First Search for Axion-Like Particles in a Storage Ring Using a Polarized Deuteron Beam

arXiv (Cornell University)

Abstract

Based on the notion that the local dark-matter field of axions or axion-like particles (ALPs) in our Galaxy induces oscillating couplings to the spins of nucleons and nuclei (via the electric dipole moment of the latter and/or the paramagnetic axion-wind effect), we establish the feasibility of a new method to search for ALPs in storage rings. Based on previous work that allows us to maintain the in-plane polarization of a stored deuteron beam for a few hundred seconds, we performed a first proof-of-principle experiment at the Cooler Synchrotron COSY to scan momenta near 970 MeV/c. This entailed a scan of the spin precession frequency. At resonance between the spin precession frequency of deuterons and the ALP-induced EDM oscillation frequency there will be an accumulation of the polarization component out of the ring plane. Since the axion frequency is unknown, the momentum of the beam and consequently the spin precession frequency were ramped to search for a vertical polarization change that would occur when the resonance is crossed. At COSY, four beam bunches with different polarization directions were used to make sure that no resonance was missed because of the unknown relative phase between the polarization precession and the axion/ALP field. A frequency window of 1.5-kHz width around the spin precession frequency of 121 kHz was scanned. We describe the experimental procedure and a test of the methodology with the help of a radiofrequency Wien filter located on the COSY ring. No ALP resonance was observed. As a consequence an upper limit of the oscillating EDM component of the deuteron as well as its axion coupling constants are provided.

Authors 59

1. S. Karanth

   Jagiellonian University

   Affiliation as printed

   Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics , Jagiellonian University , 30348 Cracow , Poland

2. E. J. Stephenson

   Indiana University Bloomington

   Affiliation as printed

   Indiana University , Department of Physics , Bloomington , IN 47405 , USA

3. Seung Pyo Chang

   Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Precision for Medicine (United States) · Daejin University

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research , IBS , Daejon 34051 , Republic of Korea

   Department of Physics , KAIST , Daejon 34141 , Republic of Korea

4. V. Hejny

   Forschungszentrum Jülich

   Affiliation as printed

   Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

5. Jörg Pretz
6. Yannis Kyriakos Semertzidis

   Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Precision for Medicine (United States) · Daejin University

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research , IBS , Daejon 34051 , Republic of Korea

   Department of Physics , KAIST , Daejon 34141 , Republic of Korea

7. A. Wirzba

   Forschungszentrum Jülich

   Affiliation as printed

   Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

   Institute for Advanced Simulation , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

8. A. Wrońska
9. F. Abusaif Aachen III. Physikalisches Institut B

   Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   III. Physikalisches Institut B , RWTH Aachen University , 52056 Aachen , Germany

   Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

10. A. Aksentev

    Russian Academy of Sciences · Institute for Nuclear Research

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    Institute for Nuclear Research , Russian Academy of Sciences , 117312 Moscow , Russia

11. B. Alberdi Aachen III. Physikalisches Institut B

    Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University

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    III. Physikalisches Institut B , RWTH Aachen University , 52056 Aachen , Germany

    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

12. Anjali Aggarwal

    Jagiellonian University

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    Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics , Jagiellonian University , 30348 Cracow , Poland

13. A. Andres Aachen III. Physikalisches Institut B

    Forschungszentrum Jülich · RWTH Aachen University

    Affiliation as printed

    III. Physikalisches Institut B , RWTH Aachen University , 52056 Aachen , Germany

    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

14. L. Barion

    University of Ferrara

    Affiliation as printed

    University of Ferrara and

15. M. Beyß
16. C. Böhme
17. B. Breitkreutz

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

    now at : GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

18. N. Canale

    University of Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and

19. Guiseppe Ciullo

    University of Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and

20. S. Dymov

    University of Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and

21. N.-O. Fröhlich
22. R. Gebel

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

23. K. Grigoryev

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

    now at : GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

24. D. Grzonka

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

25. J. Hetzel

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

    now at : GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

26. O. Javakhishvili

    Agricultural University of Georgia

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    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering , Agricultural University of Georgia , 0159 Tbilisi , Georgia

27. Hoyong Jeong

    Korea University

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    Department of Physics , Korea University , Seoul 02841 , Republic of Korea

28. A. Kacharava

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

    Affiliation as printed

    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

29. V. Kamerdzhiev

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

    now at : GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

30. I. Keshelashvili

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

    now at : GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

31. A. Kononov

    University of Ferrara

    Affiliation as printed

    University of Ferrara and

32. K. Laihem Aachen III. Physikalisches Institut B

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · RWTH Aachen University

    Affiliation as printed

    III. Physikalisches Institut B , RWTH Aachen University , 52056 Aachen , Germany

    now at : GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

33. A. Lehrach Aachen JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments)

    Forschungszentrum Jülich · Jülich Aachen Research Alliance · RWTH Aachen University

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

    JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments) , Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University , Germany

34. P. Lenisa

    University of Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and

35. Nodar Lomidze

    Tbilisi State University

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    High Energy Physics Institute , Tbilisi State University , 0186 Tbilisi , Georgia

36. Bernd Lorantz
37. A. Magiera

    Jagiellonian University

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    Marian Smoluchowski Institute of Physics , Jagiellonian University , 30348 Cracow , Poland

38. D. Mchedlishvili

    Tbilisi State University

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    High Energy Physics Institute , Tbilisi State University , 0186 Tbilisi , Georgia

39. Fabian Müller
40. A. Nass

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

41. Nikolay N. Nikolaev

    Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology · Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics

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    L.D . Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics , 142432 Chernogolovka , Russia

    Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , School of Physics , Moscow region , 141707 Dolgoprudny , Russia

42. Seongtae Park

    Precision for Medicine (United States)

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    Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research , IBS , Daejon 34051 , Republic of Korea

43. Andrea Pesce

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

44. Vera Ponzca
45. D. Prasuhn

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

    now at : GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

46. F. Rathmann

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

47. A. Saleev

    University of Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and

48. N. Shurkno
49. Dito Shergelaskvili
50. V. Shmakova

    University of Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and

51. J. Slim Aachen III. Physikalisches Institut B

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · RWTH Aachen University

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    III. Physikalisches Institut B , RWTH Aachen University , 52056 Aachen , Germany

    now at : GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

52. Helmut Soltner

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Zentralinstitut für Engineering , Elektronik und Analytik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

53. R. Stassen

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

54. H. Ströher
55. M. Tabidze

    Tbilisi State University

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    High Energy Physics Institute , Tbilisi State University , 0186 Tbilisi , Georgia

56. G. Tagliente

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari

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    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare sez. Bari , 70125 Bari , Italy

57. Yuri Valdau

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik , Forschungszentrum Jülich , 52425 Jülich , Germany

    now at : GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung , 64291 Darmstadt , Germany

58. Tim Wagner
59. Peter Wüstner