Design of Superconducting Magnetic Shielding for an Axion Detector

A new experiment has recently been proposed [1] that can detect the Peccei-Quinn (PQ) axion, a hypothetical particle whose detection could explain Dark Matter's existence and the smallness of the neutron electric dipole moment. ~Using a new form of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, the method can probe well into the PQ axion decay range. Additionally it does not rely on cosmological assumptions. In this poster, I will discuss the design of a superconducting magnetic shield that is required for reducing background magnetic fields in the experiment. \\[4pt] [1] A. Arvanitaki and A. A. Geraci, arxiv: 1403.1290, Phys. Rev. Lett. (accepted) 2014.