Digging into Axion Physics with (Baby)IAXO

Dafni, T. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Galan, J. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Dark matter searches have been ongoing for three decades; the lack of a positive discovery of the main candidate, the WIMP, after dedicated efforts, has put axions and axion-like particles in the spotlight. The three main techniques employed to search for them complement each other well in covering a wide range in the parameter space defined by the axion decay constant and the axion mass. The International AXion Observatory (IAXO) is an international collaboration planning to build the fourth generation axion helioscope, with an unparalleled expected sensitivity and discovery potential. The distinguishing characteristic of IAXO is that it will feature a magnet that is designed to maximise the relevant parameters in sensitivity and which will be equipped with X-ray focusing devices and detectors that have been developed for axion physics. In this paper, we review aspects that motivate IAXO and its prototype, BabyIAXO, in the axion, and ALPs landscape. As part of this Special Issue, some emphasis is given on Spanish participation in the project, of which CAPA (Centro de Astroparticulas y Fisica de Altas Energias of the Universidad de Zaragoza) is a strong promoter.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/universe8010037

Año: 2022

Publicado en: Universe 8, 1 (2022), 37 [20 pp.]
ISSN: 2218-1997

Factor impacto JCR: 2.9 (2022)

Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, PARTICLES & FIELDS rank: 14 / 29 = 0.483 (2022) - Q2 - T2
Categ. JCR: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS rank: 30 / 69 = 0.435 (2022) - Q2 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 3.6 - Physics and Astronomy (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.796 - Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/CEX2019-000918-OF
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI-FEDER/PGC2018-095328-B-I00
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/E12-7R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/788781/EU/Towards the detection of the axion with the International Axion Observatory/IAXOplus
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FPA2015-65745-P
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/FPA2016-76978-C3-1-P
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/PID2019-108122GB-C33

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Física Atóm.Molec.y Nucl. (Dpto. Física Teórica)