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1. The daily modulations and broadband strategy in axion searches. An application with CAST-CAPP detector

Author: Adair, C. M., Altenmüller, K., Anastassopoulos, V., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bozicevic, D., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Caspers, F., Castel, J. F., Çetin, S. A., Chung, W., Choi, H., Choi, J., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., Galan, J., Gardikiotis, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Ibáñez, D. Díez, Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Kutlu, Ç., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Lee, J., Lee, S., Luzón, G., Margalejo, C., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Mirallas, H., Obis, L., Özbey, A., Özbozduman, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Ruiz-Chóliz, E., Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Youn, S., Zhitnitsky, A., Zioutas, K., Adair, C. M., Altenmüller, K., Anastassopoulos, V., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bozicevic, D., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Caspers, F., Castel, J. F., Çetin, S. A., Chung, W., Choi, H., Choi, J., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., Galan, J., Gardikiotis, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Ibáñez, D. Díez, Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Kutlu, Ç., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Lee, J., Lee, S., Luzón, G., Margalejo, C., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Mirallas, H., Obis, L., Özbey, A., Özbozduman, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Ruiz-Chóliz, E., Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Youn, S., Zhitnitsky, A., and Zioutas, K.
Abstract: It has been previously advocated that the presence of the daily and annual modulations of the axion flux on the Earth's surface may dramatically change the strategy of the axion searches. The arguments were based on the so-called Axion Quark Nugget (AQN) dark matter model which was originally put forward to explain the similarity of the dark and visible cosmological matter densities $\Omega_{\rm dark}\sim \Omega_{\rm visible}$. In this framework, the population of galactic axions with mass $ 10^{-6} {\rm eV}\lesssim m_a\lesssim 10^{-3}{\rm eV}$ and velocity $\langle v_a\rangle\sim 10^{-3} c$ will be accompanied by axions with typical velocities $\langle v_a\rangle\sim 0.6 c$ emitted by AQNs. Furthermore, in this framework, it has also been argued that the AQN-induced axion daily modulation (in contrast with the conventional WIMP paradigm) could be as large as $(10-20)\%$, which represents the main motivation for the present investigation. We argue that the daily modulations along with the broadband detection strategy can be very useful tools for the discovery of such relativistic axions. The data from the CAST-CAPP detector have been used following such arguments. Unfortunately, due to the dependence of the amplifier chain on temperature-dependent gain drifts and other factors, we could not conclusively show the presence or absence of a dark sector-originated daily modulation. However, this proof of principle analysis procedure can serve as a reference for future studies., Comment: 18 pages, 8 figures
Published: 2024

2. RADES axion search results with a High-Temperature Superconducting cavity in an 11.7 T magnet

Author: Ahyoune, S., Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Calatroni, S., Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., García-Barceló, J. M., Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Granados, X., Gutierrez, J., Herwig, L., Irastorza, I. G., Lamas, N., Lozano-Guerrero, A., Millar, W. L., Malbrunot, C., Miralda-Escudé, J., Navarro, P., Navarro-Madrid, J. R., Puig, T., Siodlaczek, M., Telles, G. T., Wuensch, W., Ahyoune, S., Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Calatroni, S., Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., García-Barceló, J. M., Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Granados, X., Gutierrez, J., Herwig, L., Irastorza, I. G., Lamas, N., Lozano-Guerrero, A., Millar, W. L., Malbrunot, C., Miralda-Escudé, J., Navarro, P., Navarro-Madrid, J. R., Puig, T., Siodlaczek, M., Telles, G. T., and Wuensch, W.
Abstract: We describe the results of a haloscope axion search performed with an 11.7 T dipole magnet at CERN. The search used a custom-made radio-frequency cavity coated with high-temperature superconducting tape. A set of 27 h of data at a resonant frequency of around 8.84 GHz was analysed. In the range of axion mass 36.5676 $\mu$eV to 36.5699 $\mu$eV, corresponding to a width of 554 kHz, no signal excess hinting at an axion-like particle was found. Correspondingly, in this mass range, a limit on the axion to photon coupling-strength was set in the range between g$_{a\gamma}\gtrsim$ 6.2e-13 GeV$^{-1}$ and g$_{a\gamma}\gtrsim$ 1.54e-13 GeV$^{-1}$ with a 95% confidence level., Comment: 19 pages, 8 figures
Published: 2024

3. A proposal for a low-frequency axion search in the 1-2 $\mu$eV range and below with the BabyIAXO magnet

Author: Ahyoune, S., Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Calatroni, S., Cogollos, C., Devlin, J., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Díez-Ibáñez, D., Döbrich, B., Galindo, J., Gallego, J. D., García-Barceló, J. M., Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Gu, Y., Herwig, L., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Miralda-Escudé, J., Monzó-Cabrera, J., Navarro, P., Navarro-Madrid, J. R., Redondo, J., Reina-Valero, J., Schmieden, K., Schneemann, T., Siodlaczek, M., Ulmer, S., Wuensch, W., Ahyoune, S., Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Calatroni, S., Cogollos, C., Devlin, J., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Díez-Ibáñez, D., Döbrich, B., Galindo, J., Gallego, J. D., García-Barceló, J. M., Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Gu, Y., Herwig, L., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Miralda-Escudé, J., Monzó-Cabrera, J., Navarro, P., Navarro-Madrid, J. R., Redondo, J., Reina-Valero, J., Schmieden, K., Schneemann, T., Siodlaczek, M., Ulmer, S., and Wuensch, W.
Abstract: In the near future BabyIAXO will be the most powerful axion helioscope, relying on a custom-made magnet of two bores of 70 cm diameter and 10 m long, with a total available magnetic volume of more than 7 m$^3$. In this document, we propose and describe the implementation of low-frequency axion haloscope setups suitable for operation inside the BabyIAXO magnet. The RADES proposal has a potential sensitivity to the axion-photon coupling $g_{a\gamma}$ down to values corresponding to the KSVZ model, in the (currently unexplored) mass range between 1 and 2$~\mu$eV, after a total effective exposure of 440 days. This mass range is covered by the use of four differently dimensioned 5-meter-long cavities, equipped with a tuning mechanism based on inner turning plates. A setup like the one proposed would also allow an exploration of the same mass range for hidden photons coupled to photons. An additional complementary apparatus is proposed using LC circuits and exploring the low energy range ($\sim10^{-4}-10^{-1}~\mu$eV). The setup includes a cryostat and cooling system to cool down the BabyIAXO bore down to about 5 K, as well as appropriate low-noise signal amplification and detection chain.
Published: 2023

4. Probing Earth's Missing Potassium using the Unique Antimatter Signature of Geoneutrinos

Author: Consortium, LiquidO, Cabrera, A., Chen, M., Mantovani, F., Serafini, A., Strati, V., Apilluelo, J., Asquith, L., Beney, J. L., Bezerra, T. J. C., Bongrand, M., Bourgeois, C., Breton, D., Briere, M., Busto, J., Cadiou, A., Calvo, E., Chaumat, V., Chauveau, E., Cattermole, B. J., Chimenti, P., Delafosse, C., de Kerret, H., Dusini, S., Earle, A., Frigerio-Martins, C., Galán, J., García, J. A., Gazzini, R., Gibson-Foster, A., Gallas, A., Girard-Carillo, C., Griffith, W. C., Haddad, F., Hartnell, J., Hourlier, A., Hull, G., Irastorza, I. G., Koch, L., Laniéce, P., Du, J. F. Le, Lefebvre, C., Lefevre, F., Legrand, F., Loaiza, P., Lock, J. A., Luzón, G., Maalmi, J., Marquet, C., Martínez, M., Mathon, B., Ménard, L., Navas-Nicolás, D., Nunokawa, H., Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P., Obolensky, M., Palomares, C., Pillot, P., Porter, J. C. C., Pravikoff, M. S., Ramarijaona, H., Roche, M., Rosier, P., Roskovec, B., Sarsa, M. L., Schoppmann, S., Shorrock, W., Simard, L., Steiger, H. Th. J., Stocco, D., Stutzmann, J. S., Suekane, F., Tunc, A., Verdier, M. -A., Verdugo, A., Viaud, B., Wakely, S. M., Weber, A., Yermia, F., Consortium, LiquidO, Cabrera, A., Chen, M., Mantovani, F., Serafini, A., Strati, V., Apilluelo, J., Asquith, L., Beney, J. L., Bezerra, T. J. C., Bongrand, M., Bourgeois, C., Breton, D., Briere, M., Busto, J., Cadiou, A., Calvo, E., Chaumat, V., Chauveau, E., Cattermole, B. J., Chimenti, P., Delafosse, C., de Kerret, H., Dusini, S., Earle, A., Frigerio-Martins, C., Galán, J., García, J. A., Gazzini, R., Gibson-Foster, A., Gallas, A., Girard-Carillo, C., Griffith, W. C., Haddad, F., Hartnell, J., Hourlier, A., Hull, G., Irastorza, I. G., Koch, L., Laniéce, P., Du, J. F. Le, Lefebvre, C., Lefevre, F., Legrand, F., Loaiza, P., Lock, J. A., Luzón, G., Maalmi, J., Marquet, C., Martínez, M., Mathon, B., Ménard, L., Navas-Nicolás, D., Nunokawa, H., Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P., Obolensky, M., Palomares, C., Pillot, P., Porter, J. C. C., Pravikoff, M. S., Ramarijaona, H., Roche, M., Rosier, P., Roskovec, B., Sarsa, M. L., Schoppmann, S., Shorrock, W., Simard, L., Steiger, H. Th. J., Stocco, D., Stutzmann, J. S., Suekane, F., Tunc, A., Verdier, M. -A., Verdugo, A., Viaud, B., Wakely, S. M., Weber, A., and Yermia, F.
Abstract: The formation of the Earth remains an epoch with mysterious puzzles extending to our still incomplete understanding of the planet's potential origin and bulk composition. Direct confirmation of the Earth's internal heat engine was accomplished by the successful observation of geoneutrinos originating from uranium (U) and thorium (Th) progenies, manifestations of the planet's natural radioactivity dominated by potassium (40K) and the decay chains of uranium (238U) and thorium (232Th). This radiogenic energy output is critical to planetary dynamics and must be accurately measured for a complete understanding of the overall heat budget and thermal history of the Earth. Detecting geoneutrinos remains the only direct probe to do so and constitutes a challenging objective in modern neutrino physics. In particular, the intriguing potassium geoneutrinos have never been observed and thus far have been considered impractical to measure. We propose here a novel approach for potassium geoneutrino detection using the unique antimatter signature of antineutrinos to reduce the otherwise overwhelming backgrounds to observing this rarest signal. The proposed detection framework relies on the innovative LiquidO detection technique to enable positron (e+) identification and antineutrino interactions with ideal isotope targets identified here for the first time. We also provide the complete experimental methodology to yield the first potassium geoneutrino discovery.
Published: 2023

5. Ultra low background Micromegas detectors for BabyIAXO solar axion search

Author: Ferrer-Ribas, E., Altenmüller, K., Biasuzzi, B., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Dafni, T., Desch, K., Díez-Ibañez, D., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, J. A., Giganon, A., Goblin, C., Irastorza, I. G., Kaminski, J., Luzón, G., Margalejo, C., Mirallas, H., Navick, X. F., Obis, L., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Ruz, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Segui, L., Vogel, J. K., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Altenmüller, K., Biasuzzi, B., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Dafni, T., Desch, K., Díez-Ibañez, D., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, J. A., Giganon, A., Goblin, C., Irastorza, I. G., Kaminski, J., Luzón, G., Margalejo, C., Mirallas, H., Navick, X. F., Obis, L., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Ruz, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Segui, L., and Vogel, J. K.
Abstract: The International AXion Observatory (IAXO) is a large scale axion helioscope that will look for axions and axion-like particles produced in the Sun with unprecedented sensitivity. BabyIAXO is an intermediate experimental stage that will be hosted at DESY (Germany) and that will test all IAXO subsystems serving as a prototype for IAXO but at the same time as a fully-fledged helioscope with potential for discovery. One of the crucial components of the project is the ultra-low background X-ray detectors that will image the X-ray photons produced by axion conversion in the experiment. The baseline detection technology for this purpose are Micromegas (Microbulk) detectors. We will show the quest and the strategy to attain the very challenging levels of background targeted for BabyIAXO that need a multi-approach strategy coming from ground measurements, screening campaigns of components of the detector, underground measurements, background models, in-situ background measurements as well as powerful rejection algorithms. First results from the commissioning of the BabyIAXO prototype will be shown., Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, submitted for the proceedings of the International Conference on Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors, December 2022, Israel
Published: 2023

6. Prospects on the Detection of Solar Dark Photons by the International Axion Observatory

Author: O'Shea, T., Giannotti, M., Irastorza, I. G., Plasencia, L. M., Redondo, J., Ruz, J., Vogel, J. K., O'Shea, T., Giannotti, M., Irastorza, I. G., Plasencia, L. M., Redondo, J., Ruz, J., and Vogel, J. K.
Abstract: Dark (hidden) photons are widely recognised as well motivated candidates for physics beyond the standard model, and have been invoked for the solution of several outstanding problems, including to account for the dark matter in the universe. In this paper, we consider a simple model for dark photons, which is coupled to ordinary matter only through kinetic mixing with ordinary photons. Within this framework, we calculate the flux of solar dark photons on Earth and revise the potential to detect it with the next generation of axion helioscopes, particularly with the International AXion Observatory (IAXO). This paper extends on previous theoretical analyses in two main ways. Firstly, it includes a more complete analysis of the possible sources of dark photons from the sun, including the contribution of the solar magnetic field and of nuclear processes, and secondly it includes predictions on the parameter space accessible in the gas-filled phase of IAXO., Comment: 23 pages, 7 figures, 1 table
Published: 2023

7. Recoil imaging for dark matter, neutrinos, and physics beyond the Standard Model

Author: O'Hare, C. A. J., Loomba, D., Altenmüller, K., Álvarez-Pol, H., Amaro, F. D., Araújo, H. M., Sierra, D. Aristizabal, Asaadi, J., Attié, D., Aune, S., Awe, C., Ayyad, Y., Baracchini, E., Barbeau, P., Battat, J. B. R., Bell, N. F., Biasuzzi, B., Bignell, L. J., Boehm, C., Bolognino, I., Brunbauer, F. M., Caamaño, M., Cabo, C., Caratelli, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cogollos, C., Collison, D., Costa, E., Dafni, T., Dastgiri, F., Deaconu, C., De Romeri, V., Desch, K., Dho, G., Di Giambattista, F., Díez-Ibáñez, D., D'Imperio, G., Dutta, B., Eldridge, C., Elliott, S. R., Ezeribe, A. C., Fava, A., Felkl, T., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ribas, E. Ferrer, Flöthner, K. J., Froehlich, M., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, F., Pascual, J. A. García, Gelli, B. P., Ghrear, M., Giomataris, Y., Gnanvo, K., Gramellini, E., Di Cortona, G. Grilli, Hall-Wilton, R., Harton, J., Hedges, S., Higashino, S., Hill, G., Holanda, P. C., Ikeda, T., Irastorza, I. G., Jackson, P., Janssens, D., Jones, B., Kaminski, J., Katsioulas, I., Kelly, K., Kemmerich, N., Kemp, E., Korandla, H. B., Kraus, H., Lackner, A., Lane, G. J., Lewis, P. M., Lisowska, M., Luzón, G., Lynch, W. A., Maccarrone, G., Mack, K. J., Majewski, P. A., Mano, R. D. P., Margalejo, C., Markoff, D., Marley, T., Marques, D. J. G., Massarczyk, R., Mazzitelli, G., McCabe, C., McKie, L. J., McLean, A. G., McNamara, P. C., Mei, Y., Messina, A., Mills, A. F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Monteiro, C. M. B., Mosbech, M. R., Muller, H., da Luz, H. Natal, Nakamura, K. D., Natochii, A., Neep, T., Newstead, J. L., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., Oliveri, E., Orlandini, G., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Perez-Gonzalez, Y. F., Pfeiffer, D., Phan, N. S., Piacentini, S., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Pinci, D., Popescu, S., Prajapati, A., Queiroz, F. S., Raaf, J. L., Resnati, F., Ropelewski, L., Roque, R. C., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Rusu, A., Ruz, J., Samarati, J., Santos, E. M., Santos, J. M. F. dos, Sauli, F., Scharenberg, L., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Scholberg, K., Schott, M., Schueler, J., Segui, L., Sekiya, H., Sengupta, D., Slavkovska, Z., Snowden-Ifft, D., Soffitta, P., van Stenis, M., Spooner, N. J. C., Strigari, L., Stuchbery, A. E., Sun, X., Torelli, S., Tilly, E. G., Thomas, A. W., Thorpe, T. N., Urquijo, P., Utrobičić, A., Vahsen, S. E., Veenhof, R., Vogel, J. K., Williams, A. G., Wood, M. H., Zettlemoyer, J., O'Hare, C. A. J., Loomba, D., Altenmüller, K., Álvarez-Pol, H., Amaro, F. D., Araújo, H. M., Sierra, D. Aristizabal, Asaadi, J., Attié, D., Aune, S., Awe, C., Ayyad, Y., Baracchini, E., Barbeau, P., Battat, J. B. R., Bell, N. F., Biasuzzi, B., Bignell, L. J., Boehm, C., Bolognino, I., Brunbauer, F. M., Caamaño, M., Cabo, C., Caratelli, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cogollos, C., Collison, D., Costa, E., Dafni, T., Dastgiri, F., Deaconu, C., De Romeri, V., Desch, K., Dho, G., Di Giambattista, F., Díez-Ibáñez, D., D'Imperio, G., Dutta, B., Eldridge, C., Elliott, S. R., Ezeribe, A. C., Fava, A., Felkl, T., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ribas, E. Ferrer, Flöthner, K. J., Froehlich, M., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, F., Pascual, J. A. García, Gelli, B. P., Ghrear, M., Giomataris, Y., Gnanvo, K., Gramellini, E., Di Cortona, G. Grilli, Hall-Wilton, R., Harton, J., Hedges, S., Higashino, S., Hill, G., Holanda, P. C., Ikeda, T., Irastorza, I. G., Jackson, P., Janssens, D., Jones, B., Kaminski, J., Katsioulas, I., Kelly, K., Kemmerich, N., Kemp, E., Korandla, H. B., Kraus, H., Lackner, A., Lane, G. J., Lewis, P. M., Lisowska, M., Luzón, G., Lynch, W. A., Maccarrone, G., Mack, K. J., Majewski, P. A., Mano, R. D. P., Margalejo, C., Markoff, D., Marley, T., Marques, D. J. G., Massarczyk, R., Mazzitelli, G., McCabe, C., McKie, L. J., McLean, A. G., McNamara, P. C., Mei, Y., Messina, A., Mills, A. F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Monteiro, C. M. B., Mosbech, M. R., Muller, H., da Luz, H. Natal, Nakamura, K. D., Natochii, A., Neep, T., Newstead, J. L., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., Oliveri, E., Orlandini, G., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Perez-Gonzalez, Y. F., Pfeiffer, D., Phan, N. S., Piacentini, S., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Pinci, D., Popescu, S., Prajapati, A., Queiroz, F. S., Raaf, J. L., Resnati, F., Ropelewski, L., Roque, R. C., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Rusu, A., Ruz, J., Samarati, J., Santos, E. M., Santos, J. M. F. dos, Sauli, F., Scharenberg, L., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Scholberg, K., Schott, M., Schueler, J., Segui, L., Sekiya, H., Sengupta, D., Slavkovska, Z., Snowden-Ifft, D., Soffitta, P., van Stenis, M., Spooner, N. J. C., Strigari, L., Stuchbery, A. E., Sun, X., Torelli, S., Tilly, E. G., Thomas, A. W., Thorpe, T. N., Urquijo, P., Utrobičić, A., Vahsen, S. E., Veenhof, R., Vogel, J. K., Williams, A. G., Wood, M. H., and Zettlemoyer, J.
Abstract: Recoil imaging entails the detection of spatially resolved ionization tracks generated by particle interactions. This is a highly sought-after capability in many classes of detector, with broad applications across particle and astroparticle physics. However, at low energies, where ionization signatures are small in size, recoil imaging only seems to be a practical goal for micro-pattern gas detectors. This white paper outlines the physics case for recoil imaging, and puts forward a decadal plan to advance towards the directional detection of low-energy recoils with sensitivity and resolution close to fundamental performance limits. The science case covered includes: the discovery of dark matter into the neutrino fog, directional detection of sub-MeV solar neutrinos, the precision study of coherent-elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, the detection of solar axions, the measurement of the Migdal effect, X-ray polarimetry, and several other applied physics goals. We also outline the R&D programs necessary to test concepts that are crucial to advance detector performance towards their fundamental limit: single primary electron sensitivity with full 3D spatial resolution at the $\sim$100 micron-scale. These advancements include: the use of negative ion drift, electron counting with high-definition electronic readout, time projection chambers with optical readout, and the possibility for nuclear recoil tracking in high-density gases such as argon. We also discuss the readout and electronics systems needed to scale-up such detectors to the ton-scale and beyond., Comment: 77 pages, 20 figures. Submitted to the Proceedings of the US Community Study on the Future of Particle Physics (Snowmass 2021)
Published: 2022

