Cavity Microwave Searches for Cosmological Axions
Description:
This chapter will cover the search for dark matter axions based on microwave cavity experiments proposed by Pierre Sikivie. We will start with a brief overview of halo dark matter and the axion as a candidate. The principle of resonant conversion of axions in an external magnetic field will be described as well as practical considerations in optimizing the experiment as a signal-to-noise problem. A major focus of this chapter will be the two complementary strategies for ultra-low noise detectio…
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Date:
January 22, 2007
Creator:
Carosi, G. & van Bibber, K.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department