Source Mass Characterization in the ARIADNE Axion Experiment

the ARIADNE collaboration

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Abstract

The Axion Resonant InterAction Detection Experiment (ARIADNE) is a collaborative effort to search for the QCD axion using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), where the axion acts as a mediator of spin-dependent forces between an unpolarized tungsten source mass and a sample of polarized helium-3 gas. Since the experiment involves precision measurement of a small magnetization, it relies on limiting ordinary magnetic noise with superconducting magnetic shielding. In addition to the shielding, proper characterization of the noise level from other sources is crucial. We investigate one such noise source in detail: the magnetic noise due to impurities and Johnson noise in the tungsten source mass.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMicrowave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research - Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop, 2018
EditorsGianpaolo Carosi, Gray Rybka
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages71-81
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9783030437602
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Event3rd International Workshop on Microwave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research, 2018 - Livermore, United States
Duration: Aug 21 2018Aug 24 2018

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
Volume245
ISSN (Print)0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

Conference

Conference3rd International Workshop on Microwave Cavities and Detectors for Axion Research, 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLivermore
Period8/21/188/24/18

Funding

We acknowledge the work of Alex Brown, who as an undergraduate at Indiana University produced the mechanical drawings for the tungsten sprocket described in this work, and conducted measurements to confirm that the raw tungsten material met the necessary magnetic specifications before the sprocket was cut. Alex passed away in the fall of 2018 while beginning the graduate program in Physics at Florida State University. We acknowledge the support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, grant numbers NSF PHY-1509176, NSF PHY-1510484, NSF PHY-1506508, NSF PHY-1806671, NSF PHY-1806395, NSF PHY-1806757.

Keywords

  • 3He
  • ARIADNE
  • Axion
  • Fifth-force
  • Interaction
  • Magnetic impurity
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance
  • SQUID
  • Superconductor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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