Exclusion Limits on Hidden-Photon Dark Matter Near 2 neV from a Fixed-Frequency Superconducting Lumped-Element Resonator

A. Phipps, S. E. Kuenstner, S. Chaudhuri, C. S. Dawson, B. A. Young, C. T. FitzGerald, H. Froland, K. Wells, D. Li, H. M. Cho, S. Rajendran, P. W. Graham, K. D. Irwin

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Abstract

We present the design and performance of a simple fixed-frequency superconducting lumped-element resonator developed for axion and hidden-photon dark matter detection. A rectangular NbTi inductor was coupled to a Nb-coated sapphire capacitor and immersed in liquid helium within a superconducting shield. The resonator was transformer-coupled to a DC SQUID for readout. We measured a quality factor of ∼40,000 at the resonant frequency of 492.027 kHz and set a simple exclusion limit on ∼2 neV hidden photons with kinetic mixing angle ε ≳ 1.5 × 10−9 based on 5.14 h of integrated noise. This test device informs the development of the Dark Matter Radio, a tunable superconducting lumped-element resonator which will search for axions and hidden photons over the 100 Hz to 300 MHz frequency range.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMicrowave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research - Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop, 2018
EditorsGianpaolo Carosi, Gray Rybka
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages139-145
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9783030437602
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Workshop on Microwave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research, 2018 - Livermore, United States
Duration: Aug 21 2018Aug 24 2018

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
Volume245
ISSN (Print)0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

Conference

Conference3rd International Workshop on Microwave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research, 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLivermore
Period8/21/188/24/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

Keywords

  • Dark Matter Radio
  • Hidden photon
  • Lumped-element
  • Superconducting resonator

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