Earth as a transducer for axion dark-matter detection

Arza, Ariel; Fedderke, Michael A.; Graham, Peter W.; Kimball, Derek F. Jackson; Kalia, Saarik

doi:10.48550/arxiv.2112.09620

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“…Instead, a network of unshielded magnetometers is required. Searches for dark/hidden photons and ALPs using a publicly available dataset from the SuperMAG Collaboration [221,222] established experimental constraints on such scenarios that are competitive with astrophysical limits [223][224][225] and the CAST experiment [226] in the probed mass ranges (from around 10 −18 eV to 10 −16 eV). A dedicated unshielded magnetometer network targeting hidden photon dark matter may be able to extend the probed parameter space.…”

Section: Searches For Exotic Spin-dependent Interactions Using Magnet...mentioning

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Quantum Sensors for High Precision Measurements of Spin-dependent Interactions

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Cecil²,

Chupp³

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The applications of spin-based quantum sensors to measurements probing fundamental physics are surveyed. Experimental methods and technologies developed for quantum information science have rapidly advanced in recent years, and these tools enable increasingly precise control and measurement of spin dynamics. Theories of beyond-the-Standard-Model physics predict, for example, symmetry violating electromagnetic moments aligned with particle spins, exotic spin-dependent forces, coupling of spins to ultralight bosonic dark matter fields, and changes to the local environment that affect spins. Spin-based quantum sensors can be used to search for these myriad phenomena, and offer a methodology for tests of fundamental physics that is complementary to particle colliders and large scale particle detectors. Areas of technological development that can significantly enhance the sensitivity of spin-based quantum sensors to new physics are highlighted.

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Quantum Sensors for High Precision Measurements of Spin-dependent Interactions

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Chupp³

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“…We advocate for the use of networks of sensors to search for these stochastic fluctuations. There are existing and proposed dark matter searches sensitive to these interactions using networks composed from a variety of sensor types such as atomic clocks [43,46,[48][49][50]63], atomic magnetometers [42,[57][58][59][60][61][64][65][66], gravimeters [67][68][69], laser interferometers [51,52,70], and atom interferometers [53].…”

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Intensity interferometry for ultralight bosonic dark matter detection

Masia‐Roig¹,

Figueroa²,

Ariday³

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Ultralight bosonic dark matter (UBDM) can be described by a classical wave-like field oscillating at the Compton frequency of the bosons. If a measurement scheme for the direct detection of UBDM interactions is sensitive to a signature quadratic in the field, then there is a near-zero-frequency (dc) component of the signal. Thus, a detector with a given finite bandwidth can be used to search for bosons with Compton frequencies many orders of magnitude larger than its bandwidth. This opens the possibility of a detection scheme analogous to Hanbury Brown and Twiss interferometry. Assuming that the UBDM is virialized in the gravitational potential, for example of the Milky Way, the random velocities produce slight deviations from the Compton frequency. These result in stochastic fluctuations of the intensity on a time scale determined by the spread in velocities. In order to mitigate ubiquitous local low-frequency noise, a network of sensors can be used to search for the stochastic intensity fluctuations by measuring cross-correlation between the sensors. This method is inherently broadband, since a large range of Compton frequencies will have a nearzero-frequency component within the sensor bandwidth that can be searched for simultaneously. Experiments with existing clock and magnetometer networks have sufficient sensitivity to search a broad range of unexplored parameter space.

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Earth as a transducer for axion dark-matter detection

Cited by 2 publications

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Quantum Sensors for High Precision Measurements of Spin-dependent Interactions

Quantum Sensors for High Precision Measurements of Spin-dependent Interactions

Intensity interferometry for ultralight bosonic dark matter detection

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