Speaker
Dr
Chung Woohyun
(CAPP/IBS)
Description
The axion is an excellent dark matter candidate motivated by
the Peccei-Quinn solution to the strong-CP problem. The IBS
Center for Axion and Precision Physics Research (CAPP) in
Korea will explore the dark matter axion using a method
suggested by P. Sikivie, converting axions into microwave
photons in a resonant cavity permeated by a strong magnetic
field. CAPP's first microwave axion experiment, CULTASK
(CAPP's Ultra Low Temperature Axion Search in Korea) is
being launched at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science
and Technology) campus, utilizing top of the line equipment
and technology. I will outline many R&D efforts that are
currently being undertaken to make the axion search range
broader and the sensitivity greater. I will also discuss the
results from the recent engineering runs and future plans of
the axion experiment.
Primary author
Dr
Chung Woohyun
(CAPP/IBS)