8. Recoil imaging for directional detection of dark matter, neutrinos, and physics beyond the Standard Model

Author: O'Hare, C. A. J., Loomba, D., Altenmüller, K., Álvarez-Pol, H., Amaro, F. D., Araújo, H. M., Sierra, D. Aristizabal, Asaadi, J., Attié, D., Aune, S., Awe, C., Ayyad, Y., Baracchini, E., Barbeau, P., Battat, J. B. R., Bell, N. F., Biasuzzi, B., Bignell, L. J., Boehm, C., Bolognino, I., Brunbauer, F. M., Caamaño, M., Cabo, C., Caratelli, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cogollos, C., Collison, D., Costa, E., Dafni, T., Dastgiri, F., Deaconu, C., De Romeri, V., Desch, K., Dho, G., Di Giambattista, F., Díez-Ibáñez, D., D'Imperio, G., Dutta, B., Eldridge, C., Elliott, S. R., Ezeribe, A. C., Fava, A., Felkl, T., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ribas, E. Ferrer, Flöthner, K. J., Froehlich, M., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, F., Pascual, J. A. García, Gelli, B. P., Ghrear, M., Giomataris, Y., Gnanvo, K., Gramellini, E., Di Cortona, G. Grilli, Hall-Wilton, R., Harton, J., Hedges, S., Higashino, S., Hill, G., Holanda, P. C., Ikeda, T., Irastorza, I. G., Jackson, P., Janssens, D., Jones, B., Kaminski, J., Katsioulas, I., Kelly, K., Kemmerich, N., Kemp, E., Korandla, H. B., Kraus, H., Lackner, A., Lane, G. J., Lewis, P. M., Lisowska, M., Luzón, G., Lynch, W. A., Maccarrone, G., Mack, K. J., Majewski, P. A., Mano, R. D. P., Margalejo, C., Markoff, D., Marley, T., Marques, D. J. G., Massarczyk, R., Mazzitelli, G., McCabe, C., McKie, L. J., McLean, A. G., McNamara, P. C., Mei, Y., Messina, A., Mills, A. F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Monteiro, C. M. B., Mosbech, M. R., Muller, H., da Luz, H. Natal, Nakamura, K. D., Natochii, A., Neep, T., Newstead, J. L., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., Oliveri, E., Orlandini, G., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Perez-Gonzalez, Y. F., Pfeiffer, D., Phan, N. S., Piacentini, S., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Pinci, D., Popescu, S., Prajapati, A., Queiroz, F. S., Raaf, J. L., Resnati, F., Ropelewski, L., Roque, R. C., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Rusu, A., Ruz, J., Samarati, J., Santos, E. M., Santos, J. M. F. dos, Sauli, F., Scharenberg, L., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Scholberg, K., Schott, M., Schueler, J., Segui, L., Sekiya, H., Sengupta, D., Slavkovska, Z., Snowden-Ifft, D., Soffitta, P., van Stenis, M., Spooner, N. J. C., Strigari, L., Stuchbery, A. E., Sun, X., Torelli, S., Tilly, E. G., Thomas, A. W., Thorpe, T. N., Urquijo, P., Utrobičić, A., Vahsen, S. E., Veenhof, R., Vogel, J. K., Williams, A. G., Wood, M. H., Zettlemoyer, J., O'Hare, C. A. J., Loomba, D., Altenmüller, K., Álvarez-Pol, H., Amaro, F. D., Araújo, H. M., Sierra, D. Aristizabal, Asaadi, J., Attié, D., Aune, S., Awe, C., Ayyad, Y., Baracchini, E., Barbeau, P., Battat, J. B. R., Bell, N. F., Biasuzzi, B., Bignell, L. J., Boehm, C., Bolognino, I., Brunbauer, F. M., Caamaño, M., Cabo, C., Caratelli, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cogollos, C., Collison, D., Costa, E., Dafni, T., Dastgiri, F., Deaconu, C., De Romeri, V., Desch, K., Dho, G., Di Giambattista, F., Díez-Ibáñez, D., D'Imperio, G., Dutta, B., Eldridge, C., Elliott, S. R., Ezeribe, A. C., Fava, A., Felkl, T., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ribas, E. Ferrer, Flöthner, K. J., Froehlich, M., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, F., Pascual, J. A. García, Gelli, B. P., Ghrear, M., Giomataris, Y., Gnanvo, K., Gramellini, E., Di Cortona, G. Grilli, Hall-Wilton, R., Harton, J., Hedges, S., Higashino, S., Hill, G., Holanda, P. C., Ikeda, T., Irastorza, I. G., Jackson, P., Janssens, D., Jones, B., Kaminski, J., Katsioulas, I., Kelly, K., Kemmerich, N., Kemp, E., Korandla, H. B., Kraus, H., Lackner, A., Lane, G. J., Lewis, P. M., Lisowska, M., Luzón, G., Lynch, W. A., Maccarrone, G., Mack, K. J., Majewski, P. A., Mano, R. D. P., Margalejo, C., Markoff, D., Marley, T., Marques, D. J. G., Massarczyk, R., Mazzitelli, G., McCabe, C., McKie, L. J., McLean, A. G., McNamara, P. C., Mei, Y., Messina, A., Mills, A. F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Monteiro, C. M. B., Mosbech, M. R., Muller, H., da Luz, H. Natal, Nakamura, K. D., Natochii, A., Neep, T., Newstead, J. L., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., Oliveri, E., Orlandini, G., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Perez-Gonzalez, Y. F., Pfeiffer, D., Phan, N. S., Piacentini, S., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Pinci, D., Popescu, S., Prajapati, A., Queiroz, F. S., Raaf, J. L., Resnati, F., Ropelewski, L., Roque, R. C., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Rusu, A., Ruz, J., Samarati, J., Santos, E. M., Santos, J. M. F. dos, Sauli, F., Scharenberg, L., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Scholberg, K., Schott, M., Schueler, J., Segui, L., Sekiya, H., Sengupta, D., Slavkovska, Z., Snowden-Ifft, D., Soffitta, P., van Stenis, M., Spooner, N. J. C., Strigari, L., Stuchbery, A. E., Sun, X., Torelli, S., Tilly, E. G., Thomas, A. W., Thorpe, T. N., Urquijo, P., Utrobičić, A., Vahsen, S. E., Veenhof, R., Vogel, J. K., Williams, A. G., Wood, M. H., and Zettlemoyer, J.
Abstract: Recoil imaging entails the detection of spatially resolved ionization tracks generated by particle interactions. This is a highly sought-after capability in many classes of detector, with broad applications across particle and astroparticle physics. However, at low energies, where ionization signatures are small in size, recoil imaging only seems to be a practical goal for micro-pattern gas detectors. This white paper outlines the physics case for recoil imaging, and puts forward a decadal plan to advance towards the directional detection of low-energy recoils with sensitivity and resolution close to fundamental performance limits. The science case covered includes: the discovery of dark matter into the neutrino fog, directional detection of sub-MeV solar neutrinos, the precision study of coherent-elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, the detection of solar axions, the measurement of the Migdal effect, X-ray polarimetry, and several other applied physics goals. We also outline the R&D programs necessary to test concepts that are crucial to advance detector performance towards their fundamental limit: single primary electron sensitivity with full 3D spatial resolution at the $\sim$100 micron-scale. These advancements include: the use of negative ion drift, electron counting with high-definition electronic readout, time projection chambers with optical readout, and the possibility for nuclear recoil tracking in high-density gases such as argon. We also discuss the readout and electronics systems needed to scale-up such detectors to the ton-scale and beyond., Comment: 77 pages, 20 figures. Submitted to the Proceedings of the US Community Study on the Future of Particle Physics (Snowmass 2021)
Published: 2022

9. Recoil imaging for directional detection of dark matter, neutrinos, and physics beyond the Standard Model

Author: O'Hare, C. A. J., Loomba, D., Altenmüller, K., Álvarez-Pol, H., Amaro, F. D., Araújo, H. M., Sierra, D. Aristizabal, Asaadi, J., Attié, D., Aune, S., Awe, C., Ayyad, Y., Baracchini, E., Barbeau, P., Battat, J. B. R., Bell, N. F., Biasuzzi, B., Bignell, L. J., Boehm, C., Bolognino, I., Brunbauer, F. M., Caamaño, M., Cabo, C., Caratelli, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cogollos, C., Collison, D., Costa, E., Dafni, T., Dastgiri, F., Deaconu, C., De Romeri, V., Desch, K., Dho, G., Di Giambattista, F., Díez-Ibáñez, D., D'Imperio, G., Dutta, B., Eldridge, C., Elliott, S. R., Ezeribe, A. C., Fava, A., Felkl, T., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ribas, E. Ferrer, Flöthner, K. J., Froehlich, M., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, F., Pascual, J. A. García, Gelli, B. P., Ghrear, M., Giomataris, Y., Gnanvo, K., Gramellini, E., Di Cortona, G. Grilli, Hall-Wilton, R., Harton, J., Hedges, S., Higashino, S., Hill, G., Holanda, P. C., Ikeda, T., Irastorza, I. G., Jackson, P., Janssens, D., Jones, B., Kaminski, J., Katsioulas, I., Kelly, K., Kemmerich, N., Kemp, E., Korandla, H. B., Kraus, H., Lackner, A., Lane, G. J., Lewis, P. M., Lisowska, M., Luzón, G., Lynch, W. A., Maccarrone, G., Mack, K. J., Majewski, P. A., Mano, R. D. P., Margalejo, C., Markoff, D., Marley, T., Marques, D. J. G., Massarczyk, R., Mazzitelli, G., McCabe, C., McKie, L. J., McLean, A. G., McNamara, P. C., Mei, Y., Messina, A., Mills, A. F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Monteiro, C. M. B., Mosbech, M. R., Muller, H., da Luz, H. Natal, Nakamura, K. D., Natochii, A., Neep, T., Newstead, J. L., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., Oliveri, E., Orlandini, G., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Perez-Gonzalez, Y. F., Pfeiffer, D., Phan, N. S., Piacentini, S., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Pinci, D., Popescu, S., Prajapati, A., Queiroz, F. S., Raaf, J. L., Resnati, F., Ropelewski, L., Roque, R. C., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Rusu, A., Ruz, J., Samarati, J., Santos, E. M., Santos, J. M. F. dos, Sauli, F., Scharenberg, L., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Scholberg, K., Schott, M., Schueler, J., Segui, L., Sekiya, H., Sengupta, D., Slavkovska, Z., Snowden-Ifft, D., Soffitta, P., van Stenis, M., Spooner, N. J. C., Strigari, L., Stuchbery, A. E., Sun, X., Torelli, S., Tilly, E. G., Thomas, A. W., Thorpe, T. N., Urquijo, P., Utrobičić, A., Vahsen, S. E., Veenhof, R., Vogel, J. K., Williams, A. G., Wood, M. H., Zettlemoyer, J., O'Hare, C. A. J., Loomba, D., Altenmüller, K., Álvarez-Pol, H., Amaro, F. D., Araújo, H. M., Sierra, D. Aristizabal, Asaadi, J., Attié, D., Aune, S., Awe, C., Ayyad, Y., Baracchini, E., Barbeau, P., Battat, J. B. R., Bell, N. F., Biasuzzi, B., Bignell, L. J., Boehm, C., Bolognino, I., Brunbauer, F. M., Caamaño, M., Cabo, C., Caratelli, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cogollos, C., Collison, D., Costa, E., Dafni, T., Dastgiri, F., Deaconu, C., De Romeri, V., Desch, K., Dho, G., Di Giambattista, F., Díez-Ibáñez, D., D'Imperio, G., Dutta, B., Eldridge, C., Elliott, S. R., Ezeribe, A. C., Fava, A., Felkl, T., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ribas, E. Ferrer, Flöthner, K. J., Froehlich, M., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, F., Pascual, J. A. García, Gelli, B. P., Ghrear, M., Giomataris, Y., Gnanvo, K., Gramellini, E., Di Cortona, G. Grilli, Hall-Wilton, R., Harton, J., Hedges, S., Higashino, S., Hill, G., Holanda, P. C., Ikeda, T., Irastorza, I. G., Jackson, P., Janssens, D., Jones, B., Kaminski, J., Katsioulas, I., Kelly, K., Kemmerich, N., Kemp, E., Korandla, H. B., Kraus, H., Lackner, A., Lane, G. J., Lewis, P. M., Lisowska, M., Luzón, G., Lynch, W. A., Maccarrone, G., Mack, K. J., Majewski, P. A., Mano, R. D. P., Margalejo, C., Markoff, D., Marley, T., Marques, D. J. G., Massarczyk, R., Mazzitelli, G., McCabe, C., McKie, L. J., McLean, A. G., McNamara, P. C., Mei, Y., Messina, A., Mills, A. F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Monteiro, C. M. B., Mosbech, M. R., Muller, H., da Luz, H. Natal, Nakamura, K. D., Natochii, A., Neep, T., Newstead, J. L., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., Oliveri, E., Orlandini, G., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Perez-Gonzalez, Y. F., Pfeiffer, D., Phan, N. S., Piacentini, S., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Pinci, D., Popescu, S., Prajapati, A., Queiroz, F. S., Raaf, J. L., Resnati, F., Ropelewski, L., Roque, R. C., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Rusu, A., Ruz, J., Samarati, J., Santos, E. M., Santos, J. M. F. dos, Sauli, F., Scharenberg, L., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Scholberg, K., Schott, M., Schueler, J., Segui, L., Sekiya, H., Sengupta, D., Slavkovska, Z., Snowden-Ifft, D., Soffitta, P., van Stenis, M., Spooner, N. J. C., Strigari, L., Stuchbery, A. E., Sun, X., Torelli, S., Tilly, E. G., Thomas, A. W., Thorpe, T. N., Urquijo, P., Utrobičić, A., Vahsen, S. E., Veenhof, R., Vogel, J. K., Williams, A. G., Wood, M. H., and Zettlemoyer, J.
Abstract: Recoil imaging entails the detection of spatially resolved ionization tracks generated by particle interactions. This is a highly sought-after capability in many classes of detector, with broad applications across particle and astroparticle physics. However, at low energies, where ionization signatures are small in size, recoil imaging only seems to be a practical goal for micro-pattern gas detectors. This white paper outlines the physics case for recoil imaging, and puts forward a decadal plan to advance towards the directional detection of low-energy recoils with sensitivity and resolution close to fundamental performance limits. The science case covered includes: the discovery of dark matter into the neutrino fog, directional detection of sub-MeV solar neutrinos, the precision study of coherent-elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, the detection of solar axions, the measurement of the Migdal effect, X-ray polarimetry, and several other applied physics goals. We also outline the R&D programs necessary to test concepts that are crucial to advance detector performance towards their fundamental limit: single primary electron sensitivity with full 3D spatial resolution at the $\sim$100 micron-scale. These advancements include: the use of negative ion drift, electron counting with high-definition electronic readout, time projection chambers with optical readout, and the possibility for nuclear recoil tracking in high-density gases such as argon. We also discuss the readout and electronics systems needed to scale-up such detectors to the ton-scale and beyond., Comment: 77 pages, 20 figures. Submitted to the Proceedings of the US Community Study on the Future of Particle Physics (Snowmass 2021)
Published: 2022

