The ORGAN Experiment: Current Status, and Future Plans

ORAL

Abstract

We present the current status, and future plans of The Oscillating Resonant Group AxioN (ORGAN) Experiment, a high-mass ($\sim60-200~\mu$eV) microwave cavity axion haloscope. ORGAN comprises various phases and sub-phases, having commenced in 2021, and running until 2026. We will discuss each phase, their experimental details, and projected reach. Initial phases rely on well-developed technologies such as traditional tuning-rod resonators, and HEMT amplifiers. Future phases project the use of novel resonant designs based on dielectric structures, and advanced readout techniques based on GHz single photon counters (SPCs). We will discuss the proposed resonant designs, and report on progress in the development of SPCs. It is projected that, with the development of efficient SPCs, within the 12+ Tesla, milli-Kelvin environment available, DFSZ sensitivity is attainable over the entire mass range within the time-scale of the experiment.

Authors

  • Ben McAllister

    University of Western Australia, Univ of Western Australia, ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics

  • Aaron Quiskamp

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics

  • Graeme Flower

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics

  • William Campbell

    University of Western Australia, ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics

  • Catriona Thomson

    University of Western Australia, ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics

  • Cindy Zhao

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics

  • Paul Altin

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery

  • Tom Stace

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems

  • Eugene Ivanov

    University of Western Australia, ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics, Univ of Western Australia

  • Maxim Goryachev

    University of Western Australia, ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics, Univ of Western Australia

  • Michael Tobar

    University of Western Australia, Univ of Western Australia, ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems/ARC Centre of Excellence for Dark Matter Particle Physics