DPF - PHENO 2024

Axion Magnetic Resonance: A Novel Enhancement in Axion-Photon Conversion

15 May 2024, 14:45

15m

Barco Law Building 109 (University of Pittsburgh)

Axion Axion

Speaker

Dr Chen Sun (Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL))

Description

We identify a new resonance, axion magnetic resonance (AMR), that can greatly enhance the conversion rate between axions and photons. A series of axion search experiments rely on converting them into photons inside a constant magnetic field background. A common bottleneck of such experiments is the conversion amplitude being suppressed by the axion mass when $m_a\gtrsim {10}^{-4}$eV. We point out that a spatial or temporal variation in the magnetic field can cancel the difference between the photon dispersion relation and that of the axion, hence greatly enhancing the conversion probability.
We demonstrate that the enhancement can be achieved by both a helical magnetic field profile and a harmonic oscillation of the magnitude. Our approach can extend the projected ALPS II reach in the axion-photon coupling ($g_{a\gamma }$) by two orders of magnitude at $m_a={10}^{-3}\mathrm{eV}$ with moderate assumptions.

Presentation materials

pheno2024.pdf