Shining light through walls : a search for dark photons

Shining light through walls : a search for dark photons

The Standard Model of particle physics, although successful, is known to be defcient both theoretically and experimentally. Many proposed extensions to the SM predict the existence of Weakly Interacting Slim Particles (WISPs). In this thesis the construction and results of the CASCADE microwave cavi...

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Main Author: Woollett, Nathan
Other Authors: Bailey, Ian
Published: Lancaster University 2016
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539.7
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.692398
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spelling ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-6923982018-10-03T03:22:39ZShining light through walls : a search for dark photonsWoollett, NathanBailey, Ian2016The Standard Model of particle physics, although successful, is known to be defcient both theoretically and experimentally. Many proposed extensions to the SM predict the existence of Weakly Interacting Slim Particles (WISPs). In this thesis the construction and results of the CASCADE microwave cavity light shining through a wall experiment will be presented. In addition to CASCADE, this thesis will present a novel realisation of a light shining through a wall experiment using photonic bandgap structures to probe otherwise unreachable regions of the WISP parameter space.539.7Lancaster Universityhttps://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.692398http://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/80912/Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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Shining light through walls : a search for dark photons
description The Standard Model of particle physics, although successful, is known to be defcient both theoretically and experimentally. Many proposed extensions to the SM predict the existence of Weakly Interacting Slim Particles (WISPs). In this thesis the construction and results of the CASCADE microwave cavity light shining through a wall experiment will be presented. In addition to CASCADE, this thesis will present a novel realisation of a light shining through a wall experiment using photonic bandgap structures to probe otherwise unreachable regions of the WISP parameter space.
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title Shining light through walls : a search for dark photons
title_short Shining light through walls : a search for dark photons
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title_fullStr Shining light through walls : a search for dark photons
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