A Medium Frequency RF Sensor for Detection of Magnetized Quark Nuggets
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
It is hypothesized that dark matter is composed of particles called quark nuggets, and further that these particles have a permanent magnetic dipole moment. If this hypothesis is true, calculations predict that a magnetized quark nugget (MQN) will oscillate when encountering the Earth's magnetosphere, and emit RF radiation between 30kHz and 30MHz. To support testing this hypothesis, a loop antenna sensor was designed and developed, which is described in this report. This sensor operates between 300kHz and 3MHz and achieves about -11dBfT/vHz sensitivity at 1.5MHz.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1832302
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2021-14653; 701821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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