http://arxiv.org/abs/1512.05547
We show that the magnetic component of the photon field produced by dark matter axions via the two-photon coupling mechanism in a Sikivie Haloscope is an important parameter passed over in previous analysis and experiments. The interaction of the produced photons will be resonantly enhanced as long as they couple to the electric or magnetic mode structure of the Haloscope cavity. For typical Haloscope experiments the electric and magnetic coupling is the same and implicitly assumed in past sensitivity calculations. However, for future planned searches such as those at high frequency, which synchronize multiple cavities, the sensitivity will be altered due to different magnetic and electric couplings. We discuss the implications of the full electromagnetic form factor and propose new experiments using lumped 3D LC resonators (or re-entrant cavities) with separated electric and magnetic fields to probe currently unbounded regions of the axion mass parameter space.
B. McAllister, S. Parker and M. Tobar
Thu, 24 Dec 15
12/28
Comments: 5 pages, 4 figures. Version 2: Corrected typographical errors
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