Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: The dielectric surface of the Moon provides an efficient interface for the conversion of dark matter dark photons into radio waves. This work explores a novel detection strategy that aims to capture this radio emission using standard radio telescope antennas. Detailed sensitivity projections are presented that demonstrate the power of this technique. It is found that both current and future radio observatories, including large arrays such as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), as well as large single dishes like the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) and the Green Bank Telescope (GBT), can explore a substantial and previously inaccessible parameter space for these dark matter candidates.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Arza, Ariel
Institution: Nanjing Normal University
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7221018488