Axion detection via superfluid 3He ferromagnetic phase and quantum measurement techniques

Abstract We propose to use the nuclear spin excitation in the ferromagnetic A1 phase of the superfluid 3He for the axion dark matter detection. This approach is striking in that it is sensitive to the axion-nucleon coupling, one of the most important features of the QCD axion introduced to solve the...

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Main Authors: So Chigusa, Dan Kondo, Hitoshi Murayama, Risshin Okabe, Hiroyuki Sudo
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Published: SpringerOpen 2024-09-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2024)191
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Dan Kondo
Hitoshi Murayama
Risshin Okabe
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description Abstract We propose to use the nuclear spin excitation in the ferromagnetic A1 phase of the superfluid 3He for the axion dark matter detection. This approach is striking in that it is sensitive to the axion-nucleon coupling, one of the most important features of the QCD axion introduced to solve the strong CP problem. We review a quantum mechanical description of the nuclear spin excitation and apply it to the estimation of the axion-induced spin excitation rate. We also describe a possible detection method of the spin excitation in detail and show that the combination of the squeezing of the final state with the Josephson parametric amplifier and the homodyne measurement can enhance the sensitivity. It turns out that this approach gives good sensitivity to the axion dark matter with the mass of O $$ \mathcal{O} $$ (1) μeV depending on the size of the external magnetic field. We estimate the parameters of experimental setups, e.g., the detector volume and the amplitude of squeezing, required to reach the QCD axion parameter space.
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spelling doaj-art-291d87e8e1c848c1bfb4e5d51af583eb2024-12-08T12:16:06ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792024-09-012024914010.1007/JHEP09(2024)191Axion detection via superfluid 3He ferromagnetic phase and quantum measurement techniquesSo Chigusa0Dan Kondo1Hitoshi Murayama2Risshin Okabe3Hiroyuki Sudo4Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryKavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, The University of TokyoErnest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryKavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI), The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study, The University of TokyoInstitute for Solid State Physics, The University of TokyoAbstract We propose to use the nuclear spin excitation in the ferromagnetic A1 phase of the superfluid 3He for the axion dark matter detection. This approach is striking in that it is sensitive to the axion-nucleon coupling, one of the most important features of the QCD axion introduced to solve the strong CP problem. We review a quantum mechanical description of the nuclear spin excitation and apply it to the estimation of the axion-induced spin excitation rate. We also describe a possible detection method of the spin excitation in detail and show that the combination of the squeezing of the final state with the Josephson parametric amplifier and the homodyne measurement can enhance the sensitivity. It turns out that this approach gives good sensitivity to the axion dark matter with the mass of O $$ \mathcal{O} $$ (1) μeV depending on the size of the external magnetic field. We estimate the parameters of experimental setups, e.g., the detector volume and the amplitude of squeezing, required to reach the QCD axion parameter space.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2024)191Axions and ALPsSpecific BSM Phenomenology
spellingShingle So Chigusa
Dan Kondo
Hitoshi Murayama
Risshin Okabe
Hiroyuki Sudo
Axion detection via superfluid 3He ferromagnetic phase and quantum measurement techniques
Journal of High Energy Physics
Axions and ALPs
Specific BSM Phenomenology
title Axion detection via superfluid 3He ferromagnetic phase and quantum measurement techniques
title_full Axion detection via superfluid 3He ferromagnetic phase and quantum measurement techniques
title_fullStr Axion detection via superfluid 3He ferromagnetic phase and quantum measurement techniques
title_full_unstemmed Axion detection via superfluid 3He ferromagnetic phase and quantum measurement techniques
title_short Axion detection via superfluid 3He ferromagnetic phase and quantum measurement techniques
title_sort axion detection via superfluid 3he ferromagnetic phase and quantum measurement techniques
topic Axions and ALPs
Specific BSM Phenomenology
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP09(2024)191
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