First results from ADMX Experiment: Phase IIa
ORAL
Abstract
The Axion,a light pseudo-scalar particle predicted as a consequence of the Peccei-Quinn solution to the Strong CP problem, is a compelling dark matter candidate with a well predicted coupling to the photon. The Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) is a microwave cavity experiment that has recently completed a full system upgrade and begun a comprehensive search for dark matter axions. The sensitivity of the newly upgraded experiment will be discussed and early results will be shown.
*Supported by DOE Grants DE-FG02-97ER41029, DE-FG02-96ER40956, DE- AC52-07NA27344, DE-AC03-76SF00098, NSF grants PHY-1067242 and PHY-1306729, and the Livermore LDRD program
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