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Description
The Any Light Particle Search II (ALPS II), a light-shining-through-a-wall experiment located in Hamburg, Germany at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), completed its first science runs in early 2024. The experiment principally searched for axions and axion-like particles in two data-taking stretches deemed a "scalar" run and a "pseudoscalar" run. The analysis of the data from these runs is discussed here. Specifically, the discussion will include the calibration into coupling strength sensitivity, the statistical analysis, and the treatment of the stray-light background. Finally, the results from the runs are presented with their implications for axions and other potential Beyond-Standard-Model particles, such as massive gravitons and dark photons.
