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Speaker: Chiara Salemi (SLAC) – Title: Seeing the invisible: the search for axion dark matter
March 28 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Research Progress Meeting
Date: March 28, 2024
Time: 4:00- 5:00 pm
Location: Sessler Conference Room- 50A-5132 [In-Person and HYBRID]
Speaker: Chiara Salemi (SLAC)
Title: Seeing the invisible: the search for axion dark matter
Abstract: The presence of dark matter provides some of the most persuasive evidence for the existence of physics beyond the Standard Model. One compelling dark matter candidate is the axion, a light boson that was originally postulated as a solution to another outstanding issue, the strong CP problem in QCD. This talk covers two experimental programs to search for axion dark matter with advanced quantum sensors: DMRadio and BREAD. DMRadio searches for low-mass (long-wavelength) axions using a lumped-element detection method, while BREAD searches for relatively high-mass (short-wavelength) axions using a reflector. I will discuss the status and upcoming plans for these two programs, with a focus on the quantum sensors that enable these kinds of searches.
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