Search for Hidden Sector Photons with the ADMX Detector

Journal Article · Fri Oct 22 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.105.171801· OSTI ID:21467032

Wagner, A; Rybka, G; Hotz, M; Rosenberg, L J; Asztalos, S J; Carosi, G; Hagmann, C; Kinion, D; Bibber, K van; Hoskins, J; Martin, C; Sikivie, P; Tanner, D B; Bradley, R; Clarke, J ^[1]

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1. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 (United States)

Hidden U(1) gauge symmetries are common to many extensions of the standard model proposed to explain dark matter. The hidden gauge vector bosons of such extensions may mix kinetically with standard model photons, providing a means for electromagnetic power to pass through conducting barriers. The axion dark matter experiment detector was used to search for hidden vector bosons originating in an emitter cavity driven with microwave power. We exclude hidden vector bosons with kinetic couplings {chi}>3.48x10{sup -8} for masses less than 3 {mu}eV. This limit represents an improvement of more than 2 orders of magnitude in sensitivity relative to previous cavity experiments.

• OSTI ID: 21467032
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 105, Issue 17; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.171801; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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