First axion results from the XENON100 experiment

E. Aprile; F. Agostini; M. Alfonsi; K. Arisaka; F. Arneodo; M. Auger; C. Balan; P. Barrow; L. Baudis; B. Bauermeister; A. Behrens; P. Beltrame; K. Bokeloh; A. Brown; E. Brown; S. Bruenner; G. Bruno; R. Budnik; J. M.R. Cardoso; A. P. Colijn; H. Contreras; J. P. Cussonneau; M. P. Decowski; E. Duchovni; S. Fattori; A. D. Ferella; W. Fulgione; F. Gao; M. Garbini; C. Geis; L. W. Goetzke; C. Grignon; E. Gross; W. Hampel; R. Itay; F. Kaether; G. Kessler; A. Kish; H. Landsman; R. F. Lang; M. Le Calloch; D. Lellouch; C. Levy; S. Lindemann; M. Lindner; J. A.M. Lopes; K. Lung; A. Lyashenko; S. Macmullin; T. Marrodán Undagoitia; J. Masbou; F. V. Massoli; D. Mayani Paras; A. J. Melgarejo Fernandez; Y. Meng; M. Messina; B. Miguez; A. Molinario; M. Murra; J. Naganoma; K. Ni; U. Oberlack; S. E.A. Orrigo; E. Pantic; R. Persiani; F. Piastra; J. Pienaar; G. Plante; N. Priel; S. Reichard; C. Reuter; A. Rizzo; S. Rosendahl; J. M.F. Dos Santos; G. Sartorelli; S. Schindler; J. Schreiner; M. Schumann; L. Scotto Lavina; M. Selvi; P. Shagin; H. Simgen; A. Teymourian; D. Thers; A. Tiseni; G. Trinchero; O. Vitells; H. Wang; M. Weber; C. Weinheimer

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First axion results from the XENON100 experiment

E. Aprile, F. Agostini, M. Alfonsi, K. Arisaka, F. Arneodo, M. Auger, C. Balan, P. Barrow, L. Baudis, B. Bauermeister, A. Behrens, P. Beltrame, K. Bokeloh, A. Brown, E. Brown, S. Bruenner, G. Bruno, R. Budnik, J. M.R. Cardoso, A. P. ColijnH. Contreras, J. P. Cussonneau, M. P. Decowski, E. Duchovni, S. Fattori, A. D. Ferella, W. Fulgione, F. Gao, M. Garbini, C. Geis, L. W. Goetzke, C. Grignon, E. Gross, W. Hampel, R. Itay, F. Kaether, G. Kessler, A. Kish, H. Landsman, R. F. Lang, M. Le Calloch, D. Lellouch, C. Levy, S. Lindemann, M. Lindner, J. A.M. Lopes, K. Lung, A. Lyashenko, S. Macmullin, T. Marrodán Undagoitia, J. Masbou, F. V. Massoli, D. Mayani Paras, A. J. Melgarejo Fernandez, Y. Meng, M. Messina, B. Miguez, A. Molinario, M. Murra, J. Naganoma, K. Ni, U. Oberlack, S. E.A. Orrigo, E. Pantic, R. Persiani, F. Piastra, J. Pienaar, G. Plante, N. Priel, S. Reichard, C. Reuter, A. Rizzo, S. Rosendahl, J. M.F. Dos Santos, G. Sartorelli, S. Schindler, J. Schreiner, M. Schumann, L. Scotto Lavina, M. Selvi, P. Shagin, H. Simgen, A. Teymourian, D. Thers, A. Tiseni, G. Trinchero, O. Vitells, H. Wang, M. Weber, C. Weinheimer

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We present the first results of searches for axions and axionlike particles with the XENON100 experiment. The axion-electron coupling constant, gAe, has been probed by exploiting the axioelectric effect in liquid xenon. A profile likelihood analysis of 224.6 live days × 34-kg exposure has shown no evidence for a signal. By rejecting gAe larger than 7.7×10-12 (90% C.L.) in the solar axion search, we set the best limit to date on this coupling. In the frame of the DFSZ and KSVZ models, we exclude QCD axions heavier than 0.3 and 80eV/c2, respectively. For axionlike particles, under the assumption that they constitute the whole abundance of dark matter in our galaxy, we constrain gAe to be lower than 1×10-12 (90% C.L.) for masses between 5 and 10keV/c2.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	062009
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	90
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.062009
State	Published - Sep 9 2014

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Aprile, E., Agostini, F., Alfonsi, M., Arisaka, K., Arneodo, F., Auger, M., Balan, C., Barrow, P., Baudis, L., Bauermeister, B., Behrens, A., Beltrame, P., Bokeloh, K., Brown, A., Brown, E., Bruenner, S., Bruno, G., Budnik, R., Cardoso, J. M. R., ... Weinheimer, C. (2014). First axion results from the XENON100 experiment. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 90(6), Article 062009. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.062009

Aprile, E, Agostini, F, Alfonsi, M, Arisaka, K, Arneodo, F, Auger, M, Balan, C, Barrow, P, Baudis, L, Bauermeister, B, Behrens, A, Beltrame, P, Bokeloh, K, Brown, A, Brown, E, Bruenner, S, Bruno, G, Budnik, R, Cardoso, JMR, Colijn, AP, Contreras, H, Cussonneau, JP, Decowski, MP, Duchovni, E, Fattori, S, Ferella, AD, Fulgione, W, Gao, F, Garbini, M, Geis, C, Goetzke, LW, Grignon, C, Gross, E, Hampel, W, Itay, R, Kaether, F, Kessler, G, Kish, A, Landsman, H, Lang, RF, Le Calloch, M, Lellouch, D, Levy, C, Lindemann, S, Lindner, M, Lopes, JAM, Lung, K, Lyashenko, A, Macmullin, S, Marrodán Undagoitia, T, Masbou, J, Massoli, FV, Mayani Paras, D, Melgarejo Fernandez, AJ, Meng, Y, Messina, M, Miguez, B, Molinario, A, Murra, M, Naganoma, J, Ni, K, Oberlack, U, Orrigo, SEA, Pantic, E, Persiani, R, Piastra, F, Pienaar, J, Plante, G, Priel, N, Reichard, S, Reuter, C, Rizzo, A, Rosendahl, S, Dos Santos, JMF, Sartorelli, G, Schindler, S, Schreiner, J, Schumann, M, Scotto Lavina, L, Selvi, M, Shagin, P, Simgen, H, Teymourian, A, Thers, D, Tiseni, A, Trinchero, G, Vitells, O, Wang, H, Weber, M & Weinheimer, C 2014, 'First axion results from the XENON100 experiment', Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 90, no. 6, 062009. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.062009

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