Search for solar axions emitted in the M1-transition of 7Li* with Borexino CTF

G. Bellini; J. Benziger; S. Bonetti; B. Caccianiga; F. Calaprice; F. Dalnoki-Veress; D. D'Angelo; H. De Kerret; A. Derbin; A. Etenko; K. Fomenko; D. Franco; C. Galbiati; S. Gazzana; M. G. Giammarchi; M. Goeger-Neff; A. Goretti; C. Grieb; S. Hardy; A. Ianni; A. M. Ianni; M. Joyce; V. V. Kobychev; G. Korga; D. Kryn; M. Laubenstein; M. Leung; E. Litvinovich; P. Lombardi; L. Ludhova; I. MacHulin; G. Manuzio; F. Masetti; K. McCarty; E. Meroni; L. Miramonti; M. Misiaszek; D. Montanari; M. E. Monzani; V. Muratova; L. Niedermeier; L. Oberauer; M. Obolensky; F. Ortica; M. Pallavicini; L. Papp; L. Perasso; R. S. Raghavan; G. Ranucci; A. Razeto; A. Sabelnikov; C. Salvo; S. Schönert; H. Simgen; M. Skorokhvatov; O. Smirnov; A. Sotnikov; S. Sukhotin; Y. Suvorov; V. Tarasenkov; R. Tartaglia; G. Testera; D. Vignaud; F. Von Feilitzsch; R. B. Vogelaar; M. Wojcik; O. Zaimidoroga; S. Zavatarelli; G. Zuzel

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Search for solar axions emitted in the M1-transition of ⁷Li* with Borexino CTF

G. Bellini
, J. Benziger
, S. Bonetti
, B. Caccianiga
, F. Calaprice
, F. Dalnoki-Veress
, D. D'Angelo
, H. De Kerret
, A. Derbin
, A. Etenko
, K. Fomenko
, D. Franco
, C. Galbiati
, S. Gazzana
, M. G. Giammarchi
, M. Goeger-Neff
, A. Goretti
, C. Grieb
, S. Hardy
, A. Ianni

A. M. Ianni, M. Joyce, V. V. Kobychev, G. Korga, D. Kryn, M. Laubenstein, M. Leung, E. Litvinovich, P. Lombardi, L. Ludhova, I. MacHulin, G. Manuzio, F. Masetti, K. McCarty, E. Meroni, L. Miramonti, M. Misiaszek, D. Montanari, M. E. Monzani, V. Muratova, L. Niedermeier, L. Oberauer, M. Obolensky, F. Ortica, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, L. Perasso, R. S. Raghavan, G. Ranucci, A. Razeto, A. Sabelnikov, C. Salvo, S. Schönert, H. Simgen, M. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, S. Sukhotin, Y. Suvorov, V. Tarasenkov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, D. Vignaud, F. Von Feilitzsch, R. B. Vogelaar, M. Wojcik, O. Zaimidoroga, S. Zavatarelli, G. Zuzel

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Results of background measurements with a prototype of the Borexino detector were used to search for 478∈keV solar axions emitted in the M1-transitions of ⁷Li*. The Compton conversion of axion to a photon A+e→e+γ, axioelectric effect A+e+Z→e+Z, decay of axion in two photons A→2γ and Primakoff conversion on nuclei A+Z→γ+Z are considered. The upper limit on constants of interaction of axion with electrons, photons and nucleons - g_Aeg_AN (1.0-2.4)×10^-10 at m_A 450∈keV and g _Aγg_AN 5×10^-9∈GeV^-1 at m_A 10∈keV are obtained (90%c.l.). For heavy axions with mass at 100<m_A<400∈keV the limits g_Ae<(0.7-2.0) ×10^-8 and g_Aγ<10^-9-10 ^-8 are obtained in assumption that g_AN depends on m _A as for KSVZ axion model. These limits are stronger than obtained in previous laboratory-based experiments using nuclear reactor and artificial radioactive sources.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-72
Number of pages	12
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	54
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-008-0530-9
State	Published - Mar 2008

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Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bonetti, S., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., Dalnoki-Veress, F., D'Angelo, D., De Kerret, H., Derbin, A., Etenko, A., Fomenko, K., Franco, D., Galbiati, C., Gazzana, S., Giammarchi, M. G., Goeger-Neff, M., Goretti, A., Grieb, C., Hardy, S., ... Zuzel, G. (2008). Search for solar axions emitted in the M1-transition of ⁷Li* with Borexino CTF. European Physical Journal C, 54(1), 61-72. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-008-0530-9

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AU - Goeger-Neff, M.

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AU - Grieb, C.

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AU - Razeto, A.

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AU - Tarasenkov, V.

AU - Tartaglia, R.

AU - Testera, G.

AU - Vignaud, D.

AU - Von Feilitzsch, F.

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