10. Axion Dark Matter

Author: Adams, C. B., Aggarwal, N., Agrawal, A., Balafendiev, R., Bartram, C., Baryakhtar, M., Bekker, H., Belov, P., Berggren, K. K., Berlin, A., Boutan, C., Bowring, D., Budker, D., Caldwell, A., Carenza, P., Carosi, G., Cervantes, R., Chakrabarty, S. S., Chaudhuri, S., Chen, T. Y., Cheong, S., Chou, A., Co, R. T., Conrad, J., Croon, D., D'Agnolo, R. T., Demarteau, M., DePorzio, N., Descalle, M., Desch, K., Di Luzio, L., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Dona, K., Drachnev, I. S., Droster, A., Du, N., Dunne, K., Döbrich, B., Ellis, S. A. R., Essig, R., Fan, J., Foster, J. W., Fry, J. T., Rosso, A. Gallo, Barceló, J. M. García, Irastorza, I. G., Gardner, S., Geraci, A. A., Ghosh, S., Giaccone, B., Giannotti, M., Gimeno, B., Grin, D., Grote, H., Guzzetti, M., Awida, M. H., Henning, R., Hoof, S., Hoshino, G., Irsic, V., Irwin, K. D., Jackson, H., Kimball, D. F. Jackson, Jaeckel, J., Jakovcic, K., Jewell, M. J., Kagan, M., Kahn, Y., Khatiwada, R., Knirck, S., Kovachy, T., Krueger, P., Kuenstner, S. E., Kurinsky, N. A., Leane, R. K., Leder, A. F., Lee, C., Lehnert, K. W., Lentz, E. W., Lewis, S. M., Liu, J., Lynn, M., Majorovits, B., Marsh, D. J. E., Maruyama, R. H., McAllister, B. T., Millar, A. J., Miller, D. W., Mitchell, J., Morampudi, S., Mueller, G., Nagaitsev, S., Nardi, E., Noroozian, O., O'Hare, C. A. J., Oblath, N. S., Ouellet, J. L., Pappas, K. M. W., Peiris, H. V., Perez, K., Phipps, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Quílez, P., Rapidis, N. M., Robles, V. H., Rogers, K. K., Rudolph, J., Ruz, J., Rybka, G., Safdari, M., Safdi, B. R., Safronova, M. S., Salemi, C. P., Schuster, P., Schwartzman, A., Shu, J., Simanovskaia, M., Singh, J., Singh, S., Sinha, K., Sinnis, J. T., Siodlaczek, M., Smith, M. S., Snow, W. M., Sokolov, A. V., Sonnenschein, A., Speller, D. H., Stadnik, Y. V., Sun, C., Sushkov, A. O., Tait, T. M. P., Takhistov, V., Tanner, D. B., Tavecchio, F., Temples, D. J., Thomas, J. H., Tobar, M. E., Toro, N., Tsai, Y. -D., van Assendelft, E. C., van Bibber, K., Vandegar, M., Visinelli, L., Vitagliano, E., Vogel, J. K., Wang, Z., Wickenbrock, A., Winslow, L., Withington, S., Wooten, M., Yang, J., Young, B. A., Yu, F., Zhou, K., Zhou, T., Adams, C. B., Aggarwal, N., Agrawal, A., Balafendiev, R., Bartram, C., Baryakhtar, M., Bekker, H., Belov, P., Berggren, K. K., Berlin, A., Boutan, C., Bowring, D., Budker, D., Caldwell, A., Carenza, P., Carosi, G., Cervantes, R., Chakrabarty, S. S., Chaudhuri, S., Chen, T. Y., Cheong, S., Chou, A., Co, R. T., Conrad, J., Croon, D., D'Agnolo, R. T., Demarteau, M., DePorzio, N., Descalle, M., Desch, K., Di Luzio, L., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Dona, K., Drachnev, I. S., Droster, A., Du, N., Dunne, K., Döbrich, B., Ellis, S. A. R., Essig, R., Fan, J., Foster, J. W., Fry, J. T., Rosso, A. Gallo, Barceló, J. M. García, Irastorza, I. G., Gardner, S., Geraci, A. A., Ghosh, S., Giaccone, B., Giannotti, M., Gimeno, B., Grin, D., Grote, H., Guzzetti, M., Awida, M. H., Henning, R., Hoof, S., Hoshino, G., Irsic, V., Irwin, K. D., Jackson, H., Kimball, D. F. Jackson, Jaeckel, J., Jakovcic, K., Jewell, M. J., Kagan, M., Kahn, Y., Khatiwada, R., Knirck, S., Kovachy, T., Krueger, P., Kuenstner, S. E., Kurinsky, N. A., Leane, R. K., Leder, A. F., Lee, C., Lehnert, K. W., Lentz, E. W., Lewis, S. M., Liu, J., Lynn, M., Majorovits, B., Marsh, D. J. E., Maruyama, R. H., McAllister, B. T., Millar, A. J., Miller, D. W., Mitchell, J., Morampudi, S., Mueller, G., Nagaitsev, S., Nardi, E., Noroozian, O., O'Hare, C. A. J., Oblath, N. S., Ouellet, J. L., Pappas, K. M. W., Peiris, H. V., Perez, K., Phipps, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Quílez, P., Rapidis, N. M., Robles, V. H., Rogers, K. K., Rudolph, J., Ruz, J., Rybka, G., Safdari, M., Safdi, B. R., Safronova, M. S., Salemi, C. P., Schuster, P., Schwartzman, A., Shu, J., Simanovskaia, M., Singh, J., Singh, S., Sinha, K., Sinnis, J. T., Siodlaczek, M., Smith, M. S., Snow, W. M., Sokolov, A. V., Sonnenschein, A., Speller, D. H., Stadnik, Y. V., Sun, C., Sushkov, A. O., Tait, T. M. P., Takhistov, V., Tanner, D. B., Tavecchio, F., Temples, D. J., Thomas, J. H., Tobar, M. E., Toro, N., Tsai, Y. -D., van Assendelft, E. C., van Bibber, K., Vandegar, M., Visinelli, L., Vitagliano, E., Vogel, J. K., Wang, Z., Wickenbrock, A., Winslow, L., Withington, S., Wooten, M., Yang, J., Young, B. A., Yu, F., Zhou, K., and Zhou, T.
Abstract: Axions are well-motivated dark matter candidates with simple cosmological production mechanisms. They were originally introduced to solve the strong CP problem, but also arise in a wide range of extensions to the Standard Model. This Snowmass white paper summarizes axion phenomenology and outlines next-generation laboratory experiments proposed to detect axion dark matter. There are vibrant synergies with astrophysical searches and advances in instrumentation including quantum-enabled readout, high-Q resonators and cavities and large high-field magnets. This white paper outlines a clear roadmap to discovery, and shows that the US is well-positioned to be at the forefront of the search for axion dark matter in the coming decade., Comment: restore and expand author list
Published: 2022

11. Search for Dark Matter Axions with CAST-CAPP

Author: Adair, C. M., Altenmüller, K., Anastassopoulos, V., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bozicevic, D., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Caspers, F., Castel, J. F., Çetin, S. A., Chung, W., Choi, H., Choi, J., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., Galan, J., Gardikiotis, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Ibáñez, D. Díez, Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Kutlu, Ç., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Lee, J., Lee, S., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Mirallas, H., Obis, L., Özbey, A., Özbozduman, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Ruiz-Chóliz, E., Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Youn, S., Zioutas, K., Adair, C. M., Altenmüller, K., Anastassopoulos, V., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bozicevic, D., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Caspers, F., Castel, J. F., Çetin, S. A., Chung, W., Choi, H., Choi, J., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., Galan, J., Gardikiotis, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Ibáñez, D. Díez, Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Kutlu, Ç., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Lee, J., Lee, S., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Mirallas, H., Obis, L., Özbey, A., Özbozduman, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Ruiz-Chóliz, E., Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Youn, S., and Zioutas, K.
Abstract: The CAST-CAPP axion haloscope, operating at CERN inside the CAST dipole magnet, has searched for axions in the 19.74 $\mu$eV to 22.47 $\mu$eV mass range. The detection concept follows the Sikivie haloscope principle, where Dark Matter axions convert into photons within a resonator immersed in a magnetic field. The CAST-CAPP resonator is an array of four individual rectangular cavities inserted in a strong dipole magnet, phase-matched to maximize the detection sensitivity. Here we report on the data acquired for 4124 h from 2019 to 2021. Each cavity is equipped with a fast frequency tuning mechanism of 10 MHz/min between 4.774 GHz and 5.434 GHz. In the present work, we exclude axion-photon couplings for virialized galactic axions down to $g_{a{\gamma}{\gamma}} = 8 \times {10^{-14}}$ $GeV^{-1}$ at the 90% confidence level. The here implemented phase-matching technique also allows for future large-scale upgrades., Comment: 24 pages, 5 figures, Published version available with Open Access at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33913-6
Published: 2022
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12. Purification Efficiency and Radon Emanation of Gas Purifiers used with Pure and Binary Gas Mixtures for Gaseous Dark Matter Detectors

Author: K., Altenmüller, Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Dafní, T., Díez-Ibáñez, D., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, J. A., Irastorza, I. G., Katsioulas, I., Knights, P., Luzón, G., Manthos, I., Margalejo, C., Matthews, J., Mavrokoridis, K., Mirallas, H., Neep, T., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, Pérez, O., Philippou, B., Ward, R., K., Altenmüller, Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Dafní, T., Díez-Ibáñez, D., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, J. A., Irastorza, I. G., Katsioulas, I., Knights, P., Luzón, G., Manthos, I., Margalejo, C., Matthews, J., Mavrokoridis, K., Mirallas, H., Neep, T., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, Pérez, O., Philippou, B., and Ward, R.
Abstract: Rare event searches require extreme radiopurity in all detector components. This includes the active medium, which in the case of gaseous detectors, is the operating gas. The gases used typically include noble gas mixtures with molecular quenchers. Purification of these gases is required to achieve the desired detector performance, however, purifiers are known to emanate 222 Rn, which is a potential source of background. Several purifiers are studied for their O 2 and H 2 O purification efficiency and Rn emanation rates, aiming to identify the lowest-Rn options. Furthermore, the absorption of quenchers by the purifiers is assessed when used in a recirculating closed-loop gas system., Comment: 3 pages, 4 figures. Contribution to 2021 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (NSS/MIC)
Published: 2022
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13. Axion Dark Matter

Author: Adams, C. B., Aggarwal, N., Agrawal, A., Balafendiev, R., Bartram, C., Baryakhtar, M., Bekker, H., Belov, P., Berggren, K. K., Berlin, A., Boutan, C., Bowring, D., Budker, D., Caldwell, A., Carenza, P., Carosi, G., Cervantes, R., Chakrabarty, S. S., Chaudhuri, S., Chen, T. Y., Cheong, S., Chou, A., Co, R. T., Conrad, J., Croon, D., D'Agnolo, R. T., Demarteau, M., DePorzio, N., Descalle, M., Desch, K., Di Luzio, L., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Dona, K., Drachnev, I. S., Droster, A., Du, N., Dunne, K., Döbrich, B., Ellis, S. A. R., Essig, R., Fan, J., Foster, J. W., Fry, J. T., Rosso, A. Gallo, Barceló, J. M. García, Irastorza, I. G., Gardner, S., Geraci, A. A., Ghosh, S., Giaccone, B., Giannotti, M., Gimeno, B., Grin, D., Grote, H., Guzzetti, M., Awida, M. H., Henning, R., Hoof, S., Hoshino, G., Irsic, V., Irwin, K. D., Jackson, H., Kimball, D. F. Jackson, Jaeckel, J., Jakovcic, K., Jewell, M. J., Kagan, M., Kahn, Y., Khatiwada, R., Knirck, S., Kovachy, T., Krueger, P., Kuenstner, S. E., Kurinsky, N. A., Leane, R. K., Leder, A. F., Lee, C., Lehnert, K. W., Lentz, E. W., Lewis, S. M., Liu, J., Lynn, M., Majorovits, B., Marsh, D. J. E., Maruyama, R. H., McAllister, B. T., Millar, A. J., Miller, D. W., Mitchell, J., Morampudi, S., Mueller, G., Nagaitsev, S., Nardi, E., Noroozian, O., O'Hare, C. A. J., Oblath, N. S., Ouellet, J. L., Pappas, K. M. W., Peiris, H. V., Perez, K., Phipps, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Quílez, P., Rapidis, N. M., Robles, V. H., Rogers, K. K., Rudolph, J., Ruz, J., Rybka, G., Safdari, M., Safdi, B. R., Safronova, M. S., Salemi, C. P., Schuster, P., Schwartzman, A., Shu, J., Simanovskaia, M., Singh, J., Singh, S., Sinha, K., Sinnis, J. T., Siodlaczek, M., Smith, M. S., Snow, W. M., Sokolov, A. V., Sonnenschein, A., Speller, D. H., Stadnik, Y. V., Sun, C., Sushkov, A. O., Tait, T. M. P., Takhistov, V., Tanner, D. B., Tavecchio, F., Temples, D. J., Thomas, J. H., Tobar, M. E., Toro, N., Tsai, Y. -D., van Assendelft, E. C., van Bibber, K., Vandegar, M., Visinelli, L., Vitagliano, E., Vogel, J. K., Wang, Z., Wickenbrock, A., Winslow, L., Withington, S., Wooten, M., Yang, J., Young, B. A., Yu, F., Zhou, K., Zhou, T., Adams, C. B., Aggarwal, N., Agrawal, A., Balafendiev, R., Bartram, C., Baryakhtar, M., Bekker, H., Belov, P., Berggren, K. K., Berlin, A., Boutan, C., Bowring, D., Budker, D., Caldwell, A., Carenza, P., Carosi, G., Cervantes, R., Chakrabarty, S. S., Chaudhuri, S., Chen, T. Y., Cheong, S., Chou, A., Co, R. T., Conrad, J., Croon, D., D'Agnolo, R. T., Demarteau, M., DePorzio, N., Descalle, M., Desch, K., Di Luzio, L., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Dona, K., Drachnev, I. S., Droster, A., Du, N., Dunne, K., Döbrich, B., Ellis, S. A. R., Essig, R., Fan, J., Foster, J. W., Fry, J. T., Rosso, A. Gallo, Barceló, J. M. García, Irastorza, I. G., Gardner, S., Geraci, A. A., Ghosh, S., Giaccone, B., Giannotti, M., Gimeno, B., Grin, D., Grote, H., Guzzetti, M., Awida, M. H., Henning, R., Hoof, S., Hoshino, G., Irsic, V., Irwin, K. D., Jackson, H., Kimball, D. F. Jackson, Jaeckel, J., Jakovcic, K., Jewell, M. J., Kagan, M., Kahn, Y., Khatiwada, R., Knirck, S., Kovachy, T., Krueger, P., Kuenstner, S. E., Kurinsky, N. A., Leane, R. K., Leder, A. F., Lee, C., Lehnert, K. W., Lentz, E. W., Lewis, S. M., Liu, J., Lynn, M., Majorovits, B., Marsh, D. J. E., Maruyama, R. H., McAllister, B. T., Millar, A. J., Miller, D. W., Mitchell, J., Morampudi, S., Mueller, G., Nagaitsev, S., Nardi, E., Noroozian, O., O'Hare, C. A. J., Oblath, N. S., Ouellet, J. L., Pappas, K. M. W., Peiris, H. V., Perez, K., Phipps, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Quílez, P., Rapidis, N. M., Robles, V. H., Rogers, K. K., Rudolph, J., Ruz, J., Rybka, G., Safdari, M., Safdi, B. R., Safronova, M. S., Salemi, C. P., Schuster, P., Schwartzman, A., Shu, J., Simanovskaia, M., Singh, J., Singh, S., Sinha, K., Sinnis, J. T., Siodlaczek, M., Smith, M. S., Snow, W. M., Sokolov, A. V., Sonnenschein, A., Speller, D. H., Stadnik, Y. V., Sun, C., Sushkov, A. O., Tait, T. M. P., Takhistov, V., Tanner, D. B., Tavecchio, F., Temples, D. J., Thomas, J. H., Tobar, M. E., Toro, N., Tsai, Y. -D., van Assendelft, E. C., van Bibber, K., Vandegar, M., Visinelli, L., Vitagliano, E., Vogel, J. K., Wang, Z., Wickenbrock, A., Winslow, L., Withington, S., Wooten, M., Yang, J., Young, B. A., Yu, F., Zhou, K., and Zhou, T.
Abstract: Axions are well-motivated dark matter candidates with simple cosmological production mechanisms. They were originally introduced to solve the strong CP problem, but also arise in a wide range of extensions to the Standard Model. This Snowmass white paper summarizes axion phenomenology and outlines next-generation laboratory experiments proposed to detect axion dark matter. There are vibrant synergies with astrophysical searches and advances in instrumentation including quantum-enabled readout, high-Q resonators and cavities and large high-field magnets. This white paper outlines a clear roadmap to discovery, and shows that the US is well-positioned to be at the forefront of the search for axion dark matter in the coming decade., Comment: restore and expand author list
Published: 2022

