Search for chameleons with CAST

dc.contributor.authorAnastassopoulos, Vassilis
dc.contributor.authorGardikiotis, Antonios
dc.contributor.authorZioutas, Konstantinos
dc.contributor.otherΑναστασόπουλος, Βασίλειος
dc.contributor.otherΓαρδικιώτης, Αντώνης
dc.contributor.otherΖιούτας, Κωνσταντίνος
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-01T05:16:03Z
dc.date.available2018-08-01T05:16:03Z
dc.date.copyright2015-07
dc.description.abstractIn this work we present a search for (solar) chameleons with the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). This novel experimental technique, in the field of dark energy research, exploits both the chameleon coupling to matter (βm) and to photons (βγ) via the Primakoff effect. By reducing the X-ray detection energy threshold used for axions from 1 keV to 400 eV CAST became sensitive to the converted solar chameleon spectrum which peaks around 600 eV. Even though we have not observed any excess above background, we can provide a 95% C.L. limit for the coupling strength of chameleons to photons of βγ 1011for 1 <βm<106.el
dc.identifierAnastassopoulos, V., Gardikiotis, A., Zioutas, A., Arik, M., & Aune, S. (2015). "Search for chameleons with CAST". Physics letters B, 749, 172-180. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2015.07.049el
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2015.07.049el
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10889/11474
dc.language.isoenel
dc.sourcePhysics letters Bel
dc.subjectChameleonel
dc.subjectCASTel
dc.subjectSDDel
dc.subjectX-rayel
dc.subjectTachoclineel
dc.subjectDark energyel
dc.subjectSCOAP3el
dc.titleSearch for chameleons with CASTel
dc.typeJournal (paper)el
dcterms.extent172-180el

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