Abstract
We discuss the physics case for and the concept of a medium-scale axion helioscope with sensitivities in the axion-photon coupling a few times better than CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). Search for an axion-like particle with these couplings is motivated by several persistent astrophysical anomalies. We present early conceptual design, existing infrastructure, projected sensitivity and timeline of such a helioscope (Troitsk Axion Solar Telescope Experiment, TASTE) to be constructed in the Institute for Nuclear Research, Troitsk, Russia. The proposed instrument may be also used for the search of dark-matter halo axions.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | P11019 |
| Journal | Journal of Instrumentation |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 21 Nov 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dark Matter detectors (WIMPs, axions, etc.)
- Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics
- X-ray detectors