14. Recoil imaging for directional detection of dark matter, neutrinos, and physics beyond the Standard Model

Author: O'Hare, C. A. J., Loomba, D., Altenmüller, K., Álvarez-Pol, H., Amaro, F. D., Araújo, H. M., Sierra, D. Aristizabal, Asaadi, J., Attié, D., Aune, S., Awe, C., Ayyad, Y., Baracchini, E., Barbeau, P., Battat, J. B. R., Bell, N. F., Biasuzzi, B., Bignell, L. J., Boehm, C., Bolognino, I., Brunbauer, F. M., Caamaño, M., Cabo, C., Caratelli, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cogollos, C., Collison, D., Costa, E., Dafni, T., Dastgiri, F., Deaconu, C., De Romeri, V., Desch, K., Dho, G., Di Giambattista, F., Díez-Ibáñez, D., D'Imperio, G., Dutta, B., Eldridge, C., Elliott, S. R., Ezeribe, A. C., Fava, A., Felkl, T., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ribas, E. Ferrer, Flöthner, K. J., Froehlich, M., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, F., Pascual, J. A. García, Gelli, B. P., Ghrear, M., Giomataris, Y., Gnanvo, K., Gramellini, E., Di Cortona, G. Grilli, Hall-Wilton, R., Harton, J., Hedges, S., Higashino, S., Hill, G., Holanda, P. C., Ikeda, T., Irastorza, I. G., Jackson, P., Janssens, D., Jones, B., Kaminski, J., Katsioulas, I., Kelly, K., Kemmerich, N., Kemp, E., Korandla, H. B., Kraus, H., Lackner, A., Lane, G. J., Lewis, P. M., Lisowska, M., Luzón, G., Lynch, W. A., Maccarrone, G., Mack, K. J., Majewski, P. A., Mano, R. D. P., Margalejo, C., Markoff, D., Marley, T., Marques, D. J. G., Massarczyk, R., Mazzitelli, G., McCabe, C., McKie, L. J., McLean, A. G., McNamara, P. C., Mei, Y., Messina, A., Mills, A. F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Monteiro, C. M. B., Mosbech, M. R., Muller, H., da Luz, H. Natal, Nakamura, K. D., Natochii, A., Neep, T., Newstead, J. L., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., Oliveri, E., Orlandini, G., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Perez-Gonzalez, Y. F., Pfeiffer, D., Phan, N. S., Piacentini, S., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Pinci, D., Popescu, S., Prajapati, A., Queiroz, F. S., Raaf, J. L., Resnati, F., Ropelewski, L., Roque, R. C., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Rusu, A., Ruz, J., Samarati, J., Santos, E. M., Santos, J. M. F. dos, Sauli, F., Scharenberg, L., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Scholberg, K., Schott, M., Schueler, J., Segui, L., Sekiya, H., Sengupta, D., Slavkovska, Z., Snowden-Ifft, D., Soffitta, P., van Stenis, M., Spooner, N. J. C., Strigari, L., Stuchbery, A. E., Sun, X., Torelli, S., Tilly, E. G., Thomas, A. W., Thorpe, T. N., Urquijo, P., Utrobičić, A., Vahsen, S. E., Veenhof, R., Vogel, J. K., Williams, A. G., Wood, M. H., Zettlemoyer, J., O'Hare, C. A. J., Loomba, D., Altenmüller, K., Álvarez-Pol, H., Amaro, F. D., Araújo, H. M., Sierra, D. Aristizabal, Asaadi, J., Attié, D., Aune, S., Awe, C., Ayyad, Y., Baracchini, E., Barbeau, P., Battat, J. B. R., Bell, N. F., Biasuzzi, B., Bignell, L. J., Boehm, C., Bolognino, I., Brunbauer, F. M., Caamaño, M., Cabo, C., Caratelli, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cogollos, C., Collison, D., Costa, E., Dafni, T., Dastgiri, F., Deaconu, C., De Romeri, V., Desch, K., Dho, G., Di Giambattista, F., Díez-Ibáñez, D., D'Imperio, G., Dutta, B., Eldridge, C., Elliott, S. R., Ezeribe, A. C., Fava, A., Felkl, T., Fernández-Domínguez, B., Ribas, E. Ferrer, Flöthner, K. J., Froehlich, M., Galán, J., Galindo, J., García, F., Pascual, J. A. García, Gelli, B. P., Ghrear, M., Giomataris, Y., Gnanvo, K., Gramellini, E., Di Cortona, G. Grilli, Hall-Wilton, R., Harton, J., Hedges, S., Higashino, S., Hill, G., Holanda, P. C., Ikeda, T., Irastorza, I. G., Jackson, P., Janssens, D., Jones, B., Kaminski, J., Katsioulas, I., Kelly, K., Kemmerich, N., Kemp, E., Korandla, H. B., Kraus, H., Lackner, A., Lane, G. J., Lewis, P. M., Lisowska, M., Luzón, G., Lynch, W. A., Maccarrone, G., Mack, K. J., Majewski, P. A., Mano, R. D. P., Margalejo, C., Markoff, D., Marley, T., Marques, D. J. G., Massarczyk, R., Mazzitelli, G., McCabe, C., McKie, L. J., McLean, A. G., McNamara, P. C., Mei, Y., Messina, A., Mills, A. F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Monteiro, C. M. B., Mosbech, M. R., Muller, H., da Luz, H. Natal, Nakamura, K. D., Natochii, A., Neep, T., Newstead, J. L., Nikolopoulos, K., Obis, L., Oliveri, E., Orlandini, G., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, von Oy, J., Papaevangelou, T., Pérez, O., Perez-Gonzalez, Y. F., Pfeiffer, D., Phan, N. S., Piacentini, S., Olloqui, E. Picatoste, Pinci, D., Popescu, S., Prajapati, A., Queiroz, F. S., Raaf, J. L., Resnati, F., Ropelewski, L., Roque, R. C., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Rusu, A., Ruz, J., Samarati, J., Santos, E. M., Santos, J. M. F. dos, Sauli, F., Scharenberg, L., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Scholberg, K., Schott, M., Schueler, J., Segui, L., Sekiya, H., Sengupta, D., Slavkovska, Z., Snowden-Ifft, D., Soffitta, P., van Stenis, M., Spooner, N. J. C., Strigari, L., Stuchbery, A. E., Sun, X., Torelli, S., Tilly, E. G., Thomas, A. W., Thorpe, T. N., Urquijo, P., Utrobičić, A., Vahsen, S. E., Veenhof, R., Vogel, J. K., Williams, A. G., Wood, M. H., and Zettlemoyer, J.
Abstract: Recoil imaging entails the detection of spatially resolved ionization tracks generated by particle interactions. This is a highly sought-after capability in many classes of detector, with broad applications across particle and astroparticle physics. However, at low energies, where ionization signatures are small in size, recoil imaging only seems to be a practical goal for micro-pattern gas detectors. This white paper outlines the physics case for recoil imaging, and puts forward a decadal plan to advance towards the directional detection of low-energy recoils with sensitivity and resolution close to fundamental performance limits. The science case covered includes: the discovery of dark matter into the neutrino fog, directional detection of sub-MeV solar neutrinos, the precision study of coherent-elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, the detection of solar axions, the measurement of the Migdal effect, X-ray polarimetry, and several other applied physics goals. We also outline the R&D programs necessary to test concepts that are crucial to advance detector performance towards their fundamental limit: single primary electron sensitivity with full 3D spatial resolution at the $\sim$100 micron-scale. These advancements include: the use of negative ion drift, electron counting with high-definition electronic readout, time projection chambers with optical readout, and the possibility for nuclear recoil tracking in high-density gases such as argon. We also discuss the readout and electronics systems needed to scale-up such detectors to the ton-scale and beyond., Comment: 77 pages, 20 figures. Submitted to the Proceedings of the US Community Study on the Future of Particle Physics (Snowmass 2021)
Published: 2022

15. Conceptual design of BabyIAXO, the intermediate stage towards the International Axion Observatory

Author: Abeln, A., Altenmüller, K., Arguedas Cuendis, S., Armengaud, E., Attié, D., Aune, S., Basso, S., Bergé, L., Biasuzzi, B., Borges De Sousa, P. T. C., Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Calvet, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Chernov, V., Christensen, F. E., Civitani, M. M., Cogollos, C., Dafní, T., Derbin, A., Desch, K., Díez, D., Dinter, M., Döbrich, B., Drachnev, I., Dudarev, A., Dumoulin, L., Ferreira, D. D. M., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Galán, J., Gascón, D., Gastaldo, L., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, Y., Giuliani, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Golubev, N., Hagge, L., Hahn, J., Hailey, C. J., Hengstler, D., Henriksen, P. L., Houdy, T., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Iñiguez, C., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Kanoute, B., Karstensen, S., Kravchuk, L., Lakić, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Loidl, M., Lomskaya, I., López-Alegre, G., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Ludwig, K., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Marin-Franch, A., Marnieros, S., Marutzky, F., Mauricio, J., Menesguen, Y., Mentink, M., Mertens, S., Mescia, F., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Mols, J. P., Muratova, V., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Obis, L., Oriol, C., Orsini, F., Ortiz de Solórzano, A., Oster, S., Pais Da Silva, H. P., Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Poda, D. V., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Rodrigues, M., Rueda-Teruel, F., Rueda-Teruel, S., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saemann, E. O., Salvado, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Segui, L., Tavecchio, F., ten Kate, H. H. J., Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unger, D., Unzhakov, E., Ushakov, N., Vogel, J. K., Voronin, D., Weltman, A., Werthenbach, U., Wuensch, W., Yanes-Díaz, A., collaboration, The IAXO, Abeln, A., Altenmüller, K., Arguedas Cuendis, S., Armengaud, E., Attié, D., Aune, S., Basso, S., Bergé, L., Biasuzzi, B., Borges De Sousa, P. T. C., Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Calvet, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Chernov, V., Christensen, F. E., Civitani, M. M., Cogollos, C., Dafní, T., Derbin, A., Desch, K., Díez, D., Dinter, M., Döbrich, B., Drachnev, I., Dudarev, A., Dumoulin, L., Ferreira, D. D. M., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Galán, J., Gascón, D., Gastaldo, L., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, Y., Giuliani, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Golubev, N., Hagge, L., Hahn, J., Hailey, C. J., Hengstler, D., Henriksen, P. L., Houdy, T., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Iñiguez, C., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Kanoute, B., Karstensen, S., Kravchuk, L., Lakić, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Loidl, M., Lomskaya, I., López-Alegre, G., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Ludwig, K., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Marin-Franch, A., Marnieros, S., Marutzky, F., Mauricio, J., Menesguen, Y., Mentink, M., Mertens, S., Mescia, F., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Mols, J. P., Muratova, V., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Obis, L., Oriol, C., Orsini, F., Ortiz de Solórzano, A., Oster, S., Pais Da Silva, H. P., Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Poda, D. V., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Rodrigues, M., Rueda-Teruel, F., Rueda-Teruel, S., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saemann, E. O., Salvado, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Segui, L., Tavecchio, F., ten Kate, H. H. J., Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unger, D., Unzhakov, E., Ushakov, N., Vogel, J. K., Voronin, D., Weltman, A., Werthenbach, U., Wuensch, W., Yanes-Díaz, A., and collaboration, The IAXO
Abstract: This article describes BabyIAXO, an intermediate experimental stage of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO), proposed to be sited at DESY. IAXO is a large-scale axion helioscope that will look for axions and axion-like particles (ALPs), produced in the Sun, with unprecedented sensitivity. BabyIAXO is conceived to test all IAXO subsystems (magnet, optics and detectors) at a relevant scale for the final system and thus serve as prototype for IAXO, but at the same time as a fully-fledged helioscope with relevant physics reach itself, and with potential for discovery. The BabyIAXO magnet will feature two 10 m long, 70 cm diameter bores, and will host two detection lines (optics and detector) of dimensions similar to the final ones foreseen for IAXO. BabyIAXO will detect or reject solar axions or ALPs with axion-photon couplings down to gaγ ∼ 1.5 × 10−11 GeV−1, and masses up to ma ∼ 0.25 eV. BabyIAXO will offer additional opportunities for axion research in view of IAXO, like the development of precision x-ray detectors to identify particular spectral features in the solar axion spectrum, and the implementation of radiofrequency-cavity-based axion dark matter setups.
Published: 2021

16. Wide-band full-wave electromagnetic modal analysis of the coupling between dark-matter axions and photons in microwave resonators

Author: Navarro, P., Gimeno, Benito, Melcon, A. Alvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Gallego, J. D., Barcelo, J. M. Garcia, Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Guerrero, A. J. Lozano, Garay, C. Penya, Navarro, P., Gimeno, Benito, Melcon, A. Alvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Gallego, J. D., Barcelo, J. M. Garcia, Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Guerrero, A. J. Lozano, and Garay, C. Penya
Abstract: The electromagnetic coupling axion-photon in a microwave cavity is revisited with the Boundary Integral - Resonant Mode Expansion (BI-RME) 3D technique. Such full-wave modal technique has been applied for the rigorous analysis of the excitation of a microwave cavity with an axion field. In this scenario, the electromagnetic field generated by the axion-photon coupling can be assumed to be driven by equivalent electrical charge and current densities. These densities have been inserted in the general BI-RME 3D equations, which express the RF electromagnetic field existing within a cavity as an integral involving the Dyadic Green functions of the cavity (under Coulomb gauge) as well as such densities. This method is able to take into account any arbitrary spatial and temporal variation of both magnitude and phase of the axion field. Next, we have obtained a simple network driven by the axion current source, which represents the coupling between the axion field and the resonant modes of the cavity. With this approach, it is possible to calculate the extracted and dissipated RF power as a function of frequency along a broad band and without Cauchy-Lorentz approximations, obtaining the spectrum of the electromagnetic field generated in the cavity, and dealing with modes relatively close to the axion resonant mode. Moreover, with this technique we have a complete knowledge of the signal extracted from the cavity, not only in magnitude but also in phase. This can be an interesting issue for future analysis where the axion phase is an important parameter., Comment: 37 pages, 14 figures, 40 references
Published: 2021
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17. First results of the CAST-RADES haloscope search for axions at 34.67 $\mu$eV

Author: Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Bräuniger, H., Calatroni, S., Cantatore, G., Caspers, F., Castel, J. F, Cetin, S. A., Cogollos, C., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., Gallego, J. D, Barceló, J. M García, Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J., Gimeno, B., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Hasinoff, M., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M, Lozano-Guerrero, A., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Maroudas, M., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Miceli, L., Navarro, P., Ozbey, A., Özbozduman, K., Garay, C. Peña, Pivovaroff, M., Redondo, J., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y., Solanki, S. K, Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vogel, T. Vafeiadis J. K., Widmann, E., Wuensch, W., Zioutas, K., Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Bräuniger, H., Calatroni, S., Cantatore, G., Caspers, F., Castel, J. F, Cetin, S. A., Cogollos, C., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., Gallego, J. D, Barceló, J. M García, Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J., Gimeno, B., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Hasinoff, M., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M, Lozano-Guerrero, A., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Maroudas, M., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Miceli, L., Navarro, P., Ozbey, A., Özbozduman, K., Garay, C. Peña, Pivovaroff, M., Redondo, J., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y., Solanki, S. K, Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vogel, T. Vafeiadis J. K., Widmann, E., Wuensch, W., and Zioutas, K.
Abstract: We present results of the Relic Axion Dark-Matter Exploratory Setup (RADES), a detector which is part of the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST), searching for axion dark matter in the 34.67$\mu$eV mass range. A radio frequency cavity consisting of 5 sub-cavities coupled by inductive irises took physics data inside the CAST dipole magnet for the first time using this filter-like haloscope geometry. An exclusion limit with a 95% credibility level on the axion-photon coupling constant of g$_{a\gamma}\gtrsim 4\times10^{-13} \text{GeV}^{-1}$ over a mass range of 34.6738 $\mu$eV < $m_a$ < 34.6771 $\mu$eV is set. This constitutes a significant improvement over the current strongest limit set by CAST at this mass and is at the same time one of the most sensitive direct searches for an axion dark matter candidate above the mass of 25 $\mu$eV. The results also demonstrate the feasibility of exploring a wider mass range around the value probed by CAST-RADES in this work using similar coherent resonant cavities., Comment: 14 pages, 9 figures. Accepted for publication in JHEP. Minor changes done compared to the previous version
Published: 2021
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18. Wide-band full-wave electromagnetic modal analysis of the coupling between dark-matter axions and photons in microwave resonators

Author: Navarro, P., Gimeno, Benito, Melcon, A. Alvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Gallego, J. D., Barcelo, J. M. Garcia, Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Guerrero, A. J. Lozano, Garay, C. Penya, Navarro, P., Gimeno, Benito, Melcon, A. Alvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Gallego, J. D., Barcelo, J. M. Garcia, Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Guerrero, A. J. Lozano, and Garay, C. Penya
Abstract: The electromagnetic coupling axion-photon in a microwave cavity is revisited with the Boundary Integral - Resonant Mode Expansion (BI-RME) 3D technique. Such full-wave modal technique has been applied for the rigorous analysis of the excitation of a microwave cavity with an axion field. In this scenario, the electromagnetic field generated by the axion-photon coupling can be assumed to be driven by equivalent electrical charge and current densities. These densities have been inserted in the general BI-RME 3D equations, which express the RF electromagnetic field existing within a cavity as an integral involving the Dyadic Green functions of the cavity (under Coulomb gauge) as well as such densities. This method is able to take into account any arbitrary spatial and temporal variation of both magnitude and phase of the axion field. Next, we have obtained a simple network driven by the axion current source, which represents the coupling between the axion field and the resonant modes of the cavity. With this approach, it is possible to calculate the extracted and dissipated RF power as a function of frequency along a broad band and without Cauchy-Lorentz approximations, obtaining the spectrum of the electromagnetic field generated in the cavity, and dealing with modes relatively close to the axion resonant mode. Moreover, with this technique we have a complete knowledge of the signal extracted from the cavity, not only in magnitude but also in phase. This can be an interesting issue for future analysis where the axion phase is an important parameter., Comment: 37 pages, 14 figures, 40 references
Published: 2021
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19. First results of the CAST-RADES haloscope search for axions at 34.67 $\mu$eV

