New Technologies for Axion and Dark Photon Searches
arXiv:2412.08704 · doi:10.1146/annurev-nucl-121423-101015
Abstract
The search for dark matter and physics beyond the Standard Model has grown to encompass a highly interdisciplinary approach. In this review, we survey recent searches for light, weakly-coupled particles - axions and dark photons - over the past decade, focusing on new experimental results and the incorporation of technologies and techniques from fields as diverse as quantum science, microwave engineering, precision magnetometry, and condensed matter physics. We also review theoretical progress which has been useful in identifying new experimental directions, and identify the areas of most rapid experimental progress and the technological advances required to continue exploring the parameter space for axions and dark photons.
31 pages, 5 figures. Invited review for Annual Reviews Nuclear Particle Science 2025
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