First results on the search for chameleons with the KWISP detector at CAST

Arguedas Cuendis, S. ; Baier, J. ; Barth, K. ; Baum, S. ; Bayirli, A. ; Belov, A. ; Bräuninger, H. ; Cantatore, G. ; Carmona, J.M. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Castel, J.F. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Cetin, S.A. ; Dafni, T. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Davenport, M. ; Dermenev, A. ; Desch, K. ; Döbrich, B. ; Fischer, H. ; Funk, W. ; García, J.A. ; Gardikiotis, A. ; Garza, J.G. ; Gninenko, S. ; Hasinoff, M.D. ; Hoffmann, D.H.H. ; Iguaz, F.J. ; Irastorza, I.G. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Jakovcic, K. ; Kaminski, J. ; Karuza, M. ; Krieger, C. ; Lakic, B. ; Laurent, J.M. ; Luzón, G. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Maroudas, M. ; Miceli, L. ; Neff, S. ; Ortega, I. ; Ozbey, A. ; Pivovaroff, M.J. ; Rosu, M. ; Ruz, J. ; Chóliz, E.R. ; Schmidt, S. ; Schumann, M. ; Semertzidis, Y.K. ; Solanki, S.K. ; Stewart, L. ; Tsagris, I. ; Vafeiadis, T. ; Vogel, J.K. ; Vretenar, M. ; Yildiz, S.C. ; Zioutas, K.

Resumen: We report on a first measurement with a sensitive opto-mechanical force sensor designed for the direct detection of coupling of real chameleons to matter. These dark energy candidates could be produced in the Sun and stream unimpeded to Earth. The KWISP detector installed on the CAST axion search experiment at CERN looks for tiny displacements of a thin membrane caused by the mechanical effect of solar chameleons. The displacements are detected by a Michelson interferometer with a homodyne readout scheme. The sensor benefits from the focusing action of the ABRIXAS X-ray telescope installed at CAST, which increases the chameleon flux on the membrane. A mechanical chopper placed between the telescope output and the detector modulates the incoming chameleon stream. We present the results of the solar chameleon measurements taken at CAST in July 2017, setting an upper bound on the force acting on the membrane of 80pN at 95% confidence level. The detector is sensitive for direct
coupling to matter 104 = ßm = 108, where the coupling to photons is locally bound to ß¿ = 1011.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.dark.2019.100367

Año: 2019

Publicado en: Physics of the Dark Universe 26 (2019), 100367 [10 pp.]
ISSN: 2212-6864

Factor impacto JCR: 4.473 (2019)

Categ. JCR: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS rank: 17 / 68 = 0.25 (2019) - Q1 - T1

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.459 - Astronomy and Astrophysics (Q1) - Space and Planetary Science (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/ 240054/EU/Novel Developments in Time Projection Chambers (TPCs) for Rare Event Searches in Underground Astroparticle EXperiments/TREX
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/FPA2011-24058
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/FPA2013-41085-P

Tipo y forma: Article (PrePrint)

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