Ion Traps as Dark Matter Detectors

Dec 9, 2021, 11:38 AM
18m
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Harikrishnan Ramani (Stanford University)

Description

Millicharge particles with charge just evading accelerator bounds, possess charge large enough to accumulate on earth and cause gigantic build-up over the age of the earth. I introduce a new idea that sets exquisite bounds on millicharge particle dark matter and promises to reach interesting parameter space in the near future. The new detection concept involves the remarkable sensitivity of standard model ions trapped in E&M fields which are being developed for quantum computing.

Primary author

Harikrishnan Ramani (Stanford University)

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