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.

Phys Rev Lett ; 104(4): 041301, 2010 Jan 29.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20366699

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Axions in the microeV mass range are a plausible cold dark-matter candidate and may be detected by their conversion into microwave photons in a resonant cavity immersed in a static magnetic field. We report the first result from such an axion search using a superconducting first-stage amplifier (SQUID) replacing a conventional GaAs field-effect transistor amplifier. This experiment excludes KSVZ dark-matter axions with masses between 3.3 microeV and 3.53 microeV and sets the stage for a definitive axion search utilizing near quantum-limited SQUID amplifiers.

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Phys Rev Lett Year: 2010 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Estados Unidos

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