Speaker
Reza Ebadi
Description
We introduce GALILEO, a novel experimental approach to detect light dark matter candidates through precision optical interferometry. The method exploits the sensitivity of electro-optical materials, whose refractive indices are modulated by a coherently oscillating dark matter field. Using a high-precision resonant Michelson interferometer as the detection mechanism, GALILEO enables the exploration of uncharted parameter space for light dark matter, including dark photons and axion-like particles, across a broad mass range. Notably, the experiment achieves sensitivity to dark matter masses exceeding tens of microelectronvolts—a challenging regime for conventional microwave cavity haloscopes.
Authors
David Kaplan
(Johns Hopkins University)
Reza Ebadi
Prof.
Ronald Walsworth
(University of Maryland, College Park)
Surjeet Rajendran
