CAST: Recent results & future outlook

  • T. Papaevangelou
  • , S. Aune
  • , K. Barth
  • , A. Belov
  • , S. Borghi
  • , H. Bräuninger
  • , G. Cantatore
  • , J. M. Carmona
  • , S. A. Cetin
  • , J. I. Collar
  • , T. Dafni
  • , M. Davenport
  • , C. Eleftheriadis
  • , N. Elias
  • , C. Ezer
  • , G. Fanourakis
  • , E. Ferrer-Ribas
  • , H. Fischer
  • , J. Franz
  • , P. Friedrich
  • J. Galán, A. Gardikiotis, E. N. Gazis, T. Geralis, I. Giomataris, S. Gninenko, H. Gómez, E. Gruber, T. Guthörl, R. Hartmann, F. Haug, M. Hasinoff, D. H.H. Hoffmann, J. Iguaz, I. G. Irastorza, J. Jacoby, K. Jakovčić, D. Kang, T. Karageorgopoulou, M. Karuza, K. Königsmann, R. Kotthaus, M. Krčmar, K. Kousouris, M. Kuster, B. Lakić, P. Lang, C. Lasseur, J. M. Laurent, A. Liolios, A. Ljubičić, V. Lozza, G. Lutz, G. Luzón, D. W. Miller, A. Mirizzi, J. Morales, T. Niinikoski, A. Nordt, M. J. Pivovaroff, G. Raiteri, G. Raffelt, T. Rashba, H. Riege, A. Rodríguez, M. Rosu, J. Ruz, I. Savvidis, Y. Semertzidis, P. Serpico, P. S. Silva, S. K. Solanki, R. Soufli, L. Stewart, A. Tomás, M. Tsagri, K. Van Bibber, T. Vafeiadis, J. Villar, J. K. Vogel, L. Walckiers, Y. Wong, S. C. Yildiz, K. Zioutas

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Abstract

The CAST (CERN Axion Solar Telescope) experiment is searching for solar axions by their conversion into photons inside the magnet pipes of an LHC dipole. The analysis of data taken so far has shown no signal above the background, thus implying an upper limit to the axion-photon coupling of ga < 0.85 × 10-10GeV-1at 95% CL for ma < 0.02 eV/c2. Ongoing measurements, with the magnet bores filled with a buffer gas (3He), are improving the sensitivity of the experiment for higher axion masses towards 1 eV/c2. Recent results, new ideas for Axion-Like Particle (WISPs) searches with CAST in the near future and the prospects of a new generation Helioscope are presented here.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2010
PublisherVerlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
Pages68-73
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9783935702485
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event6th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2010 - Zurich, Switzerland
Duration: 5 Jul 20109 Jul 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 6th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2010

Conference

Conference6th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2010
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityZurich
Period5/07/109/07/10

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