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An update on the Axion Helioscopes front: current activities at CAST and the IAXO project
/ Dafni, T (Zaragoza U.) ; Arik, M (Dogus U., Kadikoy) ; Armengaud, E (IRFU, SPhN, Saclay) ; Aune, S (IRFU, Saclay) ; Avignone, F T (South Carolina U.) ; Barth, K (CERN) ; Belov, A (Moscow, INR) ; Betz, M (CERN) ; Bräuninger, H (Garching, Max Planck Inst., MPE) ; Brax, P (CERN) et al.
Although they have not yet been detected, axions and axion-like particles (ALPs) continue to maintain the interest (even increasingly so) of the rare-event searches community as viable candidates for the Dark Matter of the Universe but also as a solution for several other puzzles of astrophysics. Their property of coupling to photons has inspired different experimental methods for their detection, one of which is the helioscope technique. [...]
2016 - 6 p.
- Published in : Nucl. Part. Phys. Proc. 273-275 (2016) 244-249
In : 37th International Conference on High Energy Physics, Valencia, Spain, 2 - 9 Jul 2014, pp.244-249
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The IAXO Helioscope
/ Ferrer Ribas, E. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Armengaud, E. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Avignone, F.T. (South Carolina U.) ; Betz, M. (CERN) ; Brax, P. (IPhT, Saclay) ; Brun, P. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Cantatore, G. (INFN, Trieste ; Trieste U.) ; Carmona, J.M. (Zaragoza U.) ; Carosi, G.P. (LLNL, Livermore) ; Caspers, F. (CERN) et al.
The IAXO (International Axion Experiment) is a fourth generation helioscope with a sensitivity, in terms of detectable signal counts, at least 10(4) better than CAST phase-I, resulting in sensitivity on g(a)(γ) one order of magnitude better. To achieve this performance IAXO will count on a 8-coil toroidal magnet with 60 cm diameter bores and equipped with X-ray focusing optics into 0.20 cm(2) spots coupled to ultra-low background Micromegas X-ray detectors. [...]
2015 - 8 p.
- Published in : J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 650 (2015) 012009
IOP Open Access article: PDF;
In : 7th Symposium on large TPCs for low-energy rare event detection, Paris, France, 15 - 17 Dec 2014, pp.012009
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The Next Generation of Axion Helioscopes: The International Axion Observatory (IAXO)
/ Vogel, J K (LLNL, Livermore) ; Armengaud, E (IRFU, Saclay) ; Avignone, F T (South Carolina U.) ; Betz, M (CERN) ; Brax, P (IRFU, Saclay) ; Brun, P (IRFU, Saclay) ; Cantatore, G (INFN, Trieste ; Trieste U.) ; Carmona, J M (Zaragoza U.) ; Carosi, G P (LLNL, Livermore) ; Caspers, F (CERN) et al.
The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) is a proposed 4 th -generation axion helioscope with the primary physics research goal to search for solar axions via their Primakoff conversion into photons of 1 – 10 keV energies in a strong magnetic field. IAXO will achieve a sensitivity to the axion-photon coupling g aγ down to a few ×10 −12 GeV −1 for a wide range of axion masses up to ∼ 0 . [...]
2015 - 8 p.
- Published in : Phys. Procedia 61 (2015) 193-200
Elsevier Open Access article: PDF;
In : 13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, Asilomar, CA, USA, 8 - 13 Sep 2013, pp.193-200
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A Micromegas-based low-background x-ray detector coupled to a slumped-glass telescope for axion research
/ Aznar, F. (Zaragoza U.) ; Castel, J. (Zaragoza U.) ; Christensen, F.E. (Denmark, Tech. U.) ; Dafni, T. (Zaragoza U.) ; Decker, T.A. (LLNL, Livermore) ; Ferrer-Ribas, E. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Garcia, J.A. (Zaragoza U.) ; Giomataris, I. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Gracia, J.G. (Zaragoza U.) ; Hailey, C.J. (Columbia U.) et al.
We report on the design, construction and operation of a low background x-ray detection line composed of a shielded Micromegas (micromesh gaseous structure) detector of the microbulk technique. The detector is made from radiopure materials and is placed at the focal point of a $\sim$~5 cm diameter, 1.3 m focal-length, cone-approximation Wolter I x-ray telescope (XRT) comprised of thermally-formed (or "slumped") glass substrates deposited with multilayer coatings. [...]
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2015 - 21 p.
- Published in : JCAP 12 (2015) 008
Fulltext: PDF; IOP Open Access article: PDF; External link: Preprint
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Low Background Micromegas in CAST
/ Garza, J.G. (Zaragoza U.) ; Aune, S. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Aznar, F. (Zaragoza U. ; LSC, Canfranc) ; Calvet, D. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Castel, J.F. (Zaragoza U.) ; Christensen, F.E. (Denmark, Tech. U.) ; Dafni, T. (Zaragoza U.) ; Davenport, M. (CERN) ; Decker, T. (LLNL, Livermore) ; Ferrer-Ribas, E. (IRFU, Saclay) et al.
Solar axions could be converted into x-rays inside the strong magnetic field of an axion helioscope, triggering the detection of this elusive particle. Low background x-ray detectors are an essential component for the sensitivity of these searches. [...]
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2015-11-16 - 6 p.
- Published in : J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 650 (2015) 012008
Fulltext: arXiv:1503.05107 - PDF; 10.1088_1742-6596_650_1_012008 - PDF; IOP Open Access article: PDF; External link: Preprint
In : 7th Symposium on large TPCs for low-energy rare event detection, Paris, France, 15 - 17 Dec 2014, pp.012008
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Future axion searches with the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)
/ Irastorza, I G (Zaragoza U.) ; Avignone, F T (South Carolina U.) ; Cantatore, G (INFN, Trieste ; Trieste U.) ; Carmona, J M (Zaragoza U.) ; Caspi, S (CERN) ; Cetin, S A (Dogus U., Kadikoy) ; Christensen, F E (Denmark, Tech. U.) ; Dael, A (IRFU, Saclay) ; Dafni, T (Zaragoza U.) ; Davenport, M (CERN) et al.
The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) is a new generation axion helioscope aiming at a sensitivity to the axion-photon coupling of gaγ few × 10−12 GeV−1, i.e. 1–1.5 orders of magnitude beyond the one achieved by CAST, currently the most sensitive axion helioscope. [...]
2013
- Published in : J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 460 (2013) 012002
In : 6th Symposium on large TPCs for low-energy rare event detection, Paris, France, 17 - 19 Dec 2012, pp.012002
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Conceptual Design of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)
/ Armengaud, E. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Avignone, F.T. (South Carolina U.) ; Betz, M. (CERN) ; Brax, P. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Brun, P. (IRFU, Saclay) ; Cantatore, G. (INFN, Trieste ; Trieste U.) ; Carmona, J.M. (Zaragoza U.) ; Carosi, G.P. (LLNL, Livermore) ; Caspers, F. (CERN) ; Caspi, S. (LBL, Berkeley) et al.
The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) will be a forth generation axion helioscope. As its primary physics goal, IAXO will look for axions or axion-like particles (ALPs) originating in the Sun via the Primakoff conversion of the solar plasma photons. [...]
arXiv:1401.3233; FERMILAB-PUB-14-476-A; BNL-106253-2014-JA.-
2014-05-12 - 47 p.
- Published in : JINST 9 (2014) T05002
Fulltext: PDF; IOP Open Access article: PDF; External links: Fermilab Library Server (fulltext available); Fulltext
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