Axion Signal Search Using Hybrid Nuclear-Electronic Spin Systems

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2601.06816v1
• Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 09:03:55 GMT
• Title: Axion Signal Search Using Hybrid Nuclear-Electronic Spin Systems
• Authors: Xiangjun Tan, Zhanning Wang,
• Abstract summary: We propose a hybrid architecture where the hyperfine interaction transduces axion-driven nuclear precession into a high-bandwidth electron-spin readout channel.<n>With collective enhancement, the design reaches a $5 $ sensitivity to DFSZ axion-nucleon couplings within one year.
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• Abstract: Conventional nuclear magnetic resonance searches for the galactic axion wind lose sensitivity at low frequencies due to the unfavourable scaling of inductive readout. Here, we propose a hybrid architecture where the hyperfine interaction transduces axion-driven nuclear precession into a high-bandwidth electron-spin readout channel. We demonstrate analytically that this dispersive upconversion preserves the specific sidereal and annual modulation signatures required to distinguish dark matter signals from instrumental backgrounds. When instantiated in a silicon ${ }^{209} \text{Bi}$ donor platform, the hybrid sensor is projected to outperform direct nuclear detection by more than an order of magnitude over the $10^{-16}-10^{-6} \text{eV}$ wide mass range. With collective enhancement, the design reaches a $5 σ$ sensitivity to DFSZ axion-nucleon couplings within one year, establishing hyperfine-mediated sensing as a competitive path for compact, solid-state dark matter searches.

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