Searches for invisible axions

被引:135
作者
Rosenberg, LJ
van Bibber, KA
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Phys, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] MIT, Nucl Sci Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[3] Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Phys Directorate, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
来源
PHYSICS REPORTS-REVIEW SECTION OF PHYSICS LETTERS | 2000年 / 325卷 / 01期
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0370-1573(99)00045-9
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The axion, a hypothetical elementary particle, emerged from a compelling solution to the Strong-CP problem in QCD, Subsequently, the axion was recognized to be a good Cold Dark Matter candidate. Although dark matter axions have only feeble couplings to matter and radiation, extremely sensitive searches are underway around the world. We review the state of experiments searching for the axion through its coupling to photons. Besides answering an outstanding question in particle physics, the discovery of dark matter axions may provide a detailed history of the formation of our Milky Way galaxy through the structure of the axion signal. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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