New horizons: Scalar and vector ultralight dark matter

D Antypas, A Banerjee, C Bartram… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
The last decade has seen unprecedented effort in dark matter model building at all mass
scales coupled with the design of numerous new detection strategies. Transformative …

ALP dark matter from kinetic fragmentation: opening up the parameter window

C Eröncel, R Sato, G Servant… - Journal of Cosmology …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The main mechanism responsible for Axion-Like-Particle (ALP) production in the early
universe is the so-called misalignment mechanism. Three regimes have been investigated …

Review of noble-gas spin amplification via the spin-exchange collisions

H Su, M Jiang, X Peng - Science China Information Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Due to isolation from the environment with the protection of the full electronic shells, nuclear
spins of noble gas typically feature extraordinary long coherence times, high polarization …

What can a GNOME do? Search targets for the Global Network of Optical Magnetometers for Exotic physics searches

S Afach, D Aybas Tumturk, H Bekker… - Annalen der …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Numerous observations suggest that there exist undiscovered beyond‐the‐standard‐model
particles and fields. Because of their unknown nature, these exotic particles and fields could …

Laboratory constraints on the neutron-spin coupling of fev-scale axions

J Lee, M Lisanti, WA Terrano, M Romalis - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
Ultralight axionlike particles can contribute to the dark matter near the Sun, leading to a
distinct, stochastic signature in terrestrial experiments. We search for such particles through …

Probing fundamental physics with spin-based quantum sensors

DF Jackson Kimball, D Budker, TE Chupp, AA Geraci… - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
The applications of spin-based quantum sensors to measurements probing fundamental
physics are surveyed. Experimental methods and technologies developed for spin-based …

Stochastic fluctuations of bosonic dark matter

GP Centers, JW Blanchard, J Conrad… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Numerous theories extending beyond the standard model of particle physics predict the
existence of bosons that could constitute dark matter. In the standard halo model of galactic …

Constraining ultralight dark matter through an accelerated resonant search

Z Xu, X Ma, K Wei, Y He, X Heng, X Huang, T Ai… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Typical weak signal search experiments rely on resonant effects, where the resonance
frequency is scanned over a broad range, resulting in significant time consumption. In this …

Proposal for a Ramsey Neutron-Beam Experiment to Search for Ultralight Axion Dark Matter at the European Spallation Source

P Fierlinger, M Holl, D Milstead, V Santoro, WM Snow… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
High-intensity neutron beams, such as those available at the European Spallation Source
(ESS), provide new opportunities for fundamental discoveries. Here, we discuss a novel …

First search for axionlike particles in a storage ring using a polarized deuteron beam

S Karanth, EJ Stephenson, SP Chang, V Hejny, S Park… - Physical Review X, 2023 - APS
Based on the notion that the local dark-matter field of axions or axionlike particles (ALPs) in
our Galaxy induces oscillating couplings to the spins of nucleons and nuclei (via the electric …