High magnetic fields for fundamental physics

2018/03/20 by Rémy Battesti, Jerome Beard, Sebastian Böser +20
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Antimatter #Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research #Birefringence #Computational Physics and Python Applications #Current (fluid) #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Magnetic field #Physics beyond the Standard Model #Spectroscopy #astro-ph.IM #physics.atom-ph #physics.ins-det

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physrep.2018.07.005

49 pages, 32 figures

arxiv created 2018/03/20 · openalex created_date 2018/03/29 · openalex publication_date 2018/09/05 · arxiv updated 2018/12/05 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Various fundamental-physics experiments such as measurement of the birefringence of the vacuum, searches for ultralight dark matter (e.g., axions), and precision spectroscopy of complex systems (including exotic atoms containing antimatter constituents) are enabled by high-field magnets. We give an overview of current and future experiments and discuss the state-of-the-art DC- and pulsed-magnet technologies and prospects for future developments.

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