Search for solar axions in XMASS, a large liquid-xenon detector

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作者
Abe, K. [1 ,3 ]
Hieda, K. [1 ]
Hiraide, K. [1 ,3 ]
Hirano, S. [1 ]
Kishimoto, Y. [1 ,3 ]
Kobayashi, K. [1 ,3 ]
Moriyama, S. [1 ,3 ]
Nakagawa, K. [1 ]
Nakahata, M. [1 ,3 ]
Ogawa, H. [1 ,3 ]
Oka, N. [1 ]
Sekiya, H. [1 ,3 ]
Shinozaki, A. [1 ]
Suzuki, Y. [1 ,3 ]
Takeda, A. [1 ,3 ]
Takachio, O. [1 ]
Ueshima, K. [1 ]
Umemoto, D. [1 ]
Yamashita, M. [1 ,3 ]
Yang, B. S. [1 ]
Tasaka, S. [2 ]
Liu, J. [3 ]
Martens, K. [3 ]
Hosokawa, K. [5 ]
Miuchi, K. [5 ]
Murata, A. [5 ]
Onishi, Y. [5 ]
Otsuka, K. [5 ]
Takeuchi, Y. [3 ,5 ]
Kim, Y. H. [6 ]
Lee, K. B. [6 ]
Lee, M. K. [6 ]
Lee, J. S. [6 ]
Fukuda, Y. [7 ]
Itow, Y. [4 ,8 ]
Masuda, K. [8 ]
Nishitani, Y. [8 ]
Takiya, H. [8 ]
Uchida, H. [8 ]
Kim, N. Y. [9 ]
Kim, Y. D. [9 ]
Kusaba, F. [10 ]
Motoki, D. [11 ]
Nishijima, K. [10 ]
Fujii, K. [12 ]
Murayama, I. [12 ]
Nakamura, S. [12 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Cosm Ray Res, Kamioka Observ, Hida, Gifu 5061205, Japan
[2] Gifu Univ, Informat & Multimedia Ctr, Gifu 5011193, Japan
[3] Univ Tokyo, Kavli Inst Phys & Math Universe WPI, Kashiwa, Chiba 2778582, Japan
[4] Nagoya Univ, Kobayashi Maskawa Inst Origin Particles & Univers, Chikusa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4648602, Japan
[5] Kobe Univ, Dept Phys, Kobe, Hyogo 6578501, Japan
[6] Korea Res Inst Stand & Sci, Taejon 305340, South Korea
[7] Miyagi Univ Educ, Dept Phys, Sendai, Miyagi 9800845, Japan
[8] Nagoya Univ, Solar Terr Environm Lab, Nagoya, Aichi 4648602, Japan
[9] Sejong Univ, Dept Phys, Seoul 143747, South Korea
[10] Tokai Univ, Dept Phys, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 2591292, Japan
[11] Tokai Univ, Sch Sci & Technol, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 2591292, Japan
[12] Yokohama Natl Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Phys, Yokohama, Kanagawa 2408501, Japan
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Axion; Sun; Xenon; RESONANT ABSORPTION; M1; TRANSITION; COHERENT CONVERSION; CP CONSERVATION; MAGNETIC-FIELD; INVARIANCE; PROPOSAL; MASS;
D O I
10.1016/j.physletb.2013.05.060
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
XMASS, a low-background, large liquid-xenon detector, was used to search for solar axions that would be produced by bremsstrahlung and Compton effects in the Sun. With an exposure of 5.6 ton days of liquid xenon, the model-independent limit on the coupling for mass << 1 keV is vertical bar g(aee)vertical bar < 5.4 x 10(-11) (90% C.L.), which is a factor of two stronger than the existing experimental limit. The bounds on the axion masses for the DFSZ and KSVZ axion models are 1.9 and 250 eV, respectively. In the mass range of 10-40 keV, this study produced the most stringent limit, which is better than that previously derived from astrophysical arguments regarding the Sun to date. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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