Hidden-sector photon and axion searches using photonic band gap structures

Seviour, Rebecca and Bailey, Ian and Woollett, Nathan and Williams, Peter (2014) Hidden-sector photon and axion searches using photonic band gap structures. Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics, 41 (3): 035005. ISSN 0954-3899

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Abstract

Many proposed extensions of the standard model of particle physics predict the existence of weakly interacting sub-eV particles (WISPs) such as hidden-sector photons and axions, which are also of interest as dark matter candidates. In this paper we propose a novel experimental approach in which microwave photonic lattice structures form part of a 'light shining through the wall'-type experiment to search for WISPs. We demonstrate the potential to match and exceed the sensitivities of conventional experiments operating in the microwave regime.

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Journal Article

Journal or Publication Title:

Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics

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Subjects:

?? nuclear and high energy physics ??

Departments:

Faculty of Science and Technology > Physics
Faculty of Science and Technology > School of Computing & Communications
Faculty of Science and Technology > Engineering

ID Code:

68599

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ep_importer_pure

Deposited On:

13 Feb 2014 08:51

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Yes

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Published

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21 Oct 2024 23:42

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https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/68599