Search for sub-eV axion-like particles in a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider with “coronagraphy”

Abstract Axion-like particles (ALPs) have been searched for with a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider sensitive to the sub-eV mass range by focusing two-color near-infrared pulse lasers into a vacuum. In this work, we have developed a specialized coronagraphy to mitigate the d...

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Main Authors: The SAPPHIRES collaboration, Yuri Kirita, Airi Kodama, Kensuke Homma, Catalin Chiochiu, Mihai Cuciuc, Georgiana Giubega, Takumi Hasada, Masaki Hashida, ShinIchiro Masuno, Yoshihide Nakamiya, Liviu Neagu, Vanessa Ling Jen Phung, Madalin-Mihai Rosu, Shuji Sakabe, Stefan Victor Tazlauanu, Ovidiu Tesileanu, Shigeki Tokita
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)138
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author The SAPPHIRES collaboration
Yuri Kirita
Airi Kodama
Kensuke Homma
Catalin Chiochiu
Mihai Cuciuc
Georgiana Giubega
Takumi Hasada
Masaki Hashida
ShinIchiro Masuno
Yoshihide Nakamiya
Liviu Neagu
Vanessa Ling Jen Phung
Madalin-Mihai Rosu
Shuji Sakabe
Stefan Victor Tazlauanu
Ovidiu Tesileanu
Shigeki Tokita
author_facet The SAPPHIRES collaboration
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Airi Kodama
Kensuke Homma
Catalin Chiochiu
Mihai Cuciuc
Georgiana Giubega
Takumi Hasada
Masaki Hashida
ShinIchiro Masuno
Yoshihide Nakamiya
Liviu Neagu
Vanessa Ling Jen Phung
Madalin-Mihai Rosu
Shuji Sakabe
Stefan Victor Tazlauanu
Ovidiu Tesileanu
Shigeki Tokita
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description Abstract Axion-like particles (ALPs) have been searched for with a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider sensitive to the sub-eV mass range by focusing two-color near-infrared pulse lasers into a vacuum. In this work, we have developed a specialized coronagraphy to mitigate the dominant background photons from optical elements by introducing an eclipse filter. The observed number of signal-like photons was found to be consistent with residual background photons from optical elements through an additional test by degrading the focal point overlapping factor between the two lasers. We then extended the exclusion region in the relation between ALP-photon coupling, g/M, and the ALP mass m, reaching the most sensitive point g/M = 5.45 × 10 −7 GeV −1 at m = 0.15 eV for pseudoscalar ALPs.
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spelling doaj-art-8ddc59f3ff5e4dcfb11ad4232b1db31c2025-08-20T03:45:44ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-06-012025612910.1007/JHEP06(2025)138Search for sub-eV axion-like particles in a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider with “coronagraphy”The SAPPHIRES collaborationYuri Kirita0Airi Kodama1Kensuke Homma2Catalin Chiochiu3Mihai Cuciuc4Georgiana Giubega5Takumi Hasada6Masaki Hashida7ShinIchiro Masuno8Yoshihide Nakamiya9Liviu Neagu10Vanessa Ling Jen Phung11Madalin-Mihai Rosu12Shuji Sakabe13Stefan Victor Tazlauanu14Ovidiu Tesileanu15Shigeki Tokita16Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima UniversityGraduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima UniversityGraduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima UniversityExtreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)/Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)/Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)/Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima UniversityInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University UjiInstitute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University UjiExtreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)/Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)/Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)/Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)/Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University UjiExtreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)/Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)/Horia Hulubei National Institute for R&D in Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)Graduate School of Science, Kyoto UniversityAbstract Axion-like particles (ALPs) have been searched for with a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider sensitive to the sub-eV mass range by focusing two-color near-infrared pulse lasers into a vacuum. In this work, we have developed a specialized coronagraphy to mitigate the dominant background photons from optical elements by introducing an eclipse filter. The observed number of signal-like photons was found to be consistent with residual background photons from optical elements through an additional test by degrading the focal point overlapping factor between the two lasers. We then extended the exclusion region in the relation between ALP-photon coupling, g/M, and the ALP mass m, reaching the most sensitive point g/M = 5.45 × 10 −7 GeV −1 at m = 0.15 eV for pseudoscalar ALPs.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)138Beyond Standard ModelDark MatterOther ExperimentsParticle and Resonance Production
spellingShingle The SAPPHIRES collaboration
Yuri Kirita
Airi Kodama
Kensuke Homma
Catalin Chiochiu
Mihai Cuciuc
Georgiana Giubega
Takumi Hasada
Masaki Hashida
ShinIchiro Masuno
Yoshihide Nakamiya
Liviu Neagu
Vanessa Ling Jen Phung
Madalin-Mihai Rosu
Shuji Sakabe
Stefan Victor Tazlauanu
Ovidiu Tesileanu
Shigeki Tokita
Search for sub-eV axion-like particles in a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider with “coronagraphy”
Journal of High Energy Physics
Beyond Standard Model
Dark Matter
Other Experiments
Particle and Resonance Production
title Search for sub-eV axion-like particles in a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider with “coronagraphy”
title_full Search for sub-eV axion-like particles in a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider with “coronagraphy”
title_fullStr Search for sub-eV axion-like particles in a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider with “coronagraphy”
title_full_unstemmed Search for sub-eV axion-like particles in a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider with “coronagraphy”
title_short Search for sub-eV axion-like particles in a quasi-parallel stimulated resonant photon-photon collider with “coronagraphy”
title_sort search for sub ev axion like particles in a quasi parallel stimulated resonant photon photon collider with coronagraphy
topic Beyond Standard Model
Dark Matter
Other Experiments
Particle and Resonance Production
url https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2025)138
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