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Title: GALILEO: Galactic Axion Laser Interferometer Leveraging Electro-Optics

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters

We propose a novel experimental method for probing light dark matter candidates. We show that an electro-optical material’s refractive index is modified in the presence of a coherently oscillating dark matter background. A high-precision resonant Michelson interferometer can be used to read out this signal. The proposed detection scheme allows for the exploration of an uncharted parameter space of dark matter candidates over a wide range of masses—including masses exceeding a few tens of microelectronvolts, which is a challenging parameter space for microwave cavity haloscopes.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); University of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); Army Research Laboratory (ARL); Maryland Quantum Technology Center; National Science Foundation (NSF); Simons Investigator Award; John Templeton Foundation
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359; SC0021654
OSTI ID:
1997118
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 2318597; OSTI ID: 2337527
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB--23-393-SQMS-V; arXiv:2306.02168; oai:inspirehep.net:2665784
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 132; ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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