7 papers
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…
First direct search for light dark matter interactions in a transition-edge sensor
Christina Schwemmbauer, Guy Daniel Hadas, Yonit Hochberg +9
We propose the use of transition-edge sensor (TES) single-photon detectors as a simultaneous target and sensor for direct dark matter searches, and report results from the first se…
Any Light Particle Searches with ALPS II: Description of the first science campaign
Aaron D. Spector, Daniel C. Brotherton, Ayman Hallal +23
From February to May of 2024 the Any Light Particle Search II (ALPS II) conducted its first science campaign using the `light-shining-through-a-wall' technique to search for pseudo…
Any Light Particle Searches with ALPS II: first science results
Daniel C. Brotherton, Zachary R. Bush, Sandy Croatto +37
The light-shining-through-a-wall experiment ALPS II at DESY in Hamburg searched for axions and similar lightweight particles in its first science campaign from February to May 2024…
Characterization of a Two-Channel Optical and Near-infrared Transition Edge Sensor System for Rare-Event Searches
Manuel Meyer, Katharina-Sophie Isleif, Friederike Januschek +5
Transition edge sensors (TESs) are superconducting energy-resolving microcalorimeters that have demonstrated low background rates as well as quantum efficiencies close to unity for…
Binary Classification of Light and Dark Time Traces of a Transition Edge Sensor Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Elmeri Rivasto, Katharina-Sophie Isleif, Friederike Januschek +5
The Any Light Particle Search II (ALPS II) is a light shining through a wall experiment probing the existence of axions and axion-like particles using a 1064 nm laser source. While…