Speaker
Dr
Axel Lindner
(DESY)
Description
Weakly interacting slim particles (WISPs) are searched for
in purely laboratory based experiments with the so-called
light-shining-through-a-wall (LSW) approach. Here the
detection of axion and axion-like particles, which seem to
be the best motivated WISPs from theoretical considerations,
requires the presence of a long and strong magnetic field
perpendicular to the light path. At DESY, the ALPS II
experiment will combine dedicated complex optics, largely
based on experiences gained in the context of LIGO, new
detector technologies and modified dipoles from the
decommissioned HERA proton accelerator. ALPS II aims for
taking data in 2019. In the future the sensitivity of LSW
experiments could be greatly enhanced by making use of
advanced high field magnets presently under development in
the frame of HE-LHC and FCC.
Primary author
Dr
Axel Lindner
(DESY)
