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most citedNew CAST Limit on the Axion-Photon Interaction

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176 papers

physics.ins-det2026

Overview and design optimization of a custom hybrid X-ray telescope for the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

Yue Yu, Jooyun Woo, Ipek Altunyurt +34

We present the design optimization for maximizing the effective area of a custom X-ray optic for the International Axion Observatory (IAXO) and BabyIAXO, including its novel hybrid…

quant-ph2026

Benchmarking Dark Matter Search using a Parity-Check Protocol with Machine-Learning Optimized Pulses

Yu-Han Chang, Ilya Moskalenko, Marko Kuzmanović +7

We report on an improved microwave detection protocol for dark matter candidates such as the axion and the dark photon. We employ a superconducting transmon qubit dispersively coup…

physics.ins-det2026

Improvement and assessment of the radiopurity of Micromegas readout planes

Juan Castel, Susana Cebrian, Theopisti Dafni +17

Micromesh Gas Structures (Micromegas) as readout of gaseous Time Projection Chambers (TPCs) are being considered in experiments investigating rare phenomena, like the nuclear doubl…

physics.ins-det2025

Low-energy threshold demonstration for dark matter searches in TREX-DM with an Ar source produced at CNA HiSPANoS

J. Castel, S. Cebrián, T. Dafni +16

We report on the successful implementation of an Ar calibration source in the TREX-DM detector, a high-pressure time projection chamber designed for low-mass dark matter sea…

physics.ins-det2025

Spatial resolution studies with the BabyIAXO Micromegas prototype

A. Quintana, J. Castel, S. Cebrián +20

The spatial resolution of the Micromegas prototype developed for the BabyIAXO experiment was evaluated using a low-energy X-ray beam at the SOLEIL synchrotron facility. BabyIAXO, c…

hep-ph2025

Experiments to test the hypothesis for solar and dark matter axions

Babette Döbrich, Igor G. Irastorza

We present a pedagogical introduction to the direct search of axions as dark matter, as well as to searches for solar axions. The plethora of experimental searches exploit the axio…