Hidden Photons from the Sun
arXiv:1010.4689
Abstract
A brief account of the phenomenon of photon oscillations into sub-eV mass hidden photons is given and used to estimate the flux and properties of these hypothetical particles from the Sun. A new generation of dedicated helioscopes, the Solar Hidden Photon Search (SHIPS) in the Hamburg Observatory amongst them, will cover a vast region of parameter space.
4 pages, contribution to 6th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, Zurich University, Switzerland, 5-9 July 2010
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