The nature of dark matter remains one of the preeminent mysteries in physics and cosmology. It appears to require the existence of new particles whose interactions to ordinary matter are extraordinarily feeble. One well-motivated candidate is the axion, an extraordinarily light neutral particle that may possibly be detected by looking for their conversion to detectable microwaves in the presence of a strong magnetic field. This has led to a number of experimental searches that are beginning to probe plausible axion model space and may discover the axion in the near future. These proceedings discuss the challenges of designing and operating tunable resonant cavities and detectors at ultralow temperatures. The topics discussed here have potential application far beyond the field of dark matter detection and may be applied to resonant cavities for accelerators as well as designing superconducting detectors for quantum information and computing applications. This work is intended for graduate students and researchers interested in learning the unique requirements for designing and operating microwave cavities and detectors for direct axion searches and to introduce several proposed experimental concepts that are still in the prototype stage.
| ISBN: | 9783030065027 |
| Publication date: | 14th December 2018 |
| Author: | Gianpaolo Carosi, Gray Rybka, Karl van Bibber |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 161 pages |
| Series: | Springer Proceedings in Physics |
| Genres: |
Particle and high-energy physics Astrophysics Low temperature physics |
The nature of dark matter remains one of the preeminent mysteries in physics and cosmology. It appears to require the existence of new particles whose interactions to ordinary matter are extraordinarily feeble. One well-motivated candidate is the axion, an extraordinarily light neutral particle that may possibly be detected by looking for their conversion to detectable microwaves in the presence of a strong magnetic field. This has led to a number of experimental searches that are beginning to probe plausible axion model space and may discover the axion in the near future. These proceedings discuss the challenges of designing and operating tunable resonant cavities and detectors at ultralow temperatures. The topics discussed here have potential application far beyond the field of dark matter detection and may be applied to resonant cavities for accelerators as well as designing superconducting detectors for quantum information and computing applications. This work is intended for graduate students and researchers interested in learning the unique requirements for designing and operating microwave cavities and detectors for direct axion searches and to introduce several proposed experimental concepts that are still in the prototype stage.
Microwave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research features in the following genres: Particle and high-energy physics, Astrophysics, Low temperature physics
Microwave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research is available in Paperback, Hardback
Microwave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research was written by Gianpaolo Carosi, Gray Rybka, Karl van Bibber and published by Springer an imprint of Springer International Publishing
Microwave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research has 161 pages
Yes it is part of Springer Proceedings in Physics series