1. Tm-Containing Bolometers for Resonant Absorption of Solar Axions
- Author
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Irastorza I.G.,Redondo J.,Carmona J.M.,Cebrian S.,Dafni T.,Iguaz F.J.,Luzon G., Derbin, A, Drachnev, I, Galashov, E, Muratova, V, Nagorny, S, Pagnanini, L, Schaeffner, K, Pattavina, L, Pirro, S, Semenov, D, Unzhakov, E, A. V. Derbin, I. S. Drachnev, E. N. Galashov, V. N. Muratova, S. Nagorny, L. Pagnanini, K. Schaeffner, L. Pattavina, S. Pirro, D. A. Semenov, E. V. Unzhakov, Irastorza I.G.,Redondo J.,Carmona J.M.,Cebrian S.,Dafni T.,Iguaz F.J.,Luzon G., Derbin, A, Drachnev, I, Galashov, E, Muratova, V, Nagorny, S, Pagnanini, L, Schaeffner, K, Pattavina, L, Pirro, S, Semenov, D, Unzhakov, E, A. V. Derbin, I. S. Drachnev, E. N. Galashov, V. N. Muratova, S. Nagorny, L. Pagnanini, K. Schaeffner, L. Pattavina, S. Pirro, D. A. Semenov, and E. V. Unzhakov
- Abstract
A search for resonant absorption of solar axions by 169Tm nuclei will be performed using the Tm-containing bolometers installed inside a low-background setup at the LNGS. The thulium crystals-NaTm(WO4)2 and NaTm(MoO4)2 have been grown and tested for the first time as bolometric detectors. The expected sensitivity of 1 kg Tm-bolometer to axion-photon gA and axion-electron gAe coupling constants for axions with mass in the range 10 eV to 8 keV is stronger than the present astrophysical limits.
- Published
- 2015