Design Overview of DM Radio Pathfinder Experiment

Maximiliano Silva-Feaver, Saptarshi Chaudhuri, Hsaio Mei Cho, Carl Dawson, Peter Graham, Kent Irwin, Stephen Kuenstner, Dale Li, Jeremy Mardon, Harvey Moseley, Richard Mule, Arran Phipps, Surjeet Rajendran, Zach Steffen, Betty Young

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Abstract

We introduce DM Radio, a dual search for axion and hidden photon dark matter using a tunable superconducting lumped-element resonator. We discuss the prototype DM Radio Pathfinder experiment, which will probe hidden photons in the 500 peV (100 kHz)-50 neV (10 MHz) mass range. We detail the design of the various components: The LC resonant detector, the resonant frequency tuning procedure, the differential SQUID readout circuit, the shielding, and the cryogenic mounting structure. We present the current status of the pathfinder experiment and illustrate its potential science reach in the context of the larger experimental program.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number7750582
JournalIEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
Volume27
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2017
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • axion
  • Hidden photon
  • SQUID series array

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