About
Axions are some of the best-motivated beyond the Standard Model particle candidates at present. These ultralight particles may account for the cosmological dark matter and explain other outstanding problems in nature, such as the strong-CP problem; they also are now known to emerge generically in string theory. Axions are expected to couple ultra-weakly with ordinary matter, which complicates their detection. However, thanks to recent theoretical, experimental, and observational progress these particles may be discovered or ruled out within the near future. I will review some of the recent ideas that may soon play a role in axion discovery, including lumped-element axion detection and novel observational signatures of axions that emerge in extreme astrophysical environments such as supernovae.
Coffee and tea will be served at 16h
Organised by : Alexander Zhiboedov
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The talk
Credits and licence
- Institution
- CERN
- Speaker
- Benjamin Safdi
- Year
- 2026
- Language
- English
- Source
- CERN
- Licence
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- © CERN. CERN provides its audiovisual media free of charge for educational and informational use, credited to CERN; this lecture is shown in CERN's own player.
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