The International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

I. G. Irastorza, F. T. Avignone, G. Cantatore, S. Caspi, J. M. Carmona, T. Dafni, M. Davenport, A. Dudarev, G. Fanourakis, E. Ferrer-Ribas, J. Galán, J. A. García, T. Geralis, I. Giomataris, S. Gninenko, H. Gómez, D. H.H. Hoffmann, F. J. Iguaz, K. Jakovčić, M. KrčmarB. Lakić, G. Luzón, A. Lindner, M. Pivovaroff, T. Papaevangelou, G. Raffelt, J. Redondo, A. Rodríguez, S. Russenschuck, J. Ruz, I. Shilon, H. Ten Kate, A. Tomás, S. Troitsky, K. Van Bibber, J. A. Villar, J. Vogel, L. Walckiers, K. Zioutas

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Abstract

The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) is a new generation axion helioscope aiming, at a sensitivity to the axion-photon coupling of g≳ few × 10-12GeV-1, i.e. 1-1.5, orders of magnitude beyond the one currently achieved by CAST. The project relies on, improvements in magnetic field volume together with extensive use of x-ray focusing optics, and low background detectors, innovations already successfully tested in CAST. Additional, physics cases of IAXO could include the detection of electron-coupled axions invoked to, explain the white dwarf cooling, relic axions, and a large variety of more generic axionlike, particles (ALPs) and other novel excitations at the low-energy frontier of elementary, particle physics. This contribution is a summary of our recent paper [1].

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 7th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2011
PublisherVerlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
Pages98-101
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783935702591
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2011
Event7th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2011 - Mykonos, Greece
Duration: 27 Jun 20111 Jul 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 7th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2011

Conference

Conference7th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2011
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityMykonos
Period27/06/111/07/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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