Author: Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Bräuniger, H., Calatroni, S., Cantatore, G., Caspers, F., Castel, J. F, Cetin, S. A., Cogollos, C., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., Gallego, J. D, Barceló, J. M García, Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J., Gimeno, B., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Hasinoff, M., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M, Lozano-Guerrero, A., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Maroudas, M., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Miceli, L., Navarro, P., Ozbey, A., Özbozduman, K., Garay, C. Peña, Pivovaroff, M., Redondo, J., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y., Solanki, S. K, Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vogel, T. Vafeiadis J. K., Widmann, E., Wuensch, W., Zioutas, K., Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Bräuniger, H., Calatroni, S., Cantatore, G., Caspers, F., Castel, J. F, Cetin, S. A., Cogollos, C., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., Gallego, J. D, Barceló, J. M García, Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J., Gimeno, B., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Hasinoff, M., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M, Lozano-Guerrero, A., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Maroudas, M., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Miceli, L., Navarro, P., Ozbey, A., Özbozduman, K., Garay, C. Peña, Pivovaroff, M., Redondo, J., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y., Solanki, S. K, Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vogel, T. Vafeiadis J. K., Widmann, E., Wuensch, W., and Zioutas, K.
Abstract: We present results of the Relic Axion Dark-Matter Exploratory Setup (RADES), a detector which is part of the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST), searching for axion dark matter in the 34.67$\mu$eV mass range. A radio frequency cavity consisting of 5 sub-cavities coupled by inductive irises took physics data inside the CAST dipole magnet for the first time using this filter-like haloscope geometry. An exclusion limit with a 95% credibility level on the axion-photon coupling constant of g$_{a\gamma}\gtrsim 4\times10^{-13} \text{GeV}^{-1}$ over a mass range of 34.6738 $\mu$eV < $m_a$ < 34.6771 $\mu$eV is set. This constitutes a significant improvement over the current strongest limit set by CAST at this mass and is at the same time one of the most sensitive direct searches for an axion dark matter candidate above the mass of 25 $\mu$eV. The results also demonstrate the feasibility of exploring a wider mass range around the value probed by CAST-RADES in this work using similar coherent resonant cavities., Comment: 14 pages, 9 figures. Accepted for publication in JHEP. Minor changes done compared to the previous version
Published: 2021
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20. Feebly-interacting particles:FIPs 2020 workshop report

Author: Agrawal, P., Bauer, M., Beacham, J., Berlin, A., Boyarsky, A., Cebrian, S., Cid-Vidal, X., D'Enterria, D., De Roeck, A., Drewes, M., Echenard, B., Giannotti, M., Giudice, G. F., Gninenko, S., Gori, S., Goudzovski, E., Heeck, J., Hernandez, P., Hostert, M., Irastorza, I. G., Izmaylov, A., Jaeckel, J., Kahlhoefer, F., Knapen, S., Krnjaic, G., Lanfranchi, G., Monroe, J., Outschoorn, V. I. Martinez, Lopez-Pavon, J., Pascoli, S., Pospelov, M., Redigolo, D., Ringwald, A., Ruchayskiy, O., Ruderman, J., Russell, H., Salfeld-Nebgen, J., Schuster, P., Shaposhnikov, M., Shchutska, L., Shelton, J., Soreq, Y., Stadnik, Y., Swallow, J., Tobioka, K., Tsai, Y-D, Agrawal, P., Bauer, M., Beacham, J., Berlin, A., Boyarsky, A., Cebrian, S., Cid-Vidal, X., D'Enterria, D., De Roeck, A., Drewes, M., Echenard, B., Giannotti, M., Giudice, G. F., Gninenko, S., Gori, S., Goudzovski, E., Heeck, J., Hernandez, P., Hostert, M., Irastorza, I. G., Izmaylov, A., Jaeckel, J., Kahlhoefer, F., Knapen, S., Krnjaic, G., Lanfranchi, G., Monroe, J., Outschoorn, V. I. Martinez, Lopez-Pavon, J., Pascoli, S., Pospelov, M., Redigolo, D., Ringwald, A., Ruchayskiy, O., Ruderman, J., Russell, H., Salfeld-Nebgen, J., Schuster, P., Shaposhnikov, M., Shchutska, L., Shelton, J., Soreq, Y., Stadnik, Y., Swallow, J., Tobioka, K., and Tsai, Y-D
Abstract: With the establishment and maturation of the experimental programs searching for new physics with sizeable couplings at the LHC, there is an increasing interest in the broader particle and astrophysics community for exploring the physics of light and feebly-interacting particles as a paradigm complementary to a New Physics sector at the TeV scale and beyond. FIPs 2020 has been the first workshop fully dedicated to the physics of feebly-interacting particles and was held virtually from 31 August to 4 September 2020. The workshop has gathered together experts from collider, beam dump, fixed target experiments, as well as from astrophysics, axions/ALPs searches, current/future neutrino experiments, and dark matter direct detection communities to discuss progress in experimental searches and underlying theory models for FIPs physics, and to enhance the cross-fertilisation across different fields. FIPs 2020 has been complemented by the topical workshop "Physics Beyond Colliders meets theory", held at CERN from 7 June to 9 June 2020. This document presents the summary of the talks presented at the workshops and the outcome of the subsequent discussions held immediately after. It aims to provide a clear picture of this blooming field and proposes a few recommendations for the next round of experimental results.
Published: 2021

21. Design of new resonant haloscopes in the search for the darkmatter axion: a review of the first steps in the RADES collaboration

Author: Díaz-Morcillo, A., Barceló, J. M. García, Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Navarro, P., Gimeno, B., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cogollos, C., Calatroni, S., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Malbrunot, C., Miralda-Escudé, Jordi, Garay, C. Peña, Redondo, J., Wuensch, W., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Barceló, J. M. García, Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Navarro, P., Gimeno, B., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cogollos, C., Calatroni, S., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Malbrunot, C., Miralda-Escudé, Jordi, Garay, C. Peña, Redondo, J., and Wuensch, W.
Abstract: Within the increasing interest in the dark matter axion detection through haloscopes, in which different international groups are currently involved, the RADES group was established in 2016 with the goal of developing very sensitive detection systems to be operated in dipole magnets. This review deals with the work developed by this collaboration during its first five years, from the first designs, based on the multi-cavity concept, aiming to increase the haloscope volume and, so, to improve its sensitivity, their evolution, the data acquisition design, and, finally, the first experimental run. Moreover, the envisaged work within RADES, for both dipole and solenoid magnets, in the short and medium term is also presented., Comment: Review paper, 24 pages, 18 figures, 57 references
Published: 2021
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22. Thin Film (High Temperature) Superconducting Radiofrequency Cavities for the Search of Axion Dark Matter

Author: Golm, J., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Calatroni, S., Cogollos, C., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Barceló, J. M. García, Granados, X., Gutierrez, J., Irastorza, I. G., Koettig, T., Lamas, N., Liberadzka-Porret, J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, W. L., Navarro, P., Carlos, C. Pereira, Puig, T., Rosaz, G. J., Siodlaczek, M., Telles, G., Wuensch, W., Golm, J., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Calatroni, S., Cogollos, C., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Barceló, J. M. García, Granados, X., Gutierrez, J., Irastorza, I. G., Koettig, T., Lamas, N., Liberadzka-Porret, J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, W. L., Navarro, P., Carlos, C. Pereira, Puig, T., Rosaz, G. J., Siodlaczek, M., Telles, G., and Wuensch, W.
Abstract: The axion is a hypothetical particle which is a candidate for cold dark matter. Haloscope experiments directly search for these particles in strong magnetic fields with RF cavities as detectors. The Relic Axion Detector Exploratory Setup (RADES) at CERN in particular is searching for axion dark matter in a mass range above 30 $\mu$eV. The figure of merit of our detector depends linearly on the quality factor of the cavity and therefore we are researching the possibility of coating our cavities with different superconducting materials to increase the quality factor. Since the experiment operates in strong magnetic fields of 11 T and more, superconductors with high critical magnetic fields are necessary. Suitable materials for this application are for example REBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-x}$, Nb$_3$Sn or NbN. We designed a microwave cavity which resonates at around 9~GHz, with a geometry optimized to facilitate superconducting coating and designed to fit in the bore of available high-field accelerator magnets at CERN. Several prototypes of this cavity were coated with different superconducting materials, employing different coating techniques. These prototypes were characterized in strong magnetic fields at 4.2 K., Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures. v2: minor updates after referee comments, matches published version in IEEE
Published: 2021
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23. Feebly-interacting particles:FIPs 2020 workshop report

Author: Agrawal, P., Bauer, M., Beacham, J., Berlin, A., Boyarsky, A., Cebrian, S., Cid-Vidal, X., D'Enterria, D., De Roeck, A., Drewes, M., Echenard, B., Giannotti, M., Giudice, G. F., Gninenko, S., Gori, S., Goudzovski, E., Heeck, J., Hernandez, P., Hostert, M., Irastorza, I. G., Izmaylov, A., Jaeckel, J., Kahlhoefer, F., Knapen, S., Krnjaic, G., Lanfranchi, G., Monroe, J., Outschoorn, V. I. Martinez, Lopez-Pavon, J., Pascoli, S., Pospelov, M., Redigolo, D., Ringwald, A., Ruchayskiy, O., Ruderman, J., Russell, H., Salfeld-Nebgen, J., Schuster, P., Shaposhnikov, M., Shchutska, L., Shelton, J., Soreq, Y., Stadnik, Y., Swallow, J., Tobioka, K., Tsai, Y-D, Agrawal, P., Bauer, M., Beacham, J., Berlin, A., Boyarsky, A., Cebrian, S., Cid-Vidal, X., D'Enterria, D., De Roeck, A., Drewes, M., Echenard, B., Giannotti, M., Giudice, G. F., Gninenko, S., Gori, S., Goudzovski, E., Heeck, J., Hernandez, P., Hostert, M., Irastorza, I. G., Izmaylov, A., Jaeckel, J., Kahlhoefer, F., Knapen, S., Krnjaic, G., Lanfranchi, G., Monroe, J., Outschoorn, V. I. Martinez, Lopez-Pavon, J., Pascoli, S., Pospelov, M., Redigolo, D., Ringwald, A., Ruchayskiy, O., Ruderman, J., Russell, H., Salfeld-Nebgen, J., Schuster, P., Shaposhnikov, M., Shchutska, L., Shelton, J., Soreq, Y., Stadnik, Y., Swallow, J., Tobioka, K., and Tsai, Y-D
Abstract: With the establishment and maturation of the experimental programs searching for new physics with sizeable couplings at the LHC, there is an increasing interest in the broader particle and astrophysics community for exploring the physics of light and feebly-interacting particles as a paradigm complementary to a New Physics sector at the TeV scale and beyond. FIPs 2020 has been the first workshop fully dedicated to the physics of feebly-interacting particles and was held virtually from 31 August to 4 September 2020. The workshop has gathered together experts from collider, beam dump, fixed target experiments, as well as from astrophysics, axions/ALPs searches, current/future neutrino experiments, and dark matter direct detection communities to discuss progress in experimental searches and underlying theory models for FIPs physics, and to enhance the cross-fertilisation across different fields. FIPs 2020 has been complemented by the topical workshop "Physics Beyond Colliders meets theory", held at CERN from 7 June to 9 June 2020. This document presents the summary of the talks presented at the workshops and the outcome of the subsequent discussions held immediately after. It aims to provide a clear picture of this blooming field and proposes a few recommendations for the next round of experimental results.
Published: 2021

24. Axion search with BabyIAXO in view of IAXO

Author: Galan, Javier, Abeln, A., Altenmüller, K., Arguedas Cuendis, S., Armengaud, E., Attié, D., Aune, S., Basso, S., Bergé, L., Biasuzzi, B., Borges De Sousa, P. T. C., Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Calvet, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrian, S., Chernov, V., Christensen, F. E., Civitani, M.M., Cogollos, C., Dafni, T., Derbin, A., Desch, K., Díez, D., Dinter, M., Dobrich, B., Drachnev, I., Dudarev, A., Dumoulin, L., Ferreira, D. D. M., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Gascon, D., Gastaldo, L., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, Y., Giuliani, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Golubev, N., Hagge, L., Hahn, J., Hailey, C. J., Hengstler, D., Henriksen, P. L., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., Iguaz-Gutierrez, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Iñiguez, C., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Kanoute, B., Karstensen, S., Kravchuk, L., Lakić, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Loidl, M., Lomskaya, I., López-Alegre, G., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Ludwig, K., Luzon, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Marin-Franch, A., Marnieros, S., Marutzky, F., Mauricio, J., Menesguen, Y., Mentink, M., Mescia, F., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Mols, J. P., Muratova, V., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Obis, L., Oriol, C., Orsini, F., Ortiz de Solórzano, A., Oster, S., Pais Da Silva, H. P., Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Poda, D. V., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Rodrigues, M. R.D., Rueda-Teruel, F., Rueda-Teruel, S., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saemann, E. O., Salvado, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Segui, L., Tavecchio, F., ten Kate, H. H. J., Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unger, D., Unzhakov, E., Ushakov, N., Vogel, J. K., Voronin, D., Weltman, A., Werthenbach, U., Wuensch, W., Yanes-Díaz, A., Galan, Javier, Abeln, A., Altenmüller, K., Arguedas Cuendis, S., Armengaud, E., Attié, D., Aune, S., Basso, S., Bergé, L., Biasuzzi, B., Borges De Sousa, P. T. C., Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Calvet, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrian, S., Chernov, V., Christensen, F. E., Civitani, M.M., Cogollos, C., Dafni, T., Derbin, A., Desch, K., Díez, D., Dinter, M., Dobrich, B., Drachnev, I., Dudarev, A., Dumoulin, L., Ferreira, D. D. M., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Gascon, D., Gastaldo, L., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, Y., Giuliani, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Golubev, N., Hagge, L., Hahn, J., Hailey, C. J., Hengstler, D., Henriksen, P. L., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., Iguaz-Gutierrez, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Iñiguez, C., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Kanoute, B., Karstensen, S., Kravchuk, L., Lakić, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Loidl, M., Lomskaya, I., López-Alegre, G., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Ludwig, K., Luzon, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Marin-Franch, A., Marnieros, S., Marutzky, F., Mauricio, J., Menesguen, Y., Mentink, M., Mescia, F., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Mols, J. P., Muratova, V., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Obis, L., Oriol, C., Orsini, F., Ortiz de Solórzano, A., Oster, S., Pais Da Silva, H. P., Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Poda, D. V., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Rodrigues, M. R.D., Rueda-Teruel, F., Rueda-Teruel, S., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saemann, E. O., Salvado, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Segui, L., Tavecchio, F., ten Kate, H. H. J., Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unger, D., Unzhakov, E., Ushakov, N., Vogel, J. K., Voronin, D., Weltman, A., Werthenbach, U., Wuensch, W., and Yanes-Díaz, A.
Abstract: Axions are a natural consequence of the Peccei-Quinn mechanism, the most compelling solution to the strong-CP problem. Similar axion-like particles (ALPs) also appear in a number of possible extensions of the Standard Model, notably in string theories. Both axions and ALPs are very well motivated candidates for Dark Matter, and in addition, they would be copiously produced at the sun’s core. A relevant effort during the last decade has been the CAST experiment at CERN, the most sensitive axion helioscope to-date. The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) is a large-scale 4th generation helioscope. As its primary physics goal, IAXO will look for solar axions or ALPs with a signal to background ratio of about 5 orders of magnitude higher than CAST. Recently the IAXO collaboration has proposed and intermediate experimental stage, BabyIAXO, conceived to test all IAXO subsystems (magnet, optics, detectors and sun-tracking systems) at a relevant scale for the final system and thus serve as pathfinder for IAXO but at the same time as a fully-fledged helioscope with record and relevant physics reach in itself with potential for discovery. BabyIAXO was endorsed by the Physics Review committee of DESY last May 2019. Here we will review the status and prospects of BabyIAXO and its potential to probe the most physics motivated regions of the axion & ALPs parameter space.
Published: 2021

25. Scalable haloscopes for axion dark matter detection in the 30 mu eV range with RADES

Author: Alvarez Melcon, A., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Doebrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Garcia Barcelo, J. M., Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, Alexander, Navarro, P., Pena Garay, C., Redondo, J., Wuensch, W., Alvarez Melcon, A., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Diaz-Morcillo, A., Doebrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Garcia Barcelo, J. M., Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, Alexander, Navarro, P., Pena Garay, C., Redondo, J., and Wuensch, W.
Abstract: RADES (Relic Axion Detector Exploratory Setup) is a project with the goal of directly searching for axion dark matter above the 30 mu eV scale employing custom-made microwave filters in magnetic dipole fields. Currently RADES is taking data at the LHC dipole of the CAST experiment. In the long term, the RADES cavities are envisioned to take data in the BabyIAXO magnet. In this article we report on the modelling, building and characterisation of an optimised microwave-filter design with alternating irises that exploits maximal coupling to axions while being scalable in length without suffering from mode-mixing. We develop the mathematical formalism and theoretical study which justifies the performance of the chosen design. We also point towards the applicability of this formalism to optimise the MADMAX dielectric haloscopes., QC 20200818
Published: 2020
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26. Scalable haloscopes for axion dark matter detection in the 30 mu eV range with RADES

Author: Álvarez Melcón, A., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., García Barceló, J. M., Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, Alexander, Navarro, P., Peña Garay, C., Redondo, J., Wuensch, W., Álvarez Melcón, A., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., García Barceló, J. M., Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, Alexander, Navarro, P., Peña Garay, C., Redondo, J., and Wuensch, W.
Abstract: RADES (Relic Axion Detector Exploratory Setup) is a project with the goal of directly searching for axion dark matter above the 30 mu eV scale employing custom-made microwave filters in magnetic dipole fields. Currently RADES is taking data at the LHC dipole of the CAST experiment. In the long term, the RADES cavities are envisioned to take data in the BabyIAXO magnet. In this article we report on the modelling, building and characterisation of an optimised microwave-filter design with alternating irises that exploits maximal coupling to axions while being scalable in length without suffering from mode-mixing. We develop the mathematical formalism and theoretical study which justifies the performance of the chosen design. We also point towards the applicability of this formalism to optimise the MADMAX dielectric haloscopes.
Published: 2020
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27. Conceptual Design of BabyIAXO, the intermediate stage towards the International Axion Observatory

