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Search for dark matter axion with Rydberg atoms

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20340054
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
Research InstitutionJapan Atomic Energy Agency (2010)
Kyoto University (2008-2009)

Principal Investigator

IMAI Kenichi  独立行政法人日本原子力研究開発機構, 先端基礎研究センター, 研究員 (70025493)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MATSUBARA Akira  京都大学, 低温科学研究センター, 准教授 (00229519)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) MATSUKI Seisi  立命館大学, 総合理工学研究機構, 研究員 (50037941)
SAWADA Anju  京都大学, 低温科学研究センター, 教授 (90115577)
FUNAHASHI Haruhiko  京都大学, 人間環境学研究科, 教授 (00283581)
YAMAMOTO Katsuji  京都大学, 工学研究科, 教授 (90191395)
Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2010
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,320,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥5,980,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,380,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥7,280,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,680,000)
Keywordsダークマター / アクシオン / リュードベリ原子 / マイクロ波 / Rydberg原子 / 極低温 / 素粒子
Research Abstract

Axion is an unkown particle and a candidate of the dark matter in the universe. We have constructed a high sensitivity micro-wave detector with use of Rydberg atoms for the detection of a dark matter axion. It consists of a superconducting magnet, a dilution refrigerator and high-precision laser system to detect a micro-wave photon converted from an axion. We have measured energy levels of Rydberg states for K atoms, and made the whole detector system ready for the search of dark matter axion. We have also found a new method to greatly improve S/N of axion search which utilize a cooled and bunched beam of Rydberg atoms.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2010 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2009 Annual Research Report
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (18 results)

All 2011 2010 2009 2008 Other

All Journal Article (3 results) Presentation (14 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Improving the Detection Sensitivity of Dark-Matter Axion Search with a Rydberg-Atom Single-Photon Detector2010

    • Author(s)
      M.Saeed, K.Imai, A.Matsubara, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Proc.Of Int.workshop on Fundamental Physics using Atoms

      Volume: 1 Pages: 69-73

    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] A High Sensitivity Microwave Single-Photon Detector with Rydberg Atoms at Low Temperature2008

    • Author(s)
      T. Haseyama, T. Arai, A. Fukuda, H. Funahashi, S. Ikeda, K. Imai, Y. Isozumi, T. Kato, Y. Kido, A. Matsubara, S. Matsuki, T. Mizusaki, TNishimura, D. Ohsawa, A. Sawada, Y. Takahashi, M. Tosaki, K. Yamamoto
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Low Temperature Physics

      Volume: 150 Pages: 549-554

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Practical Design for Improving the Sensitivity to Search for Dark Matter Axions with Rydberg Atoms2008

    • Author(s)
      M. Shibata, T. Arai, A. Fukuda, H. Funahashi, K. Imai, Y. Isozumi, T. Kato, Y. Kido, A. Matsubara, S. Matsuki, T. Mizusaki, T. Nishimura, D. Ohsawa, A. Sawada, Y. Takahashi, M. Tosaki, K. Yamamoto
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Low Temperature Physics

      Volume: 151 Pages: 1043-1048

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] A bunched atomic-beam scheme with laser compression to improve the detection sensitivity in a Rydberg-atom dark-matter axion detector2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Saeed
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Low Temperature Physics and Materials Sciences
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto University, Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2011-03-14
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] A bunched atomic-beam scheme with laser compression to improve the detection sensitivity in a Rydberg-atom dark-matter axion detector2011

    • Author(s)
      M.Saeed, K.Imai, A.Matsubara, et al.
    • Organizer
      Low Temperature and Materials Sciences Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2011-03-14
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A bunched atomic-beam scheme with laser compression to improve the detection sensitivity in a Rydberg-atom dark-matter axion detector2011

    • Author(s)
      M. Saeed
    • Organizer
      GCOE symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto university
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Present Status of Dark Matter Axion Search2010

    • Author(s)
      Haruhiko Funahashi
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Low Temperature Physics and Materials Sciences
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto University, Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2010-03-15
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Improving the Detection Sensitivity of Dark-Matter Axion Search with a Rydberg-Atom Single-Photon Detector2010

    • Author(s)
      M. Saeed
    • Organizer
      4^<th> International Workshop on Fundamental Physics Using Atoms 2010
    • Place of Presentation
      Osaka University
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Search for dark Matter Axion with Rydberg Atoms2009

    • Author(s)
      Kenichi. Imai
    • Organizer
      US-Japan joint meeting of physical society on nuclear physics
    • Place of Presentation
      Hawaii
    • Year and Date
      2009-10-16
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Improving detection sensitivity in the Rydberg-atom single-photon detector for the dark matter axion search2009

    • Author(s)
      S. Matsuki
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Low Temperature Physics and Materials Sciences
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto University, Kyoto
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Search for dark matter axion with Rydberg atom2009

    • Author(s)
      Kenichi Imai
    • Organizer
      日米合同物理学会 (核物理分科会)
    • Place of Presentation
      ハワイ (米国)
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Search for Dark Matter Axion with Rydberg Atom2008

    • Author(s)
      今井憲一
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Paticles and Nuclei (PANIC08)
    • Place of Presentation
      Eilat, Israel
    • Year and Date
      2008-11-12
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Search for dark matter axion with Rydberg atoms2008

    • Author(s)
      Kenichi. Imai
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Particle and Nuclear Physics
    • Place of Presentation
      Israel
    • Year and Date
      2008-11-10
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] リドベルグ原子を用いたアクシオン探索実験2008

    • Author(s)
      中西玲於奈(Reona Nakanishi)
    • Organizer
      2^<nd> Fundamental Physics using Atoms
    • Place of Presentation
      東北大学(仙台)
    • Year and Date
      2008-08-18
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Measurement of K^^<39> Stark effect for the axion search2008

    • Author(s)
      中西玲於奈(Reona Nakanishi)
    • Organizer
      Workshop on Low Temperature Physics Japan-France Joint Project on the development of dark matter detectors by applying state-of-art ultra low temperature instrumentation
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2008-04-12
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Potassiumリドベルグ原子によるマイクロ波単-光子検出とダークマターアクシオン探索2008

    • Author(s)
      池田真也(Shinya Ikeda)
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Low Temperature Physics and Materials Sciences
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto University, Kyoto
    • Year and Date
      2008-03-15
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Improving Detection Sensitivity in the Microwave Single-Photon Detection for the Dark Matter Axion Search2008

    • Author(s)
      Takao Mizusaki
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Low Temperature Physics(LT-25), Leiden Institute for Physics
    • Place of Presentation
      Leiden University, Netherland
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Remarks] "総力戦で初期宇宙に取り組む"日経サイエンス2010年6月号p. 76-91(参照1)や京都新聞のインタビュー記事2010年2月20日での紹介がある。

    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report

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