使用约瑟夫森旅行波参数放大器进行暗物质轴动搜索
C Bartram1, T Braine1, R Cervantes1
1University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
The Review of scientific instruments
|December 11, 2023
概括
这项研究首次展示了约瑟夫森移动波参数放大器 (JTWPA) 在寻找axion暗物质中的首次使用. 该JTWPA实现了对axion类粒子的灵敏度,推进了宽带axion检测能力.
科学领域:
- * 实验性的粒子物理学
- *宇宙学是一门学科.
- * * 量子电子 量子电子
背景情况:
- * Axion对暗物质的搜索对于理解宇宙的组成至关重要.
- *以前的搜索受到探测器灵敏度和带宽的限制.
- *参数放大器可以提高灵敏度.
研究的目的:
- * 在axion暗物质实验中实施和测试Josephson旅行波参数放大器 (JTWPA).
- * 评估JTWPA对状粒子暗物质的敏感性.
- * 评估JTWPA适用于宽带动力检测的适用性.
主要方法:
- *将JTWPA集成到现有的axion暗物质搜索装置中.
- *JTWPA在0.56升的共振腔内运行.
- * 调整腔体的共振频率,以扫描特定微波范围的轴突信号.
主要成果:
- *JTWPA获得了对10−13 Ge V−1.1以上合的轴子类粒子暗物质的灵敏度.
- * 搜索集中在19.84μeV左右的轴子质量,对应于4796.7-4799.5MHz的频率.
- *JTWPA在3GHz带宽上显示出高收益.
结论:
- *JTWPA代表了axion暗物质检测的重大进步.
- * 它的宽带宽能力对未来的宽带axion搜索有希望.
- *这种实施为更敏感和更全面的暗物质调查铺平了道路.
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