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Saebyeok Ahn1,2, Boris I Ivanov1,2, Ohjoon Kwon1,2
1Institute for Basic Science, Dark Matter Axion Group, Daejeon 34126, Republic of Korea.
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We report a follow-up axion haloscope search near 1.036 GHz that completes and extends our previous work [Ahn et al. Phys. Rev. X 14, 031023 (2024)PRXHAE2160-330810.1103/PhysRevX.14.031023], in which a portion of the HEMT-based data could not be analyzed due to unrecorded experimental information. While recovering this dataset, we identified an excess near 1.036 GHz that satisfied our candidate-selection criteria, motivating dedicated validation studies, including independent cross-checks and reexamination with the original apparatus. The excess did not persist under these investigations and was not confirmed as an axion dark-matter signal. We subsequently extended the search over a 20-MHz band surrounding the candidate using a quantum-noise-limited amplifier, achieving sensitivity close to the Dine-Fischler-Srednicki-Zhitnitsky benchmark. In the absence of a confirmed signal, we set improved 90% confidence-level upper limits on the axion-photon coupling over the frequency range 1.026-1.045 GHz. This Letter highlights the importance of robust candidate-validation strategies as haloscope searches approach discovery-level sensitivity.
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