Journal Article

PUBDB-2025-00177

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Polarimetric searches for axion dark matter and high-frequency gravitational waves using optical cavities

García-Cely, C. ; Marsili, L. ; Ringwald, A. (Corresponding author)DESY* ; Spector, A. D.DESY*

2025
American Physical Society Ridge, NY

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1103/26vg-wcfx  doi:10.3204/PUBDB-2025-00177

Report No.: DESY-25-002; arXiv:2501.08382

Abstract: We revisit birefringence effects associated with the evolution of the polarization of light as it propagates through axion dark matter or the background of a passing gravitational wave (GW). We demonstrate that this can be described by a unified formalism, highlighting a synergy between searches for axions and high-frequency GWs. We show that by exploiting this framework, the optical cavities used by the ALPS II experiment can potentially probe axion masses in the range $m_a \sim 10^{-9} - 10^{-6} \, \mathrm{eV}$, offering competitive sensitivity with existing laboratory and astrophysical searches. Also building on this approach, we propose using these optical cavities to search for high-frequency GWs by measuring changes in the polarization of their laser. This makes it a promising method for exploring, in the near future, GWs with frequencies above $100$ MHz and strain sensitivities on the order of $10^{-14} \, \mathrm{Hz}^{-1/2}$. Such sensitivity allows the exploration of currently unconstrained parameter space, complementing other high-frequency GW experiments. This work contributes to the growing community investigating novel approaches for high-frequency GW detection.

Note: 32 pages, 8 figures

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Any Light Particle Search (ALPS)
2. Theorie-Gruppe (T)

Research Program(s):

1. 611 - Fundamental Particles and Forces (POF4-611) (POF4-611)
2. DFG project G:(GEPRIS)390833306 - EXC 2121: Quantum Universe (390833306) (390833306)
3. DFG project G:(GEPRIS)491245950 - Open-Access-Publikationskosten / 2025-2027 / DESY Hamburg (491245950) (491245950)

Experiment(s):

1. Any Light Particle Search
2. No specific instrument

Appears in the scientific report 2025

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http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Preprint García-Cely, C. ; Marsili, L. (Corresponding author) ; Ringwald, A.DESY* ; Spector, A. D.DESY*
Polarimetric searches for axion dark matter and high-frequency gravitational waves using optical cavities
[10.3204/PUBDB-2024-07880]     Files  Fulltext by arXiv.org BibTeX | EndNote: XML, Text | RIS

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