First Search for Axionlike Particles in a Storage Ring Using a Polarized Deuteron Beam

Physical Review X, vol. 13

Abstract

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 perform a first proof-of-principle experiment at the Cooler Synchrotron (COSY) to scan momenta near 970 MeV=c.This entails a scan of the spin-precession frequency.At resonance between the spin-precession frequency of deuterons and the ALP-induced electric dipole moment (EDM) oscillation frequency, there is 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 are ramped to search for a vertical polarization change that occurs when the resonance is crossed.At COSY, four beam bunches with different polarization directions are used to make sure that no resonance is missed because of the unknown relative phase between the polarization precession and the axion or ALP field.A frequency window of 1.5 kHz width around the spin-precession frequency of 121 kHz is scanned.We describe the experimental procedure and a test of the methodology with the help of a radio-frequency Wien filter located on the COSY ring.No ALP resonance is 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 62

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 · Indiana University

   Affiliation as printed

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

3. S. P. Chang

   Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Institute for Basic Science

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP), 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 Aachen III. Physikalisches Institut B JARA-FAME (Forces and Matter Experiments)

   Forschungszentrum Jülich · Jülich Aachen Research Alliance · RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

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

   Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

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

6. Yannis Kyriakos Semertzidis

   Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Institute for Basic Science

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP), 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

   Jagiellonian University

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

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. Aggarwal

    Jagiellonian University

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

11. 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

12. B. Alberdi 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

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

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · University of Ferrara · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, 44100 Ferrara, Italy

15. I. Bekman

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

16. M. Beyß 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

17. C. Böhme

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

18. B. Breitkreutz

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

    Affiliation as printed

    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

19. C. von Byern 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

20. N. Canale

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · University of Ferrara · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, 44100 Ferrara, Italy

21. G. Ciullo

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · University of Ferrara · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, 44100 Ferrara, Italy

22. S. Dymov

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · University of Ferrara · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, 44100 Ferrara, Italy

23. N.-O. Fröhlich

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

24. 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

25. K. Grigoryev

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

26. D. Grzonka

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

27. J. Hetzel

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

28. O. Javakhishvili

    Agricultural University of Georgia

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

29. Hoyong Jeong

    Korea University

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

30. A. Kacharava

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

31. V. Kamerdzhiev

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

32. I. Keshelashvili

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

33. A. Kononov

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · University of Ferrara · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, 44100 Ferrara, Italy

34. K. Laihem Aachen III. Physikalisches Institut B

    RWTH Aachen University

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

35. 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

36. P. Lenisa

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · University of Ferrara · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

    Affiliation as printed

    University of Ferrara and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, 44100 Ferrara, Italy

37. N. Lomidze

    Tbilisi State University

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

38. B. Lorentz

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

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    GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany

39. A. Magiera

    Jagiellonian University

    Affiliation as printed

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

40. D. Mchedlishvili

    Tbilisi State University

    Affiliation as printed

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

    Tbilisi State University, SMART/EDM Laboratory, 0179 Tbilisi, Georgia

41. Fabian Müller 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

42. A. Nass

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

43. Nikolai 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

44. Analía Pesce

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

45. V. Poncza 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

46. D. Prasuhn

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

47. F. Rathmann

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

48. A. Saleev

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · University of Ferrara · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, 44100 Ferrara, Italy

49. D. Shergelashvili

    Tbilisi State University

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

50. V. Shmakova

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · University of Ferrara · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Ferrara

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    University of Ferrara and Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, 44100 Ferrara, Italy

51. Nikolay Shurkhno

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

52. S. Siddique 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

53. J. Slim Aachen III. Physikalisches Institut B

    GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research · RWTH Aachen University

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    GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany

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

54. Helmut Soltner

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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

55. R. Stassen

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

56. H. Ströher 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

57. M. Tabidze

    Tbilisi State University

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

58. G. Tagliente

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari

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    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare sezione Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy

59. Yu. Valdau

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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    Institut für Kernphysik, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany

60. M. Vitz 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

61. Tim Wagner 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

62. P. Wüstner

    Forschungszentrum Jülich

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