Author: Abeln, A., Altenmüller, K., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Armengaud, E., Attié, D., Aune, S., Basso, S., Bergé, L., Biasuzzi, B., De Sousa, P. T. C. Borges, Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Calvet, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Chernov, V., Christensen, F. E., Civitani, M. M., Cogollos, C., Dafní, T., Derbin, A., Desch, K., Díez, D., Dinter, M., Döbrich, B., Drachnev, I., Dudarev, A., Dumoulin, L., Ferreira, D. D. M., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Galán, J., Gascón, D., Gastaldo, L., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, Y., Giuliani, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Golubev, N., Hagge, L., Hahn, J., Hailey, C. J., Hengstler, D., Henriksen, P. L., Houdy, T., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Iñiguez, C., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Kanoute, B., Karstensen, S., Kravchuk, L., Lakic, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Loidl, M., Lomskaya, I., López-Alegre, G., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Ludwig, K., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Marin-Franch, A., Marnieros, S., Marutzky, F., Mauricio, J., Menesguen, Y., Mentink, M., Mertens, S., Mescia, F., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Mols, J. P., Muratova, V., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Obis, L., Oriol, C., Orsini, F., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, Oster, S., Da Silva, H. P. Pais, Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Poda, D. V., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Rodrigues, M., Rueda-Teruel, F., Rueda-Teruel, S., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saemann, E. O., Salvado, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Segui, L., Tavecchio, F., Kate, H. H. J. ten, Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unger, D., Unzhakov, E., Ushakov, N., Vogel, J. K., Voronin, D., Weltman, A., Werthenbach, U., Wuensch, W., Yanes-Díaz, A., Abeln, A., Altenmüller, K., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Armengaud, E., Attié, D., Aune, S., Basso, S., Bergé, L., Biasuzzi, B., De Sousa, P. T. C. Borges, Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Calvet, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Chernov, V., Christensen, F. E., Civitani, M. M., Cogollos, C., Dafní, T., Derbin, A., Desch, K., Díez, D., Dinter, M., Döbrich, B., Drachnev, I., Dudarev, A., Dumoulin, L., Ferreira, D. D. M., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Galán, J., Gascón, D., Gastaldo, L., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, Y., Giuliani, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Golubev, N., Hagge, L., Hahn, J., Hailey, C. J., Hengstler, D., Henriksen, P. L., Houdy, T., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Iñiguez, C., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Kanoute, B., Karstensen, S., Kravchuk, L., Lakic, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Loidl, M., Lomskaya, I., López-Alegre, G., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Ludwig, K., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Marin-Franch, A., Marnieros, S., Marutzky, F., Mauricio, J., Menesguen, Y., Mentink, M., Mertens, S., Mescia, F., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Mols, J. P., Muratova, V., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Obis, L., Oriol, C., Orsini, F., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, Oster, S., Da Silva, H. P. Pais, Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Poda, D. V., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Rodrigues, M., Rueda-Teruel, F., Rueda-Teruel, S., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saemann, E. O., Salvado, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Segui, L., Tavecchio, F., Kate, H. H. J. ten, Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unger, D., Unzhakov, E., Ushakov, N., Vogel, J. K., Voronin, D., Weltman, A., Werthenbach, U., Wuensch, W., and Yanes-Díaz, A.
Abstract: This article describes BabyIAXO, an intermediate experimental stage of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO), proposed to be sited at DESY. IAXO is a large-scale axion helioscope that will look for axions and axion-like particles (ALPs), produced in the Sun, with unprecedented sensitivity. BabyIAXO is conceived to test all IAXO subsystems (magnet, optics and detectors) at a relevant scale for the final system and thus serve as prototype for IAXO, but at the same time as a fully-fledged helioscope with relevant physics reach itself, and with potential for discovery. The BabyIAXO magnet will feature two 10 m long, 70 cm diameter bores, and will host two detection lines (optics and detector) of dimensions similar to the final ones foreseen for IAXO. BabyIAXO will detect or reject solar axions or ALPs with axion-photon couplings down to $g_{a\gamma} \sim 1.5 \times 10^{-11}$ GeV$^{-1}$, and masses up to $m_a\sim 0.25$ eV. BabyIAXO will offer additional opportunities for axion research in view of IAXO, like the development of precision x-ray detectors to identify particular spectral features in the solar axion spectrum, and the implementation of radiofrequency-cavity-based axion dark matter setups., Comment: 77 pages, 49 figures. Prepared for submission to JHEP. Third version after referees comments
Published: 2020

28. Scalable haloscopes for axion dark matter detection in the 30$\mu$eV range with RADES

Author: Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Barceló, J. M. García, Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, A., Navarro, P., Garay, C. Peña, Redondo, J., Wuensch, W., Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Barceló, J. M. García, Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, A., Navarro, P., Garay, C. Peña, Redondo, J., and Wuensch, W.
Abstract: RADES (Relic Axion Detector Exploratory Setup) is a project with the goal of directly searching for axion dark matter above the $30 \mu$eV scale employing custom-made microwave filters in magnetic dipole fields. Currently RADES is taking data at the LHC dipole of the CAST experiment. In the long term, the RADES cavities are envisioned to take data in the (baby)-IAXO magnet. In this article we report on the modelling, building and characterisation of an optimised microwave-filter design with alternating irises that exploits maximal coupling to axions while being scalable in length without suffering from mode-mixing. We develop the mathematical formalism and theoretical study which justifies the performance of the chosen design. We also point towards the applicability of this formalism to optimise the MADMAX dielectric haloscopes., Comment: 27 pages, 16 figures, v3: expanded sensitivity discussion, version accepted for publication in JHEP
Published: 2020

29. Conceptual Design of BabyIAXO, the intermediate stage towards the International Axion Observatory

Author: Abeln, A., Altenmüller, K., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Armengaud, E., Attié, D., Aune, S., Basso, S., Bergé, L., Biasuzzi, B., De Sousa, P. T. C. Borges, Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Calvet, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Chernov, V., Christensen, F. E., Civitani, M. M., Cogollos, C., Dafní, T., Derbin, A., Desch, K., Díez, D., Dinter, M., Döbrich, B., Drachnev, I., Dudarev, A., Dumoulin, L., Ferreira, D. D. M., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Galán, J., Gascón, D., Gastaldo, L., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, Y., Giuliani, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Golubev, N., Hagge, L., Hahn, J., Hailey, C. J., Hengstler, D., Henriksen, P. L., Houdy, T., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Iñiguez, C., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Kanoute, B., Karstensen, S., Kravchuk, L., Lakic, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Loidl, M., Lomskaya, I., López-Alegre, G., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Ludwig, K., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Marin-Franch, A., Marnieros, S., Marutzky, F., Mauricio, J., Menesguen, Y., Mentink, M., Mertens, S., Mescia, F., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Mols, J. P., Muratova, V., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Obis, L., Oriol, C., Orsini, F., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, Oster, S., Da Silva, H. P. Pais, Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Poda, D. V., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Rodrigues, M., Rueda-Teruel, F., Rueda-Teruel, S., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saemann, E. O., Salvado, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Segui, L., Tavecchio, F., Kate, H. H. J. ten, Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unger, D., Unzhakov, E., Ushakov, N., Vogel, J. K., Voronin, D., Weltman, A., Werthenbach, U., Wuensch, W., Yanes-Díaz, A., Abeln, A., Altenmüller, K., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Armengaud, E., Attié, D., Aune, S., Basso, S., Bergé, L., Biasuzzi, B., De Sousa, P. T. C. Borges, Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Calvet, D., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Chernov, V., Christensen, F. E., Civitani, M. M., Cogollos, C., Dafní, T., Derbin, A., Desch, K., Díez, D., Dinter, M., Döbrich, B., Drachnev, I., Dudarev, A., Dumoulin, L., Ferreira, D. D. M., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Galán, J., Gascón, D., Gastaldo, L., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, Y., Giuliani, A., Gninenko, S., Golm, J., Golubev, N., Hagge, L., Hahn, J., Hailey, C. J., Hengstler, D., Henriksen, P. L., Houdy, T., Iglesias-Marzoa, R., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Iñiguez, C., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Kanoute, B., Karstensen, S., Kravchuk, L., Lakic, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Loidl, M., Lomskaya, I., López-Alegre, G., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Ludwig, K., Luzón, G., Malbrunot, C., Margalejo, C., Marin-Franch, A., Marnieros, S., Marutzky, F., Mauricio, J., Menesguen, Y., Mentink, M., Mertens, S., Mescia, F., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Mols, J. P., Muratova, V., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Obis, L., Oriol, C., Orsini, F., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, Oster, S., Da Silva, H. P. Pais, Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Pérez, O., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Poda, D. V., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Rodrigues, M., Rueda-Teruel, F., Rueda-Teruel, S., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saemann, E. O., Salvado, J., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Segui, L., Tavecchio, F., Kate, H. H. J. ten, Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unger, D., Unzhakov, E., Ushakov, N., Vogel, J. K., Voronin, D., Weltman, A., Werthenbach, U., Wuensch, W., and Yanes-Díaz, A.
Abstract: This article describes BabyIAXO, an intermediate experimental stage of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO), proposed to be sited at DESY. IAXO is a large-scale axion helioscope that will look for axions and axion-like particles (ALPs), produced in the Sun, with unprecedented sensitivity. BabyIAXO is conceived to test all IAXO subsystems (magnet, optics and detectors) at a relevant scale for the final system and thus serve as prototype for IAXO, but at the same time as a fully-fledged helioscope with relevant physics reach itself, and with potential for discovery. The BabyIAXO magnet will feature two 10 m long, 70 cm diameter bores, and will host two detection lines (optics and detector) of dimensions similar to the final ones foreseen for IAXO. BabyIAXO will detect or reject solar axions or ALPs with axion-photon couplings down to $g_{a\gamma} \sim 1.5 \times 10^{-11}$ GeV$^{-1}$, and masses up to $m_a\sim 0.25$ eV. BabyIAXO will offer additional opportunities for axion research in view of IAXO, like the development of precision x-ray detectors to identify particular spectral features in the solar axion spectrum, and the implementation of radiofrequency-cavity-based axion dark matter setups., Comment: 77 pages, 49 figures. Prepared for submission to JHEP. Third version after referees comments
Published: 2020

30. Scalable haloscopes for axion dark matter detection in the 30$\mu$eV range with RADES

Author: Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Barceló, J. M. García, Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, A., Navarro, P., Garay, C. Peña, Redondo, J., Wuensch, W., Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Barceló, J. M. García, Gimeno, B., Golm, J., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Millar, A., Navarro, P., Garay, C. Peña, Redondo, J., and Wuensch, W.
Abstract: RADES (Relic Axion Detector Exploratory Setup) is a project with the goal of directly searching for axion dark matter above the $30 \mu$eV scale employing custom-made microwave filters in magnetic dipole fields. Currently RADES is taking data at the LHC dipole of the CAST experiment. In the long term, the RADES cavities are envisioned to take data in the (baby)-IAXO magnet. In this article we report on the modelling, building and characterisation of an optimised microwave-filter design with alternating irises that exploits maximal coupling to axions while being scalable in length without suffering from mode-mixing. We develop the mathematical formalism and theoretical study which justifies the performance of the chosen design. We also point towards the applicability of this formalism to optimise the MADMAX dielectric haloscopes., Comment: 27 pages, 16 figures, v3: expanded sensitivity discussion, version accepted for publication in JHEP
Published: 2020

31. Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

Author: Armengaud, E., Attie, D., Basso, S., Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cicoli, M., Civitani, M., Cogollos, C., Conlon, J. P., Costa, D., Dafni, T., Daido, R., Derbin, A. V., Descalle, M. A., Desch, K., Dratchnev, I. S., Döbrich, B., Dudarev, A., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Galán, J., Galanti, G., Garrido, L., Gascon, D., Gastaldo, L., Germani, C., Ghisellini, G., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, I., Gninenko, S., Golubev, N., Graciani, R., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Krcmar, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Lomskaya, I., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Luzón, G., Marsh, M. C. D., Mergalejo, C., Mescia, F., Meyer, M., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Muratova, V. N., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Roncadelli, M., Ruiz-Chóliz, E., Ruz, J., Saikawa, K., Salvadó, J., Samperiz, M. P., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Silva, H., Tagliaferri, G., Takahashi, F., Tavecchio, F., Kate, H. ten, Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unzhakov, E., Vedrine, P., Vogel, J. K., Weinsheimer, C., Weltman, A., Yin, W., Armengaud, E., Attie, D., Basso, S., Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrián, S., Cicoli, M., Civitani, M., Cogollos, C., Conlon, J. P., Costa, D., Dafni, T., Daido, R., Derbin, A. V., Descalle, M. A., Desch, K., Dratchnev, I. S., Döbrich, B., Dudarev, A., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I., Galán, J., Galanti, G., Garrido, L., Gascon, D., Gastaldo, L., Germani, C., Ghisellini, G., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, I., Gninenko, S., Golubev, N., Graciani, R., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Krcmar, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Lomskaya, I., Lubsandorzhiev, B., Luzón, G., Marsh, M. C. D., Mergalejo, C., Mescia, F., Meyer, M., Miralda-Escudé, J., Mirallas, H., Muratova, V. N., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., de Solórzano, A. Ortiz, Pantuev, V., Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Roncadelli, M., Ruiz-Chóliz, E., Ruz, J., Saikawa, K., Salvadó, J., Samperiz, M. P., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Silva, H., Tagliaferri, G., Takahashi, F., Tavecchio, F., Kate, H. ten, Tkachev, I., Troitsky, S., Unzhakov, E., Vedrine, P., Vogel, J. K., Weinsheimer, C., Weltman, A., and Yin, W.
Abstract: We review the physics potential of a next generation search for solar axions: the International Axion Observatory (IAXO). Endowed with a sensitivity to discover axion-like particles (ALPs) with a coupling to photons as small as $g_{a\gamma}\sim 10^{-12}$ GeV$^{-1}$, or to electrons $g_{ae}\sim$10$^{-13}$, IAXO has the potential to find the QCD axion in the 1 meV$\sim$1 eV mass range where it solves the strong CP problem, can account for the cold dark matter of the Universe and be responsible for the anomalous cooling observed in a number of stellar systems. At the same time, IAXO will have enough sensitivity to detect lower mass axions invoked to explain: 1) the origin of the anomalous "transparency" of the Universe to gamma-rays, 2) the observed soft X-ray excess from galaxy clusters or 3) some inflationary models. In addition, we review string theory axions with parameters accessible by IAXO and discuss their potential role in cosmology as Dark Matter and Dark Radiation as well as their connections to the above mentioned conundrums., Comment: Prepared for submission to JCAP; new version with very minor corrections after referee review
Published: 2019
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32. Improved search for solar chameleons with a GridPix detector at CAST

Author: Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Braueninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Christensen, F., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Doebrich, B., Eleftheriadis, C., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fischer, Hanne Lis, Funk, W., Garcia, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I, Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Kostoglou, S., Kralj, N., Krcmar, M., Krieger, C., Lakic, B., Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubicic, A., Luzon, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Schmidt, S., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Wuensch, W., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutasa, K., Braxab, P., Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Braueninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Christensen, F., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Doebrich, B., Eleftheriadis, C., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fischer, Hanne Lis, Funk, W., Garcia, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I, Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Kostoglou, S., Kralj, N., Krcmar, M., Krieger, C., Lakic, B., Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubicic, A., Luzon, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Schmidt, S., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Wuensch, W., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutasa, K., and Braxab, P.
Abstract: We report on a new search for solar chameleons with the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). A GridPix detector was used to search for soft X-ray photons in the energy range from 200 eV to 10 keV from converted solar chameleons. No significant excess over the expected background has been observed in the data taken in 2014 and 2015. We set an improved limit on the chameleon photon coupling, βγ#5.7×1010 for 1<βm<106 at 95% C.L. improving our previous results by a factor two and for the first time reaching sensitivity below the solar luminosity bound for tachocline magnetic fields up to 12.5 T.
Published: 2019

33. First results on the search for chameleons with the KWISP detector at CAST

Author: Arguedas Cuendis, S., Baier, J., Barth, K., Baum, Sebastian, Bayirli, A., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gninenko, S., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Ozbey, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. R., Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K., Arguedas Cuendis, S., Baier, J., Barth, K., Baum, Sebastian, Bayirli, A., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gninenko, S., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Ozbey, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. R., Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Yildiz, S. C., and Zioutas, K.
Abstract: We report on a first measurement with a sensitive opto-mechanical force sensor designed for the direct detection of coupling of real chameleons to matter. These dark energy candidates could be produced in the Sun and stream unimpeded to Earth. The KWISP detector installed on the CAST axion search experiment at CERN looks for tiny displacements of a thin membrane caused by the mechanical effect of solar chameleons. The displacements are detected by a Michelson interferometer with a homodyne readout scheme. The sensor benefits from the focusing action of the ABRIXAS X-ray telescope installed at CAST, which increases the chameleon flux on the membrane. A mechanical chopper placed between the telescope output and the detector modulates the incoming chameleon stream. We present the results of the solar chameleon measurements taken at CAST in July 2017, setting an upper bound on the force acting on the membrane of 80pN at 95% confidence level. The detector is sensitive for direct coupling to matter 104≤βm≤108, where the coupling to photons is locally bound to βγ≤1011., QC 20191206
Published: 2019
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34. Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

