1st Joint ILIAS-CAST-CERN Axion Training

Session

Lectures III

2 Dec 2005, 09:00

500/1-001 - Main Auditorium (CERN)

22. Cavity Microwave Searches for Cosmological Axions

Karl van Bibber (LLNL)

02/12/2005, 09:00

Outline of the lecture:

The lecture will cover the searches for dark matter axions based on the microwave cavity experiment of Sikivie. The topics will begin with a brief overview of halo dark matter, and the axion as a candidate. The principle of resonant conversion of axions in an external magnetic field will be described, and practical considerations in optimizing...

23. Axions and Their Relatives

Eduard Masso (University of Barcelona)

02/12/2005, 11:00

Outline of the lecture:

A summary of the status of axions and axion-like particles will be given. Special attention is devoted to the recent results of the PVLAS collaboration, which are in conflict with CAST data and with astrophysical constraints. Solutions to this puzzle and the implications for new physics are dicussed. The subject of axion-like particles as dark matter will be...

24. Summary and Closing Remarks

Konstantin Zioutas (University of Patras)

02/12/2005, 12:30