Axion-like relics: new constraints from old comagnetometer data
Abstract The noble-alkali comagnetometer, developed in recent years, has been shown to be a very accurate measuring device of anomalous magnetic-like fields. An ultra-light relic axion-like particle can source an anomalous field that permeates space, allowing for its detection by comagnetometers. He...
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| author | Itay M. Bloch Yonit Hochberg Eric Kuflik Tomer Volansky |
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| description | Abstract The noble-alkali comagnetometer, developed in recent years, has been shown to be a very accurate measuring device of anomalous magnetic-like fields. An ultra-light relic axion-like particle can source an anomalous field that permeates space, allowing for its detection by comagnetometers. Here we derive new constraints on relic axion-like particles interaction with neutrons and electrons from old comagnetometer data. We show that the decade-old experimental data place the most stringent terrestrial constraints to date on ultra-light axion-like particles coupled to neutrons. The constraints are comparable to those from stellar cooling, providing a complementary probe. Future planned improvements of comagnetometer measurements through altered geometry, constituent content and data analysis techniques could enhance the sensitivity to axion-like relics coupled to nucleons or electrons by many orders of magnitude. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a2e7919144544f5692a21d9e9ad03a822025-02-09T12:06:27ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792020-01-012020113810.1007/JHEP01(2020)167Axion-like relics: new constraints from old comagnetometer dataItay M. Bloch0Yonit Hochberg1Eric Kuflik2Tomer Volansky3Department of Physics, Tel Aviv UniversityRacah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of JerusalemRacah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University of JerusalemDepartment of Physics, Tel Aviv UniversityAbstract The noble-alkali comagnetometer, developed in recent years, has been shown to be a very accurate measuring device of anomalous magnetic-like fields. An ultra-light relic axion-like particle can source an anomalous field that permeates space, allowing for its detection by comagnetometers. Here we derive new constraints on relic axion-like particles interaction with neutrons and electrons from old comagnetometer data. We show that the decade-old experimental data place the most stringent terrestrial constraints to date on ultra-light axion-like particles coupled to neutrons. The constraints are comparable to those from stellar cooling, providing a complementary probe. Future planned improvements of comagnetometer measurements through altered geometry, constituent content and data analysis techniques could enhance the sensitivity to axion-like relics coupled to nucleons or electrons by many orders of magnitude.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2020)167Dark matterDark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments) |
| spellingShingle | Itay M. Bloch Yonit Hochberg Eric Kuflik Tomer Volansky Axion-like relics: new constraints from old comagnetometer data Journal of High Energy Physics Dark matter Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments) |
| title | Axion-like relics: new constraints from old comagnetometer data |
| title_full | Axion-like relics: new constraints from old comagnetometer data |
| title_fullStr | Axion-like relics: new constraints from old comagnetometer data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Axion-like relics: new constraints from old comagnetometer data |
| title_short | Axion-like relics: new constraints from old comagnetometer data |
| title_sort | axion like relics new constraints from old comagnetometer data |
| topic | Dark matter Dark Matter and Double Beta Decay (experiments) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2020)167 |
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