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Latest Results of the OSQAR Photon Regeneration Experiment for Axion-Like Particle Search

Authors :
Ballou, R.
Deferne, G.
Duvillaret, L.
Finger, Jr., M.
Finger, M.
Flekova, L.
Hosek, J.
Husek, T.
Jary, V.
Jost, R.
Kral, M.
Kunc, S.
Macuchova, K.
Meissner, K. A.
Morville, J.
Pugnat, P.
Romanini, D.
Schott, M.
Siemko, A.
Slunecka, M.
Sulc, M.
Vitrant, G.
Weinsheimer, C.
Zicha, J.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

The OSQAR photon regeneration experiment searches for pseudoscalar and scalar axion-like particles by the method of "Light Shining Through a Wall", based on the assumption that these weakly interacting sub-eV particles couple to two photons to give rise to quantum oscillations with optical photons in strong magnetic field. No excess of events has been observed, which constrains the di-photon coupling strength of both pseudoscalar and scalar particles down to $5.7 \cdot 10^{-8}$ GeV$^{-1}$ in the massless limit. This result is the most stringent constraint on the di-photon coupling strength ever achieved in laboratory experiments.<br />Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures. appears in Proceedings of the 10th PATRAS Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs (2014)

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1410.2566
Document Type :
Working Paper