Qualification of piezo-electric actuators for the MADMAX booster system at cryogenic temperatures and high magnetic fields

Abstract

We report on the qualification of a piezo-based linear stage for the manipulation of positions of dielectric discs in the booster of the MADMAX axion dark matter search experiment. A first demonstrator of the piezo drives, specifically developed for MADMAX, was tested at room temperature as well as at cryogenic temperatures down to 4.5 K and inside strong magnetic fields up to 5.3 T. These qualification measurements prove that the piezo-based linear stage is suited for MADMAX and fulfills the requirements.

13 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables

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• Dielectric Haloscopes: A New Way to Detect Axion Dark Matter

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