Axion-like particles: Theory and Experiment

Apr 13, 2016, 9:00 AM → Apr 15, 2016, 6:00 PM Europe/London

OC218 (IPPP Durham)

Anupam Mazumdar, Ed Daw (Sheffield), Ian Bailey (Lancaster University / Cockcroft Institute), Michael Spannowsky (IPPP, Durham University)

This workshop aims to foster UK interest in searches for low-mass dark matter candidates and associated hypothetical particles such as axions, axion-like particles, hidden-sector photons and generic WISPs/FISPs.

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Wednesday, April 13

9:00 AM → 1:00 PM Registration

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 5:40 PM Theory session

Convener: Dr Anupam Mazumdar (Lancaster University)

2:00 PM Welcome

2:10 PM Non-WIMP Dark Matter

Speaker: Prof. Subir Sarkar (University of Oxford and Niels Bohr Institute)

Slides Sarkar_non-WIMPdm.pdf

2:55 PM WISP overview

Speaker: Prof. Joerg Jaeckel (ITP Heidelberg)

Slides Durham-JJ.pdf

3:40 PM Tea and coffee

4:00 PM Axion electrodynamics

Speaker: Dr Chris Hill (Fermilab)

Slides Durham2.ppt

6:30 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Thursday, April 14

9:00 AM → 12:30 PM Experimental Session 1

Convener: Michael Spannowsky (IPPP, Durham University)

9:00 AM Axionic suppression of plasma wakefield acceleration

Speaker: Dr David Burton (Lancaster University)

Slides axion_Durham_2016_Indico_version.pdf

9:45 AM Searching for Axions with ADMX - Status Report and Future Directions

Speaker: Dr Ed Daw (Sheffield University)

10:30 AM Tea and coffee

11:00 AM IAXO

Speaker: Dr Igor Irastorza (University of Zaragoza)

Slides IAXO_Durham_Irastorza.pdf

11:45 AM Axion searches using dark matter direct search experiments

Speaker: Dr Paolo Beltrame (University of Edinburgh)

Slides Axion_search_with_DM_detector.pdf

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 5:30 PM Experimental session 2

Convener: Dr Ed Daw (Sheffield University)

2:00 PM SHiP experimental proposal

Speaker: Dr Mario Campanelli (UCL)

Slides ShipIPPP.pdf

2:45 PM ALPs at neutrino experiments

Speaker: Dr Teppei Katori (QMUL)

Slides TK_NCg_Durham.pdf

3:30 PM Tea and coffee

4:00 PM HSP/axion limits from accelerator-based light sources

Speaker: Dr Pete Williams (Daresbury Laboratory)

Slides 2016-04-13_HSP-Axion_limits_from_light_sources_-_Peter_Williams.pptx

4:30 PM The CASCADE microwave LSW experiment

Speaker: Mr Nathan Woollett (Lancaster University / Cockcroft Institute)

Slides IoPandWorkshop0416.pdf

5:00 PM Photonic lattices for HSP/ALPS searches

Speaker: Dr Ian Bailey (Lancaster University / Cockcroft Institute)

Slides Photonics_140416.pdf

6:00 PM → 7:30 PM Dinner

Friday, April 15

9:00 AM → 12:30 PM Discussion Session 1: Identifying activities in which the UK is or could be involved.

Convener: Dr Ian Bailey (Lancaster University / Cockcroft Institute)

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch