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The MAgnetized Disk and Mirror Axion eXperiment (MADMAX) is a future experiment for the search of axion dark matter. Its detection principle is based on the conversion of axions into photons in a magnetic field. The axion to photon conversion is enhanced by a booster made of dielectric disks placed in front of a mirror. In its final version, MADMAX aims to scan the uncharted QCD axion mass range from 40 to 400 $\mu$eV, favoured by post-inflationary theories.
Several small-scale prototype systems have been developed and used to validate the experimental principles. As a result of this, first competitive limits on axion dark matter and on dark photons have been lately released.
This talk will discuss the latest progress of the experiment and its prototypes, highlighting ongoing research, development efforts, and remaining challenges.