Thin film (high temperature) superconducting radiofrequency cavities for the search of axion dark matter

Golm, J. ; Arguedas Cuendis, S. ; Calatroni, S. ; Cogollos, C. ; Dobrich, B. ; Gallego, J.D. ; Garcia Barcelo, J.M. ; Granados, X. ; Gutierrez, J. ; García Irastorza, I. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Koettig, T. ; Lamas, N. ; Liberadzka-Porret, J. ; Malbrunot, C. ; Millar, W.L. ; Navarro, P. ; Carlos, C.P.A. ; Puig, T. ; Rosaz, G.J. ; Siodlaczek, M. ; Telles, G. ; Wuensch, W.

Resumen: The axion is a hypothetical particle which is a candidate for cold dark matter. Haloscope experiments directly search for these particles in strong magnetic fields with RF cavities as detectors. The Relic Axion Detector Exploratory Setup (RADES) at CERN in particular is searching for axion dark matter in a mass range above 30 μ eV. The figure of merit of our detector depends linearly on the quality factor of the cavity and therefore we are researching the possibility of coating our cavities with different superconducting materials to increase the quality factor. Since the experiment operates in strong magnetic fields of 11 T and more, superconductors with high critical magnetic fields are necessary. Suitable materials for this application are for example REBa 2 Cu 3 O 7−x , Nb 3 Sn or NbN. We designed a microwave cavity which resonates at around 9 GHz, with a geometry optimized to facilitate superconducting coating and designed to fit in the bore of available high-field accelerator magnets at CERN. Several prototypes of this cavity were coated with different superconducting materials, employing different coating techniques. These prototypes were characterized in strong magnetic fields at 4.2 K.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2022.3147741

Año: 2022

Publicado en: IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 32, 4 (2022), 1-5
ISSN: 1051-8223

Factor impacto JCR: 1.8 (2022)

Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, APPLIED rank: 113 / 160 = 0.706 (2022) - Q3 - T3
Categ. JCR: ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC rank: 199 / 274 = 0.726 (2022) - Q3 - T3

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 3.7 - Engineering (Q2) - Physics and Astronomy (Q2) - Materials Science (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.536 - Condensed Matter Physics (Q2) - Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (Q2) - Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/BES-2017-079787
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/730871/EU/Accelerator Research and Innovation for European Science and Society/ARIES
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/CEX2019-000917-S
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/RTI2018-095853-B-C21
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/FPA2016-76978-C3-2-P
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PID2019-108122GB-C33

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Física Atóm.Molec.y Nucl. (Dpto. Física Teórica)