1. New CAST Limit on the Axion-Photon Interaction
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CAST collaboration, Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Brauninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Christensen, F., Collar, J. I., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Decker, T. A., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Eleftheriadis, C., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fischer, H., Garcia, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I., Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Kralj, N., Krcmar, M., Kostoglou, S., Krieger, Ch., Lakic, B., Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubicic, A., Luzon, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Papaevangelou, T., Paraschou, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Raffelt, G., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Choliz, E. Ruiz, Savvidis, I., Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K., Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers (IRFU), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris-Saclay, CAST, Institut de Recherches sur les lois Fondamentales de l'Univers ( IRFU ), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives ( CEA ) -Université Paris-Saclay, Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, Giovanni, Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Christensen, F., Collar, J. I., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Decker, T. A., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Eleftheriadis, C., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer Ribas, E., Fischer, H., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I., Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Kralj, N., Krčmar, M., Kostoglou, S., Krieger, C. h., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. . m., Liolios, A., Ljubičić, A., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Papaevangelou, T., Paraschou, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Raffelt, G., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Savvidis, I., Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. . k., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Yildiz, S. C., and Zioutas, K.
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solar axion ,Photon ,Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors ,Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors ,General Physics and Astronomy ,magnetic field ,01 natural sciences ,7. Clean energy ,law.invention ,High Energy Physics - Experiment ,High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) ,Axion ,law ,[PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex] ,Detectors and Experimental Techniques ,physics.ins-det ,[ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det] ,Physics ,Large Hadron Collider ,Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) ,Axions ,solar axions ,axion helioscope ,dark matter ,axion-like particles ,CERN LHC Coll ,S029IAG ,CAST ,axion: mass ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,CERN Axion Solar Telescope ,Particle Physics - Experiment ,Particle physics ,CERN Lab ,Dark matter ,FOS: Physical sciences ,Telescope ,Nuclear physics ,[ PHYS.HEXP ] Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex] ,0103 physical sciences ,[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det] ,010306 general physics ,Coupling constant ,Helioscope ,hep-ex ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,background ,coupling constant ,axions, dark matter, axion helisocope, axion-photon coupling ,sensitivity ,magnet ,coupling: (axion 2photon) ,High Energy Physics::Experiment ,axion: solar ,experimental results - Abstract
During 2003--2015, the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) has searched for $a\to\gamma$ conversion in the 9 T magnetic field of a refurbished LHC test magnet that can be directed toward the Sun. In its final phase of solar axion searches (2013--2015), CAST has returned to evacuated magnet pipes, which is optimal for small axion masses. The absence of a significant signal above background provides a world leading limit of $g_{a\gamma} < 0.66 \times 10^{-10} {\rm GeV}^{-1}$ (95% C.L.) on the axion-photon coupling strength for $m_a \lesssim 0.02$ eV. Compared with the first vacuum phase (2003--2004), the sensitivity was vastly increased with low-background x-ray detectors and a new x-ray telescope. These innovations also serve as pathfinders for a possible next-generation axion helioscope., Comment: Second version after referees comments (post-print). Published version available Open Access at https://www.nature.com/articles/nphys4109
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