ALPS II experiment in Hamburg searches for axions using light-through-wall method

At the DESY centre in Hamburg, ALPS II is running — the most sensitive dark matter search experiment to date using the LSW (Light-Shining-through-a-Wall) method. Scientists are searching for axions — hypothetical, extremely light particles that are a candidate for dark matter and interact with ordinary matter extremely weakly. The experiment's first results have just been published.

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