Author: Armengaud, E., Attie, D., Basso, S., Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrian, S., Cicoli, M., Civitani, M., Cogollos, C., Conlon, J. P., Costa, D., Dafni, T., Daido, R., Derbin, A., Descalle, M. A., Desch, K., Dratchnev, I. S., Doebrich, B., Dudarev, A., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I, Galan, J., Galanti, G., Garrido, L., Gascon, D., Gastaldo, L., Germani, C., Ghisellini, G., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, I, Gninenko, S., Golubev, N., Graciani, R., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Krcmar, M., Krieger, C., Lakic, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Lomskaya, I, Lubsandorzhiev, B., Luzon, G., Marsh, M. C. David, Mergalejo, C., Mescia, F., Meyer, M., Miralda-Escude, J., Mirallas, H., Muratova, V. N., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Ortiz de Solorzano, A., Pantuev, V, Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Roncadelli, M., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saikawa, K., Salvado, J., Samperiz, M. P., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Silva, H., Tagliaferri, G., Takahashi, F., Tavecchio, F., ten Kate, H., Tkachev, I, Troitsky, S., Unzhakov, E., Vedrine, P., Vogel, J. K., Weinsheimer, C., Weltman, A., Yin, W., Armengaud, E., Attie, D., Basso, S., Brun, P., Bykovskiy, N., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cebrian, S., Cicoli, M., Civitani, M., Cogollos, C., Conlon, J. P., Costa, D., Dafni, T., Daido, R., Derbin, A., Descalle, M. A., Desch, K., Dratchnev, I. S., Doebrich, B., Dudarev, A., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fleck, I, Galan, J., Galanti, G., Garrido, L., Gascon, D., Gastaldo, L., Germani, C., Ghisellini, G., Giannotti, M., Giomataris, I, Gninenko, S., Golubev, N., Graciani, R., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Krcmar, M., Krieger, C., Lakic, B., Lasserre, T., Laurent, P., Limousin, O., Lindner, A., Lomskaya, I, Lubsandorzhiev, B., Luzon, G., Marsh, M. C. David, Mergalejo, C., Mescia, F., Meyer, M., Miralda-Escude, J., Mirallas, H., Muratova, V. N., Navick, X. F., Nones, C., Notari, A., Nozik, A., Ortiz de Solorzano, A., Pantuev, V, Papaevangelou, T., Pareschi, G., Perez, K., Picatoste, E., Pivovaroff, M. J., Redondo, J., Ringwald, A., Roncadelli, M., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Ruz, J., Saikawa, K., Salvado, J., Samperiz, M. P., Schiffer, T., Schmidt, S., Schneekloth, U., Schott, M., Silva, H., Tagliaferri, G., Takahashi, F., Tavecchio, F., ten Kate, H., Tkachev, I, Troitsky, S., Unzhakov, E., Vedrine, P., Vogel, J. K., Weinsheimer, C., Weltman, A., and Yin, W.
Abstract: We review the physics potential of a next generation search for solar axions: the International Axion Observatory (IAXO). Endowed with a sensitivity to discover axion-like particles (ALPs) with a coupling to photons as small as g(a gamma) similar to 10(-12) GeV-1, or to electrons g(ae) similar to 10(-13), IAXO has the potential to find the QCD axion in the 1 meV similar to 1 eV mass range where it solves the strong CP problem, can account for the cold dark matter of the Universe and be responsible for the anomalous cooling observed in a number of stellar systems. At the same time, IAXO will have enough sensitivity to detect lower mass axions invoked to explain: 1) the origin of the anomalous transparency of the Universe to gamma-rays, 2) the observed soft X-ray excess from galaxy clusters or 3) some inflationary models. In addition, we review string theory axions with parameters accessible by IAXO and discuss their potential role in cosmology as Dark Matter and Dark Radiation as well as their connections to the above mentioned conundrums.
Published: 2019
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35. First results on the search for chameleons with the KWISP detector at CAST

Author: Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Baum, Sebastian, Bayirli, A., Belov, A., Braeuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Dobrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W. g, Garcia, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gninenko, S., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Lakic, B., Laurent, J. M., Luzon, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Ozbey, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Ruiz Choliz, E., Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Baum, Sebastian, Bayirli, A., Belov, A., Braeuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Dobrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W. g, Garcia, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gninenko, S., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Lakic, B., Laurent, J. M., Luzon, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Ozbey, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Ruiz Choliz, E., Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Yildiz, S. C., and Zioutas, K.
Abstract: We report on a first measurement with a sensitive opto-mechanical force sensor designed for the direct detection of coupling of real chameleons to matter. These dark energy candidates could be produced in the Sun and stream unimpeded to Earth. The KWISP detector installed on the CAST axion search experiment at CERN looks for tiny displacements of a thin membrane caused by the mechanical effect of solar chameleons. The displacements are detected by a Michelson interferometer with a homodyne readout scheme. The sensor benefits from the focusing action of the ABRIXAS X-ray telescope installed at CAST, which increases the chameleon flux on the membrane. A mechanical chopper placed between the telescope output and the detector modulates the incoming chameleon stream. We present the results of the solar chameleon measurements taken at CAST in July 2017, setting an upper bound on the force acting on the membrane of 80 pN at 95% confidence level. The detector is sensitive for direct coupling to matter 104 <= beta(m) <= 108, where the coupling to photons is locally bound to beta(gamma) <= 10(11).
Published: 2019
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36. First Results on the Search for Chameleons with the KWISP Detector at CAST

Author: Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Baum, S., Bayirli, A., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gninenko, S., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Ozbey, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Baum, S., Bayirli, A., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gninenko, S., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Ozbey, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Yildiz, S. C., and Zioutas, K.
Abstract: We report on a first measurement with a sensitive opto-mechanical force sensor designed for the direct detection of coupling of real chameleons to matter. These dark energy candidates could be produced in the Sun and stream unimpeded to Earth. The KWISP detector installed on the CAST axion search experiment at CERN looks for tiny displacements of a thin membrane caused by the mechanical effect of solar chameleons. The displacements are detected by a Michelson interferometer with a homodyne readout scheme. The sensor benefits from the focusing action of the ABRIXAS X-ray telescope installed at CAST, which increases the chameleon flux on the membrane. A mechanical chopper placed between the telescope output and the detector modulates the incoming chameleon stream. We present the results of the solar chameleon measurements taken at CAST in July 2017, setting an upper bound on the force acting on the membrane of $80$~pN at 95\% confidence level. The detector is sensitive for direct coupling to matter $10^4 \leq\beta_m \leq 10^8$, where the coupling to photons is locally bound to $\beta_\gamma \leq 10^{11}$., Comment: 21 pages, 12 figures
Published: 2019

37. First Results on the Search for Chameleons with the KWISP Detector at CAST

Author: Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Baum, S., Bayirli, A., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gninenko, S., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Ozbey, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Baier, J., Barth, K., Baum, S., Bayirli, A., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Fischer, H., Funk, W., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gninenko, S., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Ozbey, A., Pivovaroff, M. J., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Schmidt, S., Schumann, M., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Tsagris, I., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Yildiz, S. C., and Zioutas, K.
Abstract: We report on a first measurement with a sensitive opto-mechanical force sensor designed for the direct detection of coupling of real chameleons to matter. These dark energy candidates could be produced in the Sun and stream unimpeded to Earth. The KWISP detector installed on the CAST axion search experiment at CERN looks for tiny displacements of a thin membrane caused by the mechanical effect of solar chameleons. The displacements are detected by a Michelson interferometer with a homodyne readout scheme. The sensor benefits from the focusing action of the ABRIXAS X-ray telescope installed at CAST, which increases the chameleon flux on the membrane. A mechanical chopper placed between the telescope output and the detector modulates the incoming chameleon stream. We present the results of the solar chameleon measurements taken at CAST in July 2017, setting an upper bound on the force acting on the membrane of $80$~pN at 95\% confidence level. The detector is sensitive for direct coupling to matter $10^4 \leq\beta_m \leq 10^8$, where the coupling to photons is locally bound to $\beta_\gamma \leq 10^{11}$., Comment: 21 pages, 12 figures
Published: 2019

38. Topological background discrimination in the PandaX-III neutrinoless double beta decay experiment

Author: Galan, J, Chen, X, Du, H, Fu, C, Giboni, K, Giuliani, F, Han, K, Jiang, B, Ji, X, Lin, H, Lin, Y, Liu, J, Ni, K, Ren, X, Wang, S, Wu, S, Xie, C, Yang, Y, Zhang, D, Zhang, T, Zhao, L, Aune, S, Bedfer, Y, Berthoumieux, E, Calvet, D, d'Hose, N, Ferrer-Ribas, E, Kunne, F, Manier, B, Neyret, D, Papaevangelou, T, Chen, L, Hu, S, Jian, S, Li, P, Li, X, Zhang, H, Zhao, M, Zhou, J, Mao, Y, Qiao, H, Yuan, Y, Wang, M, Chen, Y, Khan, A N, Raper, N, Tang, J, Wang, W, Feng, C, Li, C, Liu, S, Wang, X, Zhu, D, Castel, J F, Cebrián, S, Dafni, T, Irastorza, I G, Luzón, G, Mirallas, H, Sun, X, Tan, A, Haxton, W, Mei, Y, Kobdaj, C, Yan, Y, Galan, J, Chen, X, Du, H, Fu, C, Giboni, K, Giuliani, F, Han, K, Jiang, B, Ji, X, Lin, H, Lin, Y, Liu, J, Ni, K, Ren, X, Wang, S, Wu, S, Xie, C, Yang, Y, Zhang, D, Zhang, T, Zhao, L, Aune, S, Bedfer, Y, Berthoumieux, E, Calvet, D, d'Hose, N, Ferrer-Ribas, E, Kunne, F, Manier, B, Neyret, D, Papaevangelou, T, Chen, L, Hu, S, Jian, S, Li, P, Li, X, Zhang, H, Zhao, M, Zhou, J, Mao, Y, Qiao, H, Yuan, Y, Wang, M, Chen, Y, Khan, A N, Raper, N, Tang, J, Wang, W, Feng, C, Li, C, Liu, S, Wang, X, Zhu, D, Castel, J F, Cebrián, S, Dafni, T, Irastorza, I G, Luzón, G, Mirallas, H, Sun, X, Tan, A, Haxton, W, Mei, Y, Kobdaj, C, and Yan, Y
Abstract: The PandaX-III experiment plans to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0$\nu\beta\beta$) of $^{136}$Xe in the China JinPing underground Laboratory (CJPL). The experiment will use a high pressure gaseous Time Projection Chamber (TPC) to register both the energy and the electron track topology of an event. This article is devoted to the software side of the experiment. As software tool we use REST, a framework developed for the reconstruction and simulation of TPC-based detector systems. We study the potential for background reduction by introducing appropiate parameters based on the properties of 0$\nu\beta\beta$ events. We exploit for the first time not only the energy density of the electron track-ends, but also the electron scattering angles produced by an electron near the end of its trajectory. To implement this, we have added new algorithms for detector signal and track processing inside REST. Their assessment shows that background can be reduced by about 7 orders of magnitude while keeping 0$\nu\beta\beta$ efficiency above 20% for the PandaX-III baseline readout scheme, a 2-dimensional 3mm-pitch stripped readout. More generally, we use the potential of REST to handle 2D/3D data to assess the impact on signal-to-background significance at different detector granularities, and to validate the PandaX-III baseline choice. Finally, we demonstrate the potential to discriminate surface background events generated at the readout plane in the absence of $t_o$, by making use of event parameters related with the diffusion of electrons., Comment: 40 pages, 15 figures. Prepared for submission to Journal of Physics G
Published: 2019
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39. The 3 cavity prototypes of RADES, an axion detector using microwave filters at CAST

Author: Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Gimeno, B., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Navarro, P., Garay, C. Peña, Redondo, J., Vafeiadis, T., Wuensch, W., Cuendis, S. Arguedas, Melcón, A. Álvarez, Cogollos, C., Díaz-Morcillo, A., Döbrich, B., Gallego, J. D., Gimeno, B., Irastorza, I. G., Lozano-Guerrero, A. J., Malbrunot, C., Navarro, P., Garay, C. Peña, Redondo, J., Vafeiadis, T., and Wuensch, W.
Abstract: The Relic Axion Detector Experimental Setup (RADES) is an axion search project that uses a microwave filter as resonator for Dark Matter conversion. The main focus of this publication is the description of the 3 different cavity prototypes of RADES. The result of the first tests of one of the prototypes is also presented. The filters consist of 5 or 6 stainless steel sub-cavities joined by rectangular irises. The size of the sub-cavities determines the working frequency, the amount of sub-cavities determine the working volume. The first cavity prototype was built in 2017 to work at a frequency of $\sim$ 8.4 GHz and it was placed at the 9 T CAST dipole magnet at CERN. Two more prototypes were designed and built in 2018. The aim of the new designs is to find and test the best cavity geometry in order to scale up in volume and to introduce an effective tuning mechanism. Our results demonstrate the promising potential of this type of filter to reach QCD axion sensitivity at X-Band frequencies., Comment: Proceedings for the 3rd Axion Cavity and Detector Workshop, Livermore Valley Open Campus August 21-25th, 2018
Published: 2019

40. Background assessment for the TREX Dark Matter experiment

Author: Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Mirallas, H., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, Ruiz-Choliz, E., Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Mirallas, H., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, and Ruiz-Choliz, E.
Abstract: TREX-DM is conceived to look for low-mass Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) using a gas Time Projection Chamber equipped with micromegas readout planes at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. The detector can hold in the active volume 20 l of pressurized gas up to 10 bar, corresponding to 0.30 kg of Ar or 0.16 kg of Ne. The micromegas are read with a self-triggered acquisition, allowing for thresholds below 0.4 keV (electron equivalent). A low background level in the lowest energy region is another essential requirement. To assess the expected background, all the relevant sources have been considered, including the measured fluxes of gamma radiation, muons and neutrons at the Canfranc Laboratory, together with the activity of most of the components used in the detector and ancillary systems, obtained in a complete assay program. The background contributions have been simulated by means of a dedicated application based on Geant4 and a custom-made code for the detector response. The background model developed for the detector presently installed in Canfranc points to levels from 1 to 10 counts keV-1 kg-1 d-1 in the region of interest, making TREX-DM competitive in the search for low-mass WIMPs. A roadmap to further decrease it down to 0.1 counts keV-1 kg-1 d-1 is underway., Comment: Final version, as accepted in Eur. Phys. J. C
Published: 2018
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41. Background assessment for the TREX Dark Matter experiment

Author: Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Mirallas, H., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, Ruiz-Choliz, E., Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Mirallas, H., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, and Ruiz-Choliz, E.
Abstract: TREX-DM is conceived to look for low-mass Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) using a gas Time Projection Chamber equipped with micromegas readout planes at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. The detector can hold in the active volume 20 l of pressurized gas up to 10 bar, corresponding to 0.30 kg of Ar or 0.16 kg of Ne. The micromegas are read with a self-triggered acquisition, allowing for thresholds below 0.4 keV (electron equivalent). A low background level in the lowest energy region is another essential requirement. To assess the expected background, all the relevant sources have been considered, including the measured fluxes of gamma radiation, muons and neutrons at the Canfranc Laboratory, together with the activity of most of the components used in the detector and ancillary systems, obtained in a complete assay program. The background contributions have been simulated by means of a dedicated application based on Geant4 and a custom-made code for the detector response. The background model developed for the detector presently installed in Canfranc points to levels from 1 to 10 counts keV-1 kg-1 d-1 in the region of interest, making TREX-DM competitive in the search for low-mass WIMPs. A roadmap to further decrease it down to 0.1 counts keV-1 kg-1 d-1 is underway., Comment: Final version, as accepted in Eur. Phys. J. C
Published: 2018
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42. Background assessment for the TREX Dark Matter experiment

Author: Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Mirallas, H., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, Ruiz-Choliz, E., Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Mirallas, H., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, and Ruiz-Choliz, E.
Abstract: TREX-DM is conceived to look for low-mass Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) using a gas Time Projection Chamber equipped with micromegas readout planes at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. The detector can hold in the active volume 20 l of pressurized gas up to 10 bar, corresponding to 0.30 kg of Ar or 0.16 kg of Ne. The micromegas are read with a self-triggered acquisition, allowing for thresholds below 0.4 keV (electron equivalent). A low background level in the lowest energy region is another essential requirement. To assess the expected background, all the relevant sources have been considered, including the measured fluxes of gamma radiation, muons and neutrons at the Canfranc Laboratory, together with the activity of most of the components used in the detector and ancillary systems, obtained in a complete assay program. The background contributions have been simulated by means of a dedicated application based on Geant4 and a custom-made code for the detector response. The background model developed for the detector presently installed in Canfranc points to levels from 1 to 10 counts keV-1 kg-1 d-1 in the region of interest, making TREX-DM competitive in the search for low-mass WIMPs. A roadmap to further decrease it down to 0.1 counts keV-1 kg-1 d-1 is underway., Comment: Final version, as accepted in Eur. Phys. J. C
Published: 2018
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43. Improved Search for Solar Chameleons with a GridPix Detector at CAST

Author: Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Christensen, F., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Eleftheriadis, C., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fischer, H., Funk, W., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I., Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Kostoglou, S., Kralj, N., Krčmar, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubičić, A., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Papaevangelou, T., Paraschou, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Raffelt, G., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Savvidis, I., Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Wuensch, W., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K., Brax, P., Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Christensen, F., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Döbrich, B., Eleftheriadis, C., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fischer, H., Funk, W., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I., Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovčić, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Kostoglou, S., Kralj, N., Krčmar, M., Krieger, C., Lakić, B., Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubičić, A., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Papaevangelou, T., Paraschou, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Raffelt, G., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Chóliz, E. Ruiz, Savvidis, I., Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Vretenar, M., Wuensch, W., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K., and Brax, P.
Abstract: We report on a new search for solar chameleons with the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). A GridPix detector was used to search for soft X-ray photons in the energy range from 200 eV to 10 keV from converted solar chameleons. No signiffcant excess over the expected background has been observed in the data taken in 2014 and 2015. We set an improved limit on the chameleon photon coupling, $\beta_\gamma < 5.7\times10^{10}$ for $1<\beta_\mathrm{m}<10^6$ at 95% C.L. improving our previous results by a factor two and for the first time reaching sensitivity below the solar luminosity bound for tachocline magnetic fields up to $12.5\,\mathrm{T}$., Comment: 19 pages, 12 figures, 3 tables
Published: 2018
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44. New CAST Limit on the Axion-Photon Interaction

