The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST): An update

S. Andriamonje, V. Arsov, S. Aune, T. Aune, F. T. Avignone, K. Barth, A. Belov, B. Beltran, H. Bräuninger, J. Carmona, S. Cebrián, E. Chesi, G. Cipolla, J. Collar, R. Creswick, T. Dafni, M. Davenport, S. Dedousis, M. Delattre, A. DelbartR. DeOliveira, L. DiLella, C. Eleftheriadis, J. Engelhauser, G. Fanourakis, H. Farach, E. Ferrer, H. Fischer, F. Formenti, J. Franz, P. Friedrich, T. Geralis, I. Giomataris, S. Gninenko, N. Golubev, R. Hartmann, M. Hasinoff, F. H. Heinsius, D. H.H. Hoffmann, I. Irastorza, J. Jacoby, J. N. Joux, D. Kang, K. Königsmann, R. Kotthaus, M. Krcmar, M. Kuster, B. Lakic, C. Lasseur, A. Liolios, A. Lippitsch, A. Ljubicic, G. Lutz, G. Luzon, A. Morales, J. Morales, M. Mutterer, A. Nikolaidis, A. Ortiz de Solorzano, T. Papaevangelou, A. Placci, G. Raffelt, P. Rammos, J. P. Robert, J. Ruz, M. Sarsa, C. Schill, W. Serber, Y. Semertzidis, J. Vieira, J. Villar, B. Vullierme, L. Walckiers, K. Zioutas

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Abstract

The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST), a 10 meter long LHC, 9 Tesla, test magnet is mounted on a moving platform that tracks the sun about 1.5 hours during sunrise, again during sunset. It moves ±80 vertically and ±400 horizontally. It has been taking data continuously since July 10, 2003. Data analyzed thus far yield an upper bound on the photon-axion coupling constant, gaγγ ≤ 3 × 10-10 GeV-1 for axion masses less than 5 × 10-2 eV.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)41-44
Number of pages4
JournalNuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements
Volume138
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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