Ultrasensitive searches for the axion

The axion is a hypothetical particle with a mass possibly a trillion times lighter than an electron and exceedingly small couplings to ordinary matter. Yet experiments may soon detect its presence, either as dark matter or as a component of solar flux.

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Published in:Physics today 2006-08, Vol.59 (8), p.30-35
Main Authors: van Bibber, Karl, Rosenberg, Leslie J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AXIONS
Experiments
MEASURING METHODS
NONLUMINOUS MATTER
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
Particle physics
PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
RESOLUTION
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Summary:The axion is a hypothetical particle with a mass possibly a trillion times lighter than an electron and exceedingly small couplings to ordinary matter. Yet experiments may soon detect its presence, either as dark matter or as a component of solar flux.
ISSN:0031-9228
1945-0699
DOI:10.1063/1.2349730