Author: CAST collaboration, Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Brauninger, 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., Fischer, H., Garcia, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I., Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Kralj, N., Krcmar, M., Kostoglou, S., Krieger, Ch., Lakic, B., Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubicic, A., Luzon, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Papaevangelou, T., Paraschou, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Raffelt, G., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Choliz, E. Ruiz, Savvidis, I., Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K., CAST collaboration, Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Brauninger, 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., Fischer, H., Garcia, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I., Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D. H. H., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovcic, K., Kaminski, J., Karuza, M., Kralj, N., Krcmar, M., Kostoglou, S., Krieger, Ch., Lakic, B., Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubicic, A., Luzon, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Papaevangelou, T., Paraschou, K., Pivovaroff, M. J., Raffelt, G., Rosu, M., Ruz, J., Choliz, E. Ruiz, Savvidis, I., Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Vafeiadis, T., Vogel, J. K., Yildiz, S. C., and Zioutas, K.
Abstract: During 2003--2015, the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) has searched for $a\to\gamma$ conversion in the 9 T magnetic field of a refurbished LHC test magnet that can be directed toward the Sun. In its final phase of solar axion searches (2013--2015), CAST has returned to evacuated magnet pipes, which is optimal for small axion masses. The absence of a significant signal above background provides a world leading limit of $g_{a\gamma} < 0.66 \times 10^{-10} {\rm GeV}^{-1}$ (95% C.L.) on the axion-photon coupling strength for $m_a \lesssim 0.02$ eV. Compared with the first vacuum phase (2003--2004), the sensitivity was vastly increased with low-background x-ray detectors and a new x-ray telescope. These innovations also serve as pathfinders for a possible next-generation axion helioscope., Comment: Second version after referees comments (post-print). Published version available Open Access at https://www.nature.com/articles/nphys4109
Published: 2017
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45. Cosmogenic production of tritium in dark matter detectors

Author: Amare, J., Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Cuesta, C., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Garcia, E., Garza, J. G., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Martinez, M., Mirallas, H., Olivan, M. A., Ortigoza, Y., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, Puimedon, J., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Sarsa, M. L., Villar, J. A., Villar, P., Amare, J., Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Cuesta, C., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Garcia, E., Garza, J. G., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Martinez, M., Mirallas, H., Olivan, M. A., Ortigoza, Y., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, Puimedon, J., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Sarsa, M. L., Villar, J. A., and Villar, P.
Abstract: The direct detection of dark matter particles requires ultra-low background conditions at energies below a few tens of keV. Radioactive isotopes are produced via cosmogenic activation in detectors and other materials and those isotopes constitute a background source which has to be under control. In particular, tritium is specially relevant due to its decay properties (very low endpoint energy and long half-life) when induced in the detector medium, and because it can be generated in any material as a spallation product. Quantification of cosmogenic production of tritium is not straightforward, neither experimentally nor by calculations. In this work, a method for the calculation of production rates at sea level has been developed and applied to some of the materials typically used as targets in dark matter detectors (germanium, sodium iodide, argon and neon); it is based on a selected description of tritium production cross sections over the entire energy range of cosmic nucleons. Results have been compared to available data in the literature, either based on other calculations or from measurements. The obtained tritium production rates, ranging from a few tens to a few hundreds of nuclei per kg and per day at sea level, point to a significant contribution to the background in dark matter experiments, requiring the application of specific protocols for target material purification, material storing underground and limiting the time the detector is on surface during the building process in order to minimize the exposure to the most dangerous cosmic ray components., Comment: Final version as published
Published: 2017
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46. Cosmogenic production of tritium in dark matter detectors

Author: Amare, J., Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Cuesta, C., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Garcia, E., Garza, J. G., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Martinez, M., Mirallas, H., Olivan, M. A., Ortigoza, Y., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, Puimedon, J., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Sarsa, M. L., Villar, J. A., Villar, P., Amare, J., Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Cuesta, C., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Garcia, E., Garza, J. G., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Martinez, M., Mirallas, H., Olivan, M. A., Ortigoza, Y., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, Puimedon, J., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Sarsa, M. L., Villar, J. A., and Villar, P.
Abstract: The direct detection of dark matter particles requires ultra-low background conditions at energies below a few tens of keV. Radioactive isotopes are produced via cosmogenic activation in detectors and other materials and those isotopes constitute a background source which has to be under control. In particular, tritium is specially relevant due to its decay properties (very low endpoint energy and long half-life) when induced in the detector medium, and because it can be generated in any material as a spallation product. Quantification of cosmogenic production of tritium is not straightforward, neither experimentally nor by calculations. In this work, a method for the calculation of production rates at sea level has been developed and applied to some of the materials typically used as targets in dark matter detectors (germanium, sodium iodide, argon and neon); it is based on a selected description of tritium production cross sections over the entire energy range of cosmic nucleons. Results have been compared to available data in the literature, either based on other calculations or from measurements. The obtained tritium production rates, ranging from a few tens to a few hundreds of nuclei per kg and per day at sea level, point to a significant contribution to the background in dark matter experiments, requiring the application of specific protocols for target material purification, material storing underground and limiting the time the detector is on surface during the building process in order to minimize the exposure to the most dangerous cosmic ray components., Comment: Final version as published
Published: 2017
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47. Cosmogenic production of tritium in dark matter detectors

Author: Amare, J., Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Cuesta, C., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Garcia, E., Garza, J. G., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Martinez, M., Mirallas, H., Olivan, M. A., Ortigoza, Y., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, Puimedon, J., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Sarsa, M. L., Villar, J. A., Villar, P., Amare, J., Castel, J., Cebrian, S., Coarasa, I., Cuesta, C., Dafni, T., Galan, J., Garcia, E., Garza, J. G., Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I. G., Luzon, G., Martinez, M., Mirallas, H., Olivan, M. A., Ortigoza, Y., de Solorzano, A. Ortiz, Puimedon, J., Ruiz-Choliz, E., Sarsa, M. L., Villar, J. A., and Villar, P.
Abstract: The direct detection of dark matter particles requires ultra-low background conditions at energies below a few tens of keV. Radioactive isotopes are produced via cosmogenic activation in detectors and other materials and those isotopes constitute a background source which has to be under control. In particular, tritium is specially relevant due to its decay properties (very low endpoint energy and long half-life) when induced in the detector medium, and because it can be generated in any material as a spallation product. Quantification of cosmogenic production of tritium is not straightforward, neither experimentally nor by calculations. In this work, a method for the calculation of production rates at sea level has been developed and applied to some of the materials typically used as targets in dark matter detectors (germanium, sodium iodide, argon and neon); it is based on a selected description of tritium production cross sections over the entire energy range of cosmic nucleons. Results have been compared to available data in the literature, either based on other calculations or from measurements. The obtained tritium production rates, ranging from a few tens to a few hundreds of nuclei per kg and per day at sea level, point to a significant contribution to the background in dark matter experiments, requiring the application of specific protocols for target material purification, material storing underground and limiting the time the detector is on surface during the building process in order to minimize the exposure to the most dangerous cosmic ray components., Comment: Final version as published
Published: 2017
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48. New CAST limit on the axion–photon interaction

Author: Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Christensen, Finn Erland, Collar, J. I., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Decker, T. A., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Eleftheriadis, C., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fischer, H., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I, Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D H H, Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I G, Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovčić, K, Kaminski, J, Karuza, M., Kralj, N., Krčmar, M, Kostoglou, S., Krieger, Ch., Lakić, B, Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubicic, A., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Papaevangelou, T, Paraschou, K., Pivovaro, M. J., Raffelt, G, Rosu, M., Ruz, J, Ruiz Chóliz, E., Savvidis, I, Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Vafeiadis, T, Vogel, J. K., Yildiz, S. C., Zioutas, K, Anastassopoulos, V., Aune, S., Barth, K., Belov, A., Bräuninger, H., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Castel, J. F., Cetin, S. A., Christensen, Finn Erland, Collar, J. I., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Decker, T. A., Dermenev, A., Desch, K., Eleftheriadis, C., Fanourakis, G., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fischer, H., García, J. A., Gardikiotis, A., Garza, J. G., Gazis, E. N., Geralis, T., Giomataris, I, Gninenko, S., Hailey, C. J., Hasinoff, M. D., Hoffmann, D H H, Iguaz, F. J., Irastorza, I G, Jakobsen, A., Jacoby, J., Jakovčić, K, Kaminski, J, Karuza, M., Kralj, N., Krčmar, M, Kostoglou, S., Krieger, Ch., Lakić, B, Laurent, J. M., Liolios, A., Ljubicic, A., Luzón, G., Maroudas, M., Miceli, L., Neff, S., Ortega, I., Papaevangelou, T, Paraschou, K., Pivovaro, M. J., Raffelt, G, Rosu, M., Ruz, J, Ruiz Chóliz, E., Savvidis, I, Schmidt, S., Semertzidis, Y. K., Solanki, S. K., Stewart, L., Vafeiadis, T, Vogel, J. K., Yildiz, S. C., and Zioutas, K
Abstract: Hypothetical low-mass particles, such as axions, provide a compelling explanation for the dark matter in the universe. Suchparticles are expected to emerge abundantly from the hot interior of stars. To test this prediction, the CERN Axion SolarTelescope (CAST) uses a 9 T refurbished Large Hadron Collider test magnet directed towards the Sun. In the strong magneticfield, solar axions can be converted to X-ray photons which can be recorded by X-ray detectors. In the 2013–2015 run, thanksto 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 (0.66x10-10 GeV-1 at 95% confidence level) set byCAST, which now reaches similar levels to the most restrictive astrophysical bounds.
Published: 2017

49. Readout technologies for directional WIMP Dark Matter detection

Author: Battat, J. B. R., Irastorza, I. G., Aleksandrov, A., Guler, M. Ali, Asada, T., Baracchini, E., Billard, J., Bosson, G., Bourrion, O., Bouvier, J., Buonaura, A., Burdge, K., Cebrian, S., Colas, P., Consiglio, L., Dafni, T., D'Ambrosio, N., Deaconu, C., De Lellis, G., Descombes, T., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Marco, N., Druitt, G., Eggleston, R., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fusayasu, T., Galan, J., Galati, G., Garcia, J. A., Garza, J. G., Gentile, V., Garcia-Sciveres, M., Giomataris, Y., Guerrero, N., Guillaudin, O., Harton, J., Hashimoto, T., Hedges, M. T., Iguaz, F., Ikeda, T., Jaegle, I., Kadyk, J. A., Katsuragawa, T., Komura, S., Kubo, H., Kuge, K., Lamblin, J., Lauria, A., Lee, E. R., Lewis, P., Leyton, M., Loomba, D., Lopez, J. P., Luzon, G., Mayet, F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Mizumoto, T., Mizumura, Y., Monacelli, P., Monroe, J., Montesi, M. C., Naka, T., Nakamura, K., Nishimura, H., Ochi, A., Papevangelou, T., Parker, J. D., Phan, N. S., Pupilli, F., Richer, J. P., Riffard, Q., Rosa, G., Santos, D., Sawano, T., Sekiya, H., Seong, I. S., Snowden-Ifft, D. P., Spooner, N. J. C., Sugiyama, A., Taishaku, R., Takada, A., Takeda, A., Tanaka, M., Tanimori, T., Thorpe, T. N., Tioukov, V., Tomita, H., Umemoto, A., Vahsen, S. E., Yamaguchi, Y., Yoshimoto, M., Zayas, E., Battat, J. B. R., Irastorza, I. G., Aleksandrov, A., Guler, M. Ali, Asada, T., Baracchini, E., Billard, J., Bosson, G., Bourrion, O., Bouvier, J., Buonaura, A., Burdge, K., Cebrian, S., Colas, P., Consiglio, L., Dafni, T., D'Ambrosio, N., Deaconu, C., De Lellis, G., Descombes, T., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Marco, N., Druitt, G., Eggleston, R., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fusayasu, T., Galan, J., Galati, G., Garcia, J. A., Garza, J. G., Gentile, V., Garcia-Sciveres, M., Giomataris, Y., Guerrero, N., Guillaudin, O., Harton, J., Hashimoto, T., Hedges, M. T., Iguaz, F., Ikeda, T., Jaegle, I., Kadyk, J. A., Katsuragawa, T., Komura, S., Kubo, H., Kuge, K., Lamblin, J., Lauria, A., Lee, E. R., Lewis, P., Leyton, M., Loomba, D., Lopez, J. P., Luzon, G., Mayet, F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Mizumoto, T., Mizumura, Y., Monacelli, P., Monroe, J., Montesi, M. C., Naka, T., Nakamura, K., Nishimura, H., Ochi, A., Papevangelou, T., Parker, J. D., Phan, N. S., Pupilli, F., Richer, J. P., Riffard, Q., Rosa, G., Santos, D., Sawano, T., Sekiya, H., Seong, I. S., Snowden-Ifft, D. P., Spooner, N. J. C., Sugiyama, A., Taishaku, R., Takada, A., Takeda, A., Tanaka, M., Tanimori, T., Thorpe, T. N., Tioukov, V., Tomita, H., Umemoto, A., Vahsen, S. E., Yamaguchi, Y., Yoshimoto, M., and Zayas, E.
Abstract: The measurement of the direction of WIMP-induced nuclear recoils is a compelling but technologically challenging strategy to provide an unambiguous signature of the detection of Galactic dark matter. Most directional detectors aim to reconstruct the dark-matter-induced nuclear recoil tracks, either in gas or solid targets. The main challenge with directional detection is the need for high spatial resolution over large volumes, which puts strong requirements on the readout technologies. In this paper we review the various detector readout technologies used by directional detectors. In particular, we summarize the challenges, advantages and drawbacks of each approach, and discuss future prospects for these technologies., Comment: 58 pages, 26 figures, accepted by Physics Reports
Published: 2016
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50. Readout technologies for directional WIMP Dark Matter detection

Author: Battat, J. B. R., Irastorza, I. G., Aleksandrov, A., Guler, M. Ali, Asada, T., Baracchini, E., Billard, J., Bosson, G., Bourrion, O., Bouvier, J., Buonaura, A., Burdge, K., Cebrian, S., Colas, P., Consiglio, L., Dafni, T., D'Ambrosio, N., Deaconu, C., De Lellis, G., Descombes, T., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Marco, N., Druitt, G., Eggleston, R., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fusayasu, T., Galan, J., Galati, G., Garcia, J. A., Garza, J. G., Gentile, V., Garcia-Sciveres, M., Giomataris, Y., Guerrero, N., Guillaudin, O., Harton, J., Hashimoto, T., Hedges, M. T., Iguaz, F., Ikeda, T., Jaegle, I., Kadyk, J. A., Katsuragawa, T., Komura, S., Kubo, H., Kuge, K., Lamblin, J., Lauria, A., Lee, E. R., Lewis, P., Leyton, M., Loomba, D., Lopez, J. P., Luzon, G., Mayet, F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Mizumoto, T., Mizumura, Y., Monacelli, P., Monroe, J., Montesi, M. C., Naka, T., Nakamura, K., Nishimura, H., Ochi, A., Papevangelou, T., Parker, J. D., Phan, N. S., Pupilli, F., Richer, J. P., Riffard, Q., Rosa, G., Santos, D., Sawano, T., Sekiya, H., Seong, I. S., Snowden-Ifft, D. P., Spooner, N. J. C., Sugiyama, A., Taishaku, R., Takada, A., Takeda, A., Tanaka, M., Tanimori, T., Thorpe, T. N., Tioukov, V., Tomita, H., Umemoto, A., Vahsen, S. E., Yamaguchi, Y., Yoshimoto, M., Zayas, E., Battat, J. B. R., Irastorza, I. G., Aleksandrov, A., Guler, M. Ali, Asada, T., Baracchini, E., Billard, J., Bosson, G., Bourrion, O., Bouvier, J., Buonaura, A., Burdge, K., Cebrian, S., Colas, P., Consiglio, L., Dafni, T., D'Ambrosio, N., Deaconu, C., De Lellis, G., Descombes, T., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Marco, N., Druitt, G., Eggleston, R., Ferrer-Ribas, E., Fusayasu, T., Galan, J., Galati, G., Garcia, J. A., Garza, J. G., Gentile, V., Garcia-Sciveres, M., Giomataris, Y., Guerrero, N., Guillaudin, O., Harton, J., Hashimoto, T., Hedges, M. T., Iguaz, F., Ikeda, T., Jaegle, I., Kadyk, J. A., Katsuragawa, T., Komura, S., Kubo, H., Kuge, K., Lamblin, J., Lauria, A., Lee, E. R., Lewis, P., Leyton, M., Loomba, D., Lopez, J. P., Luzon, G., Mayet, F., Mirallas, H., Miuchi, K., Mizumoto, T., Mizumura, Y., Monacelli, P., Monroe, J., Montesi, M. C., Naka, T., Nakamura, K., Nishimura, H., Ochi, A., Papevangelou, T., Parker, J. D., Phan, N. S., Pupilli, F., Richer, J. P., Riffard, Q., Rosa, G., Santos, D., Sawano, T., Sekiya, H., Seong, I. S., Snowden-Ifft, D. P., Spooner, N. J. C., Sugiyama, A., Taishaku, R., Takada, A., Takeda, A., Tanaka, M., Tanimori, T., Thorpe, T. N., Tioukov, V., Tomita, H., Umemoto, A., Vahsen, S. E., Yamaguchi, Y., Yoshimoto, M., and Zayas, E.
Abstract: The measurement of the direction of WIMP-induced nuclear recoils is a compelling but technologically challenging strategy to provide an unambiguous signature of the detection of Galactic dark matter. Most directional detectors aim to reconstruct the dark-matter-induced nuclear recoil tracks, either in gas or solid targets. The main challenge with directional detection is the need for high spatial resolution over large volumes, which puts strong requirements on the readout technologies. In this paper we review the various detector readout technologies used by directional detectors. In particular, we summarize the challenges, advantages and drawbacks of each approach, and discuss future prospects for these technologies., Comment: 58 pages, 26 figures, accepted by Physics Reports
Published: 2016
Full Text: View/download PDF

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