The Piezoaxionic Effect - Dark Matter Detection in Piezoelectric Crystals
Explore the intriguing concept of the Piezoaxionic Effect in this 42-minute lecture by Amalia Madden at the Galileo Galilei Institute. Delve into the comparison between photon and gluon couplings, and examine the properties of wavy dark matter. Investigate dark matter production processes and gain insights into piezoelectric crystals and their constitutive equations. Learn about Schiff suppression and its implications for resonant mass detectors. Discover the experimental setup, materials, and scanning techniques used in piezoaxionic research. Analyze potential backgrounds and examine idealized forecasts for axion-electron coupling. Explore future directions in the field, including the ferroaxionic effect. Gain a comprehensive understanding of this cutting-edge topic in particle physics and dark matter research.