Latest results and prospects of the CERN Axion Solar Telescope

Irastorza, G; Aune, S; Barth, K; Belov, A; Borghi, S; Brauninger, H; Cantatore, G; Carmona, M; Cetin, A; Collar, I; Dafni, T; Davenport, M; Eleftheriadis, C; Elias, N; Ezer, C; Fanourakis, G; Ferrer-Ribas, E; Friedrich, P; Galan, J; Gardikiotis, A; Gazis, N; Geralis, T; Giomataris, I; Gninenko, S; Gomez, H; Gruber, E; Guthorl, T; Hartmann, R; Haug, F; Hasinoff, D; Hoffmann, H; Iguaz, J; Jacoby, J; Jakovic, K; Karuza, M; Konigsmann, K; Kotthaus, R; Krmar, M; Kuster, M; Lakic, B; Laurent, M; Liolios, A; Ljubicic, A; Lozza, V; Lutz, G; Luzon, G; Morales, J; Niinikoski, T; Nordt, A; Papaevangelou, T; Pivovaroff, J; Raffelt, G; Rashba, T; Riege, H; Rodriguez, A; Rosu, M; Ruz, J; Savvidis, I; Silva, S; Solanki, K; Soufli, R; Stewart, L; Toms, A; Tsagri, M; Van Bibber, K; Vafeiadis, T; Villar, J; Vogel, K; Yildiz, C; Zioutas, K

dc.contributor.author	Irastorza, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Aune, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Barth, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Belov, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Borghi, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Brauninger, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Cantatore, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Carmona, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Cetin, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Collar, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Dafni, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Davenport, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Eleftheriadis, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Elias, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Ezer, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Fanourakis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Ferrer-Ribas, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Friedrich, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Galan, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Gardikiotis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Gazis, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Geralis, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Giomataris, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Gninenko, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Gomez, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Gruber, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Guthorl, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Hartmann, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Haug, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Hasinoff, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Hoffmann, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Iguaz, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Jacoby, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Jakovic, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Karuza, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Konigsmann, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Kotthaus, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Krmar, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Kuster, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Lakic, B	en
dc.contributor.author	Laurent, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Liolios, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Ljubicic, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Lozza, V	en
dc.contributor.author	Lutz, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Luzon, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Morales, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Niinikoski, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Nordt, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Papaevangelou, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Pivovaroff, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Raffelt, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Rashba, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Riege, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Rodriguez, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Rosu, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Ruz, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Savvidis, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Silva, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Solanki, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Soufli, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Stewart, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Toms, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsagri, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Van Bibber, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Vafeiadis, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Villar, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Vogel, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Yildiz, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Zioutas, K	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:53:20Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:53:20Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	17426588	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/36244
dc.subject.other	CERN axion solar telescopes	en
dc.subject.other	High magnetic fields	en
dc.subject.other	Large Hadron collider LHC	en
dc.subject.other	Phase I	en
dc.subject.other	Magnetic fields	en
dc.subject.other	Magnets	en
dc.subject.other	Optical telescopes	en
dc.subject.other	Photons	en
dc.subject.other	Solar energy	en
dc.subject.other	Stars	en
dc.subject.other	Superconducting magnets	en
dc.subject.other	Telescopes	en
dc.subject.other	Experiments	en
dc.title	Latest results and prospects of the CERN Axion Solar Telescope	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1088/1742-6596/309/1/012001	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/309/1/012001	en
heal.identifier.secondary	012001	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) experiment searches for axions from the Sun converted into few keV photons via the inverse Primakoff effect in the high magnetic field of a superconducting Large Hadron Collider (LHC) decommissioned test magnet. After results obtained with vacuum in the magnet pipes (phase I of the experiment) as well as with4He the collaboration is now immersed in the data taking with3He, to be finished in 2011. The status of the experiment will be presented, including a preliminary exclusion plot of the first3He data. CAST is currently sensitive to realistic QCD axion models at the sub-eV scale, and with axion-photon couplings down to the ∼ 2 × 10-10 GeV-1, compatible with solar life limits. Future plans include revisiting vaccuum and4He configurations with improved sensitivity, as well as possible additional search for non-standard signals from chamaleons, paraphotons or other WISPs. For the longer term, we study the feasibility of an altogether improved version of the axion helioscope concept, with a jump in sensitivity of about one order of magnitude in gaγ beyond CAST.	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Physics: Conference Series	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1088/1742-6596/309/1/012001	en
dc.identifier.volume	309	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en