Search for solar axions: The CAST experiment

S. Andriamonje; S. Aune; K. Barth; A. Belov; B. Beltrán; H. Bräuninger; J. M. Carmona; S. Cebrián; J. I. Collar; T. Dafni; M. Davenport; L. Di Lella; C. Eleftheriadis; J. Englhauser; G. Fanourakis; E. Ferrer-Ribas; H. Fischer; J. Franz; P. Friedrich; T. Geralis; I. Giomataris; S. Gninenko; M. D. Hasinoff; F. H. Heinsius; D. H.H. Hoffmann; I. G. Irastorza; J. Jacoby; K. Jakovčić; D. Kang; K. Königsmann; R. Kotthaus; M. Krčmar; K. Kousouris; M. Kuster; B. Lakić; C. Lasseur; A. Liolios; A. Ljubičić; G. Lutz; G. Luzón; D. W. Miller; A. Morales; J. Morales; A. Ortiz; T. Papaevangelou; A. Placci; G. Raffelt; J. Ruz; H. Riege; P. Serpico; L. Stewart; J. D. Vieira; J. Villar; J. Vogel; L. Walckiers; K. Zioutas

doi:10.1063/1.2409111

Search for solar axions: The CAST experiment

S. Andriamonje
, S. Aune
, K. Barth
, A. Belov
, B. Beltrán
, H. Bräuninger
, J. M. Carmona
, S. Cebrián
, J. I. Collar
, T. Dafni
, M. Davenport
, L. Di Lella
, C. Eleftheriadis
, J. Englhauser
, G. Fanourakis
, E. Ferrer-Ribas
, H. Fischer
, J. Franz
, P. Friedrich
, T. Geralis

I. Giomataris, S. Gninenko, M. D. Hasinoff, F. H. Heinsius, D. H.H. Hoffmann, I. G. Irastorza, J. Jacoby, K. Jakovčić, D. Kang, K. Königsmann, R. Kotthaus, M. Krčmar, K. Kousouris, M. Kuster, B. Lakić, C. Lasseur, A. Liolios, A. Ljubičić, G. Lutz, G. Luzón, D. W. Miller, A. Morales, J. Morales, A. Ortiz, T. Papaevangelou, A. Placci, G. Raffelt, J. Ruz, H. Riege, P. Serpico, L. Stewart, J. D. Vieira, J. Villar, J. Vogel, L. Walckiers, K. Zioutas

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Hypothetical axion-like particles with a two-photon interaction would be produced in the sun by the Primakoff process. In a laboratory magnetic field they would be transformed into X-rays with energies of a few keV. The CAST experiment at CERN is using a decommissioned LHC magnet as an axion helioscope in order to search for these axion-like particles. The analysis of the 2003 data showed no signal above the background, thus implying an upper limit to the axion-photon coupling of g_aγ < 1.16 × 10^-10 GeV^-1 at 95% CL for m_a ≲ 0.02 eV. The stable operation of the experiment during 2004 data taking allowed us to lower down this parameter to a preliminary value of g_aγ < 0.9 × 10^-10 GeV^-1.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE
Subtitle of host publication	2nd International Conference on The Dark Side of the Universe DSU 2006
Pages	395-401
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2409111
State	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: 2nd International Conference on The Dark Side of the Universe DSU 2006 - Madrid, Spain Duration: Jun 20 2006 → Jun 24 2006

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Name	AIP Conference Proceedings
Volume	878
ISSN (Print)	0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)	1551-7616

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Other	THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: 2nd International Conference on The Dark Side of the Universe DSU 2006
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	6/20/06 → 6/24/06

Keywords

Axions
Dark matter
Low background
Solar physics

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General Physics and Astronomy

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Andriamonje, S., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Beltrán, B., Bräuninger, H., Carmona, J. M., Cebrián, S., Collar, J. I., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Di Lella, L., Eleftheriadis, C., Englhauser, J., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fischer, H., Franz, J., Friedrich, P., ... Zioutas, K. (2006). Search for solar axions: The CAST experiment. In THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: 2nd International Conference on The Dark Side of the Universe DSU 2006 (pp. 395-401). (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 878). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2409111

Andriamonje, S, Aune, S, Barth, K, Belov, A, Beltrán, B, Bräuninger, H, Carmona, JM, Cebrián, S, Collar, JI, Dafni, T, Davenport, M, Di Lella, L, Eleftheriadis, C, Englhauser, J, Fanourakis, G, Ferrer-Ribas, E, Fischer, H, Franz, J, Friedrich, P, Geralis, T, Giomataris, I, Gninenko, S, Hasinoff, MD, Heinsius, FH, Hoffmann, DHH, Irastorza, IG, Jacoby, J, Jakovčić, K, Kang, D, Königsmann, K, Kotthaus, R, Krčmar, M, Kousouris, K, Kuster, M, Lakić, B, Lasseur, C, Liolios, A, Ljubičić, A, Lutz, G, Luzón, G, Miller, DW, Morales, A, Morales, J, Ortiz, A, Papaevangelou, T, Placci, A, Raffelt, G, Ruz, J, Riege, H, Serpico, P, Stewart, L, Vieira, JD, Villar, J, Vogel, J, Walckiers, L & Zioutas, K 2006, Search for solar axions: The CAST experiment. in THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: 2nd International Conference on The Dark Side of the Universe DSU 2006. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 878, pp. 395-401, THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE: 2nd International Conference on The Dark Side of the Universe DSU 2006, Madrid, Spain, 6/20/06. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2409111

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