High magnetic fields for fundamental physics

Rémy Battesti (1) , Jerome Beard (1) , Sebastian Böser , Nicolas Bruyant (1) , Dmitry Budker (2, 3, 4, 5) , Scott A. Crooker , Edward J. Daw , Victor V. Flambaum , Toshiaki Inada , Igor G. Irastorza , Felix Karbstein , Dong Lak Kim , Mikhail G. Kozlov , Ziad Melhem , Arran Phipps , Pierre Pugnat (6) , Rikken G.L.J.A. (1) , Carlo Rizzo (1) , Matthias Schott , Yannis K. Semertzidis , Herman H.J. ten Kate , Guido Zavattini

1 LNCMI-T - Laboratoire national des champs magnétiques intenses - Toulouse
2 JGU - Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz = Johannes Gutenberg University
3 HIM - Helmholtz Institute Mainz
4 Department of Physics [Berkeley]
5 LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Berkeley]
6 LNCMI-G - Laboratoire national des champs magnétiques intenses - Grenoble

Various fundamental-physics experiments such as measurement of the magnetic birefringence of the vacuum, searches for ultralight dark-matter particles (e.g., axions), and precision spectroscopy of complex systems (including exotic atoms containing antimatter constituents) are enabled by high-field magnets. We give an overview of current and future experiments and discuss the state-of-the-art DC- and pulsed-magnet technologies and prospects for future developments.

Mots clés: High-field magnets; Vacuum birefringence; Dark matter; Axions; Neutrino mass; Spectroscopy; activity report; magnetic field: high; magnet: technology; magnet: design

Domaines: Instrumentations et Détecteurs [physics.ins-det]; Physique Générale [physics.gen-ph]

Rémy Battesti, Jerome Beard, Sebastian Böser, Nicolas Bruyant, Dmitry Budker, et al.. High magnetic fields for fundamental physics. Phys.Rept., 2018, 765-766, pp.1-39. ⟨10.1016/j.physrep.2018.07.005⟩. ⟨hal-01763447⟩