The Next Generation of Axion Helioscopes: The International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

J. K. Vogel; E. Armengaud; F. T. Avignone; M. Betz; P. Brax; P. Brun; G. Cantatore; J. M. Carmona; G. P. Carosi; F. Caspers; S. Caspi; S. A. Cetin; D. Chelouche; F. E. Christensen; A. Dael; T. Dafni; M. Davenport; A. V. Derbin; K. Desch; A. Diago; B. Döbrich; I. Dratchnev; A. Dudarev; C. Eleftheriadis; G. Fanourakis; E. Ferrer-Ribas; J. Galán; J. A. García; J. G. Garza; T. Geralis; B. Gimeno; I. Giomataris; S. Gninenko; H. Gómez; D. González-Díaz; E. Guendelman; C. J. Hailey; T. Hiramatsu; D. H.H. Hoffmann; D. Horns; F. J. Iguaz; I. G. Irastorza; J. Isern; K. Imai; A. C. Jakobsen; J. Jaeckel; K. Jakovčić; J. Kaminski; M. Kawasaki; M. Karuza; M. Krčmar; K. Kousouris; C. Krieger; B. Lakić; O. Limousin; A. Lindner; A. Liolios; G. Luzón; S. Matsuki; V. N. Muratova; C. Nones; I. Ortega; T. Papaevangelou; M. J. Pivovaroff; G. Raffelt; J. Redondo; A. Ringwald; S. Russenschuck; J. Ruz; K. Saikawa; I. Savvidis; T. Sekiguchi; Y. K. Semertzidis; I. Shilon; P. Sikivie; H. Silva; H. Ten Kate; A. Tomas; S. Troitsky; T. Vafeiadis; K. Van Bibber; P. Vedrine; J. A. Villar; L. Walckiers; A. Weltman; W. Wester; S. C. Yildiz; K. Zioutas

doi:10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.031

The Next Generation of Axion Helioscopes: The International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

J. K. Vogel, E. Armengaud, F. T. Avignone, M. Betz, P. Brax, P. Brun, G. Cantatore, J. M. Carmona, G. P. Carosi, F. Caspers, S. Caspi, S. A. Cetin, D. Chelouche, F. E. Christensen, A. Dael, T. Dafni, M. Davenport, A. V. Derbin, K. Desch, A. DiagoB. Döbrich, I. Dratchnev, A. Dudarev, C. Eleftheriadis, G. Fanourakis, E. Ferrer-Ribas, J. Galán, J. A. García, J. G. Garza, T. Geralis, B. Gimeno, I. Giomataris, S. Gninenko, H. Gómez, D. González-Díaz, E. Guendelman, C. J. Hailey, T. Hiramatsu, D. H.H. Hoffmann, D. Horns, F. J. Iguaz, I. G. Irastorza, J. Isern, K. Imai, A. C. Jakobsen, J. Jaeckel, K. Jakovčić, J. Kaminski, M. Kawasaki, M. Karuza, M. Krčmar, K. Kousouris, C. Krieger, B. Lakić, O. Limousin, A. Lindner, A. Liolios, G. Luzón, S. Matsuki, V. N. Muratova, C. Nones, I. Ortega, T. Papaevangelou, M. J. Pivovaroff, G. Raffelt, J. Redondo, A. Ringwald, S. Russenschuck, J. Ruz, K. Saikawa, I. Savvidis, T. Sekiguchi, Y. K. Semertzidis, I. Shilon, P. Sikivie, H. Silva, H. Ten Kate, A. Tomas, S. Troitsky, T. Vafeiadis, K. Van Bibber, P. Vedrine, J. A. Villar, L. Walckiers, A. Weltman, W. Wester, S. C. Yildiz, K. Zioutas

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The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) is a proposed 4^th-generation axion helioscope with the primary physics research goal to search for solar axions via their Primakoff conversion into photons of 1 - 10 keV energies in a strong magnetic field. IAXO will achieve a sensitivity to the axion-photon coupling g_aγ down to a few ×10^-12 GeV^-1 for a wide range of axion masses up to ∼ 0.25 eV. This is an improvement over the currently best (3rd generation) axion helioscope, the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST), of about 5 orders of magnitude in signal strength, corresponding to a factor ∼ 20 in the axion photon coupling. IAXO's sensitivity relies on the construction of a large superconducting 8-coil toroidal magnet of 20 m length optimized for axion research. Each of the eight 60 cm diameter magnet bores is equipped with x-ray optics focusing the signal photons into ∼ 0.2 cm2 spots that are imaged by very low background x-ray detectors. The magnet will be built into a structure with elevation and azimuth drives that will allow solar tracking for 12 hours each day. This contribution is a summary of our papers [1-3] and we refer to these for further details.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-200
Number of pages	8
Journal	Physics Procedia
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.031
State	Published - 2015
Event	13th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2013 - , United States Duration: 8 Sep 2013 → 13 Sep 2013

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Keywords

ALP
IAXO
astroparticle physics
axion
dark matter
helioscopes
strong CP problem

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Vogel, J. K., Armengaud, E., Avignone, F. T., Betz, M., Brax, P., Brun, P., Cantatore, G., Carmona, J. M., Carosi, G. P., Caspers, F., Caspi, S., Cetin, S. A., Chelouche, D., Christensen, F. E., Dael, A., Dafni, T., Davenport, M., Derbin, A. V., Desch, K., ... Zioutas, K. (2015). The Next Generation of Axion Helioscopes: The International Axion Observatory (IAXO). Physics Procedia, 61, 193-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phpro.2014.12.031

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The Next Generation of Axion Helioscopes: The International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

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