Search for solar axions produced in the p(d,He3)A reaction with Borexino detector

G. Bellini; J. Benziger; D. Bick; G. Bonfini; D. Bravo; M. Buizza Avanzini; B. Caccianiga; L. Cadonati; F. Calaprice; C. Carraro; P. Cavalcante; A. Chavarria; D. D'Angelo; S. Davini; A. Derbin; A. Etenko; K. Fomenko; D. Franco; C. Galbiati; S. Gazzana; C. Ghiano; M. Giammarchi; M. Goeger-Neff; A. Goretti; L. Grandi; E. Guardincerri; S. Hardy; Aldo Ianni; Andrea Ianni; A. Kayunov; A. Kobychev; D. Korablev; G. Korga; Y. Koshio; D. Kryn; M. Laubenstein; L. Lewke; E. Litvinovich; B. Loer; F. Lombardi; P. Lombardi; L. Ludhova; I. MacHulin; S. Manecki; W. Maneschg; G. Manuzio; Q. Meindl; E. Meroni; L. Miramonti; M. Misiaszek; D. Montanari; P. Mosteiro; V. Muratova; L. Oberauer; M. Obolensky; F. Ortica; K. Otis; M. Pallavicini; L. Papp; L. Perasso; S. Perasso; A. Pocar; R. S. Raghavan; G. Ranucci; A. Razeto; A. Re; P. A. Romani; A. Sabelnikov; R. Saldanha; C. Salvo; S. Schönert; H. Simgen; M. Skorokhvatov; O. Smirnov; A. Sotnikov; S. Sukhotin; Y. Suvorov; R. Tartaglia; G. Testera; D. Vignaud; R. B. Vogelaar; F. Von Feilitzsch; J. Winter; M. Wojcik; A. Wright; M. Wurm; J. Xu; O. Zaimidoroga; S. Zavatarelli; G. Zuzel

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.85.092003

Search for solar axions produced in the p(d,He3)A reaction with Borexino detector

G. Bellini
, J. Benziger
, D. Bick
, G. Bonfini
, D. Bravo
, M. Buizza Avanzini
, B. Caccianiga
, L. Cadonati
, F. Calaprice
, C. Carraro
, P. Cavalcante
, A. Chavarria
, D. D'Angelo
, S. Davini
, A. Derbin
, A. Etenko
, K. Fomenko
, D. Franco
, C. Galbiati
, S. Gazzana

C. Ghiano, M. Giammarchi, M. Goeger-Neff, A. Goretti, L. Grandi, E. Guardincerri, S. Hardy, Aldo Ianni, Andrea Ianni, A. Kayunov, A. Kobychev, D. Korablev, G. Korga, Y. Koshio, D. Kryn, M. Laubenstein, L. Lewke, E. Litvinovich, B. Loer, F. Lombardi, P. Lombardi, L. Ludhova, I. MacHulin, S. Manecki, W. Maneschg, G. Manuzio, Q. Meindl, E. Meroni, L. Miramonti, M. Misiaszek, D. Montanari, P. Mosteiro, V. Muratova, L. Oberauer, M. Obolensky, F. Ortica, K. Otis, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, L. Perasso, S. Perasso, A. Pocar, R. S. Raghavan, G. Ranucci, A. Razeto, A. Re, P. A. Romani, A. Sabelnikov, R. Saldanha, C. Salvo, S. Schönert, H. Simgen, M. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, S. Sukhotin, Y. Suvorov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, D. Vignaud, R. B. Vogelaar, F. Von Feilitzsch, J. Winter, M. Wojcik, A. Wright, M. Wurm, J. Xu, O. Zaimidoroga, S. Zavatarelli, G. Zuzel

University of Milan
Department of Chemical Engineering
Universität Hamburg
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Princeton University
Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia
Petersburg Nuclear Phys. Inst.
National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute"
Joint Inst. for Nuclear Research
Université Paris Diderot
Technical University of Munich
Institute for Nuclear Research
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Jagiellonian University
INFN Sezione di Perugia

