Searching for dark photon dark matter in LIGO O1 data

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dc.contributor.authorGuo, Huai-Ke
dc.contributor.authorRiles, Keith
dc.contributor.authorYang, Feng-Wei
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Yue
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-16T18:07:03Z
dc.date.available2019-12-16T18:07:03Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-10
dc.description.abstractDark matter exists in our Universe, but its nature remains mysterious. The remarkable sensitivity of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) may be able to solve this mystery. A good dark matter candidate is the ultralight dark photon. Because of its interaction with ordinary matter, it induces displacements on LIGO mirrors that can lead to an observable signal. In a study that bridges gravitational wave science and particle physics, we perform a direct dark matter search using data from LIGO’s first (O1) data run, as opposed to an indirect search for dark matter via its production of gravitational waves. We demonstrate an achieved sensitivity on squared coupling as ∼4×10−45, in a 𝑈(1)B dark photon dark matter mass band around 𝑚A∼4×10−13 eV. Substantially improved search sensitivity is expected during the coming years of continued data taking by LIGO and other gravitational wave detectors in a growing global network.en_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOpen access fees provided in whole or in part by the University of Oklahoma Libraries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGuo, H., Riles, K., Yang, F. et al. Searching for dark photon dark matter in LIGO O1 data. Commun Phys 2, 155 (2019) doi:10.1038/s42005-019-0255-0en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s42005-019-0255-0en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/323242
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectDark energy and dark matteren_US
dc.subjectPhenomenologyen_US
dc.subjectGeneral relativity and gravityen_US
dc.titleSearching for dark photon dark matter in LIGO O1 dataen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomyen_US

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