New solar axion search in CAST with $^4$He filling
| Autor: | Arik, M., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Bremer, J., Burwitz, V., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Cetin, S. A., Collar, J. I., Da Riva, E., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Eleftheriadis, C., Elias, N., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Galán, J., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Georgiopoulou, E., Giomataris, I., Gninenko, S., Marzoa, M. Gómez, Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jacoby, J., Jakovčić, K., Karuza, M., Kavuk, M., Krčmar, M., Kuster, M., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubičić, A., Luzón, G., Neff, S., Niinikoski, T., Nordt, A., Ortega, I., Papaevangelou, T., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rodríguez, G. Raffelt A., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Savvidis, I., Shilon, I., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tomás, A., Vafeiadis, T., Villar, J., Vogel, J. K., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Phys. Rev. D 92, 021101 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevD.92.021101 |
| Popis: | The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) searches for $a\to\gamma$ conversion in the 9 T magnetic field of a refurbished LHC test magnet that can be directed toward the Sun. Two parallel magnet bores can be filled with helium of adjustable pressure to match the X-ray refractive mass $m_\gamma$ to the axion search mass $m_a$. After the vacuum phase (2003--2004), which is optimal for $m_a\lesssim0.02$ eV, we used $^4$He in 2005--2007 to cover the mass range of 0.02--0.39 eV and $^3$He in 2009--2011 to scan from 0.39--1.17 eV. After improving the detectors and shielding, we returned to $^4$He in 2012 to investigate a narrow $m_a$ range around 0.2 eV ("candidate setting" of our earlier search) and 0.39--0.42 eV, the upper axion mass range reachable with $^4$He, to "cross the axion line" for the KSVZ model. We have improved the limit on the axion-photon coupling to $g_{a\gamma}< 1.47\times10^{-10} {\rm GeV}^{-1}$ (95% C.L.), depending on the pressure settings. Since 2013, we have returned to vacuum and aim for a significant increase in sensitivity. Comment: CAST Collaboration 6 pages 3 figures |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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