Axion Dark Matter Detection Using Atomic Transitions

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作者
Sikivie, P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Florida, Dept Phys, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
CP CONSERVATION; CONSTRAINTS; INVARIANCE; SCHEME; MASS;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.201301
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Dark matter axions may cause transitions between atomic states that differ in energy by an amount equal to the axion mass. Such energy differences are conveniently tuned using the Zeeman effect. It is proposed to search for dark matter axions by cooling a kilogram-sized sample to millikelvin temperatures and count axion induced transitions using laser techniques. This appears to be an appropriate approach to axion dark matter detection in the 10(-4) eV mass range.
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