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A search for 5.5 MeV solar axions produced in the p+d→He3+A (5.5 MeV) reaction was performed using the Borexino detector. The Compton conversion of axions to photons, A+e→e+γ; the axioelectric effect, A+e+Z→e+Z; the decay of axions into two photons, A→2γ; and inverse Primakoff conversion on nuclei, A+Z→γ+Z, are considered. Model-independent limits on axion-electron (g _Ae), axion-photon (g _Aγ), and isovector axion-nucleon (g _3AN) couplings are obtained: |g _Ae×g _3AN|≤5.5×10 ^-13 and |g _Aγ×g _3AN|≤4.6×10 ^-11GeV ^-1 at m _A<1MeV (90% confidence level). These limits are 2-4 orders of magnitude stronger than those obtained in previous laboratory-based experiments using nuclear reactors and accelerators.

Original language	English
Article number	092003
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	85
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.85.092003
State	Published - 4 May 2012

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Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bick, D., Bonfini, G., Bravo, D., Buizza Avanzini, M., Caccianiga, B., Cadonati, L., Calaprice, F., Carraro, C., Cavalcante, P., Chavarria, A., D'Angelo, D., Davini, S., Derbin, A., Etenko, A., Fomenko, K., Franco, D., Galbiati, C., ... Zuzel, G. (2012). Search for solar axions produced in the p(d,He3)A reaction with Borexino detector. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 85(9), Article 092003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.85.092003

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T1 - Search for solar axions produced in the p(d,He3)A reaction with Borexino detector

AU - Bellini, G.

AU - Benziger, J.

AU - Bick, D.

AU - Bonfini, G.

AU - Bravo, D.

AU - Buizza Avanzini, M.

AU - Caccianiga, B.

AU - Cadonati, L.

AU - Calaprice, F.

AU - Carraro, C.

AU - Cavalcante, P.

AU - Chavarria, A.

AU - D'Angelo, D.

AU - Davini, S.

AU - Derbin, A.

AU - Etenko, A.

AU - Fomenko, K.

AU - Franco, D.

AU - Galbiati, C.

AU - Gazzana, S.

AU - Ghiano, C.

AU - Giammarchi, M.

AU - Goeger-Neff, M.

AU - Goretti, A.

AU - Grandi, L.

AU - Guardincerri, E.

AU - Hardy, S.

AU - Ianni, Aldo

AU - Ianni, Andrea

AU - Kayunov, A.

AU - Kobychev, A.

AU - Korablev, D.

AU - Korga, G.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Kryn, D.

AU - Laubenstein, M.

AU - Lewke, L.

AU - Litvinovich, E.

AU - Loer, B.

AU - Lombardi, F.

AU - Lombardi, P.

AU - Ludhova, L.

AU - MacHulin, I.

AU - Manecki, S.

AU - Maneschg, W.

AU - Manuzio, G.

AU - Meindl, Q.

AU - Meroni, E.

AU - Miramonti, L.

AU - Misiaszek, M.

AU - Montanari, D.

AU - Mosteiro, P.

AU - Muratova, V.

AU - Oberauer, L.

AU - Obolensky, M.

AU - Ortica, F.

AU - Otis, K.

AU - Pallavicini, M.

AU - Papp, L.

AU - Perasso, L.

AU - Perasso, S.

AU - Pocar, A.

AU - Raghavan, R. S.

AU - Ranucci, G.

AU - Razeto, A.

AU - Re, A.

AU - Romani, P. A.

AU - Sabelnikov, A.

AU - Saldanha, R.

AU - Salvo, C.

AU - Schönert, S.

AU - Simgen, H.

AU - Skorokhvatov, M.

AU - Smirnov, O.

AU - Sotnikov, A.

AU - Sukhotin, S.

AU - Suvorov, Y.

AU - Tartaglia, R.

AU - Testera, G.

AU - Vignaud, D.

AU - Vogelaar, R. B.

AU - Von Feilitzsch, F.

AU - Winter, J.

AU - Wojcik, M.

AU - Wright, A.

AU - Wurm, M.

AU - Xu, J.

AU - Zaimidoroga, O.

AU - Zavatarelli, S.

AU - Zuzel, G.

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