New CAST limit on the axion-photon interaction

V. Anastassopoulos; S. Aune; K. Barth; A. Belov; H. Bräuninger; G. Cantatore; J. M. Carmona; J. F. Castel; S. A. Cetin; F. Christensen; J. I. Collar; T. Dafni; M. Davenport; T. A. Decker; A. Dermenev; K. Desch; C. Eleftheriadis; G. Fanourakis; E. Ferrer-Ribas; H. Fischer; J. A. García; A. Gardikiotis; J. G. Garza; E. N. Gazis; T. Geralis; I. Giomataris; S. Gninenko; C. J. Hailey; M. D. Hasinoff; D. H.H. Hoffmann; F. J. Iguaz; I. G. Irastorza; A. Jakobsen; J. Jacoby; K. Jakovcic; J. Kaminski; M. Karuza; N. Kralj; M. Krcmar; S. Kostoglou; Ch Krieger; B. Lakic; J. M. Laurent; A. Liolios; A. Ljubicic; G. Luzón; M. Maroudas; L. Miceli; S. Neff; I. Ortega; T. Papaevangelou; K. Paraschou; M. J. Pivovaroff; G. Raffelt; M. Rosu; J. Ruz; E. Ruiz Chóliz; I. Savvidis; S. Schmidt; Y. K. Semertzidis; S. K. Solanki; L. Stewart; T. Vafeiadis; J. K. Vogel; S. C. Yildiz; K. Zioutas

doi:10.1038/nphys4109

New CAST limit on the axion-photon interaction

V. Anastassopoulos
, S. Aune
, K. Barth
, A. Belov
, H. Bräuninger
, G. Cantatore
, J. M. Carmona
, J. F. Castel
, S. A. Cetin
, F. Christensen
, J. I. Collar
, T. Dafni
, M. Davenport
, T. A. Decker
, A. Dermenev
, K. Desch
, C. Eleftheriadis
, G. Fanourakis
, E. Ferrer-Ribas
, H. Fischer

J. A. García, A. Gardikiotis, J. G. Garza, E. N. Gazis, T. Geralis, I. Giomataris, S. Gninenko, C. J. Hailey, M. D. Hasinoff, D. H.H. Hoffmann, F. J. Iguaz, I. G. Irastorza, A. Jakobsen, J. Jacoby, K. Jakovcic, J. Kaminski, M. Karuza, N. Kralj, M. Krcmar, S. Kostoglou, Ch Krieger, B. Lakic, J. M. Laurent, A. Liolios, A. Ljubicic, G. Luzón, M. Maroudas, L. Miceli, S. Neff, I. Ortega, T. Papaevangelou, K. Paraschou, M. J. Pivovaroff, G. Raffelt, M. Rosu, J. Ruz, E. Ruiz Chóliz, I. Savvidis, S. Schmidt, Y. K. Semertzidis, S. K. Solanki, L. Stewart, T. Vafeiadis, J. K. Vogel, S. C. Yildiz, K. Zioutas

University of Patras
Université Paris-Saclay
CERN
Russian Academy of Sciences
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
University of Trieste
University of Zaragoza
Istanbul Bilgi University
Technical University of Denmark
The University of Chicago
Chem./Materials Science Directorate
University of Bonn
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Demokritos National Centre for Scientific Research
University of Freiburg
CAS - Institute of High Energy Physics
National Technical University of Athens
Columbia University
University of British Columbia
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Goethe University Frankfurt
Ruder Boskovic Institute
University of Rijeka
University of Camerino
Institute for Basic Science
Max Planck Institute for Physics (Werner Heisenberg Institute)
Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Kyung Hee University
University of California at Irvine

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Abstract

Hypothetical low-mass particles, such as axions, provide a compelling explanation for the dark matter in the universe. Such particles are expected to emerge abundantly from the hot interior of stars. To test this prediction, the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) uses a 9 T refurbished Large Hadron Collider test magnet directed towards the Sun. In the strong magnetic field, solar axions can be converted to X-ray photons which can be recorded by X-ray detectors. In the 2013-2015 run, thanks to low-background detectors and a new X-ray telescope, the signal-to-noise ratio was increased by about a factor of three. Here, we report the best limit on the axion-photon coupling strength (0.66 × 10 -10 GeV -1 at 95% confidence level) set by CAST, which now reaches similar levels to the most restrictive astrophysical bounds.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	584-590
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nature Physics
Volume	13
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys4109
State	Published - 2 Jun 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bräuninger, 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., ... Zioutas, K. (2017). New CAST limit on the axion-photon interaction. Nature Physics, 13(6), 584-590. https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys4109

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