Dissecting axion and dark photon with a network of vector sensors
We develop formalisms for a network of vector sensors, sensitive to certain spatial components of the signals, to identify the properties of a light axion or a dark photon background. These bosonic fields contribute to vectorlike signals in the detectors, including effective magnetic fields triggeri...
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2022-07-01
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| author | Yifan Chen Min Jiang Jing Shu Xiao Xue Yanjie Zeng |
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| description | We develop formalisms for a network of vector sensors, sensitive to certain spatial components of the signals, to identify the properties of a light axion or a dark photon background. These bosonic fields contribute to vectorlike signals in the detectors, including effective magnetic fields triggering the spin precession, effective electric currents in a shielded room, and forces on the matter. The interplay between a pair of vector sensors and a baseline that separates them can potentially uncover rich information of the bosons, including angular distribution, polarization modes, source localization, and macroscopic circular polarization. Using such a network, one can identify the microscopic nature of a potential signal, such as distinguishing between the axion-fermion coupling and the dipole couplings with the dark photon. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bcd448d2f004a09a2c75124de886d1e2024-04-12T17:23:10ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642022-07-014303308010.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.033080Dissecting axion and dark photon with a network of vector sensorsYifan ChenMin JiangJing ShuXiao XueYanjie ZengWe develop formalisms for a network of vector sensors, sensitive to certain spatial components of the signals, to identify the properties of a light axion or a dark photon background. These bosonic fields contribute to vectorlike signals in the detectors, including effective magnetic fields triggering the spin precession, effective electric currents in a shielded room, and forces on the matter. The interplay between a pair of vector sensors and a baseline that separates them can potentially uncover rich information of the bosons, including angular distribution, polarization modes, source localization, and macroscopic circular polarization. Using such a network, one can identify the microscopic nature of a potential signal, such as distinguishing between the axion-fermion coupling and the dipole couplings with the dark photon.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.033080 |
| spellingShingle | Yifan Chen Min Jiang Jing Shu Xiao Xue Yanjie Zeng Dissecting axion and dark photon with a network of vector sensors Physical Review Research |
| title | Dissecting axion and dark photon with a network of vector sensors |
| title_full | Dissecting axion and dark photon with a network of vector sensors |
| title_fullStr | Dissecting axion and dark photon with a network of vector sensors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dissecting axion and dark photon with a network of vector sensors |
| title_short | Dissecting axion and dark photon with a network of vector sensors |
| title_sort | dissecting axion and dark photon with a network of vector sensors |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.033080 |
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