A Table-Top Pilot Experiment for Narrow Mass Range Light Cold Dark Matter Particle Searches
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. An Axion Model and Detection Framework
The Model
3. The Experiment
3.1. Detection Scheme
3.2. Noise Registry:
4. Preliminary Tests
5. Discussion and Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Value/Range |
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Mass (ma) | 22.5 ± 0.5 μeV to 112.5 ± 0.5 μeV |
Corresponding Resonant Frequency (Axion Compton Frequency) (νres/νc) | 5.4 ± 0.12 GHz to 27.0 ± 0.12 GHz |
Mean Axion Mass (〈m〉) | 101.25 + 0.5 μeV |
Axion Coupling/Decay Constant (fa) | 1011 to 1010 GeV |
Cosmological Axion Model | KSVZ/DFSZ |
Axion-γγ Coupling (gaγγ) | 10−15 to 10−13 GeV−1 |
Corresponding Compton Wavelength (λc) | 0.05 to 0.01 m |
Galactic Axion Velocity (va) | 2.3 × 105 ms−1 |
DM Density (Ωdm) | 0.3 0.1 GeV·cm3 |
Axion Density (Ωa) | 0.323 ± 0.1 GeV·cm3 |
Cavity Radius (r) | 2.1 cm to 4.2 mm |
Cavity Length (l) | 24 cm |
Cavity Mode (TMφρz) and Form Factor (Cφρz) | TM010~0.5 |
Cavity Quality Factor (Q0) | 0.75–1.0 × 105 |
Magnetic Field Intensity (B) | 8.0–10.0 T |
Component | Tphys (K) | TnK (%) | Gain (dB) |
---|---|---|---|
Cavity | 0.020 | 0.020 (0.2) | 0 |
JPA | 0.020 | 1.2 (4) | 15–25 |
RTD | 2.0–4.0 | 1.0 (1) | 5–10 |
cHEMT | 1.2–2.0 | 2 (5) | 28–38 |
HEMT | 290 | 65 (80) | 40 |
Cables | Various | 8 (10) | −10 |
Total | ~78 (~100) | 78–100 |
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