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Dark matter axion search using a Josephson Traveling wave parametric amplifier

  • C. Bartram
  • , T. Braine
  • , R. Cervantes
  • , N. Crisosto
  • , N. Du
  • , G. Leum
  • , P. Mohapatra
  • , T. Nitta
  • , L. J. Rosenberg
  • , G. Rybka
  • , J. Yang
  • , John Clarke
  • , I. Siddiqi
  • , A. Agrawal
  • , A. V. Dixit
  • , M. H. Awida
  • , A. S. Chou
  • , M. Hollister
  • , S. Knirck
  • , A. Sonnenschein
  • W. Wester, J. R. Gleason, A. T. Hipp, S. Jois, P. Sikivie, N. S. Sullivan, D. B. Tanner, E. Lentz, R. Khatiwada, G. Carosi, C. Cisneros, N. Robertson, N. Woollett, L. D. Duffy, C. Boutan, M. Jones, B. H. Laroque, N. S. Oblath, M. S. Taubman, E. J. Daw, M. G. Perry, J. H. Buckley, C. Gaikwad, J. Hoffman, K. Murch, M. Goryachev, B. T. McAllister, A. Quiskamp, C. Thomson, M. E. Tobar, V. Bolkhovsky, G. Calusine, W. Oliver, K. Serniak

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Abstract

We describe the first implementation of a Josephson Traveling Wave Parametric Amplifier (JTWPA) in an axion dark matter search. The operation of the JTWPA for a period of about two weeks achieved sensitivity to axion-like particle dark matter with axion-photon couplings above 10-13 Ge V-1 over a narrow range of axion masses centered around 19.84 μeV by tuning the resonant frequency of the cavity over the frequency range of 4796.7-4799.5 MHz. The JTWPA was operated in the insert of the axion dark matter experiment as part of an independent receiver chain that was attached to a 0.56-l cavity. The ability of the JTWPA to deliver high gain over a wide (3 GHz) bandwidth has engendered interest from those aiming to perform broadband axion searches, a longstanding goal in this field.

Original languageEnglish
Article number044703
JournalReview of Scientific Instruments
Volume94
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2023

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