Microwave cavity searches for dark photons (and axions) | Rhys Povey (University of Chicago)

Dark photons (and axions) are weakly-interacting hypothetical particles that are also low-mass dark matter candidates. Over certain mass ranges, microwave cavities are effective systems to search for their existence. In the first part of this talk I describe early pioneering work on microwave light shining through a wall experiments to search for dark photons and provide a brief update on current limits. For the second part, I introduce axions and discuss recent advances in detection techniques thanks to quantum technology.