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Alexandre Göttel , A. Ejlli , Kanioar Karan , S. M. Vermeulen , L. Aiello , V. Raymond , H. Grote ·

YOU? · · 2024 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2401.18076 · OA: W4391463115

We report on a direct search for scalar field dark matter using data from LIGO's third observing run. We analyse the coupling of size oscillations of the interferometer's beamsplitter and arm test masses that may be caused by scalar field dark matter. Using new efficient search methods to maximise sensitivity for signatures of such oscillations, we set new upper limits for the coupling constants of scalar field dark matter as a function of its mass, which improve upon bounds from previous direct searches by several orders of magnitude in a frequency band from 10 Hz to 180 Hz.