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most citedPhysics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

242 citations · 287 across the 12 of their papers we have counts for

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14 papers

physics.ins-det2026

Overview and design optimization of a custom hybrid X-ray telescope for the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

Yue Yu, Jooyun Woo, Ipek Altunyurt +34

We present the design optimization for maximizing the effective area of a custom X-ray optic for the International Axion Observatory (IAXO) and BabyIAXO, including its novel hybrid…

physics.ins-det2025

Construction and characterization of a seven-chip GridPix X-ray detector for solar axion searches

Klaus Desch, Jochen Kaminski, Christoph Krieger +2

In the scope of solar axion searches, detectors which are able to measure low energetic X-rays with high efficiency are required. For this purpose a detector based on the GridPix t…

hep-ex2025

Search for solar axions produced through the axion-electron coupling using a new GridPix detector at CAST

K. Altenmüller, V. Anastassopoulos, S. Arguedas-Cuendis +61

We present a search for solar axions produced through the axion-electron coupling using data from a novel 7-GridPix detector installed at the CERN Axion Solar Telescope…

hep-ph2025

The International Axion Observatory (IAXO): case, status and plans. Input to the European Strategy for Particle Physics

A. Arcusa, S. Ahyoune, K. Altenmuller +120

The International Axion Observatory (IAXO) is a next-generation axion helioscope designed to search for solar axions with unprecedented sensitivity. IAXO holds a unique position in…

hep-ex2024

An accurate solar axions ray-tracing response of BabyIAXO

S. Ahyoune, K. Altenmueller, I. Antolin +124

BabyIAXO is the intermediate stage of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO) to be hosted at DESY. Its primary goal is the detection of solar axions following the axion heliosc…

hep-ex2024

A Proposal for the Lohengrin Experiment to Search for Dark Sector Particles at the ELSA Accelerator

Philip Bechtle, Christian Bespin, Dominique Breton +23

We present a proposal for a future light dark matter search experiment at the Electron Stretcher Accelerator ELSA in Bonn: Lohengrin. It employs the fixed-target missing momentum b…

hep-ex2023★ 2 cited

Ultra low background Micromegas detectors for BabyIAXO solar axion search

E. Ferrer-Ribas, K. Altenmüller, B. Biasuzzi +27

The International AXion Observatory (IAXO) is a large scale axion helioscope that will look for axions and axion-like particles produced in the Sun with unprecedented sensitivity.…

physics.ins-det2022★ 7 cited

Recoil imaging for directional detection of dark matter, neutrinos, and physics beyond the Standard Model

C. A. J. O'Hare, D. Loomba, K. Altenmüller +164

Recoil imaging entails the detection of spatially resolved ionization tracks generated by particle interactions. This is a highly sought-after capability in many classes of detecto…

physics.ins-det2020

Conceptual Design of BabyIAXO, the intermediate stage towards the International Axion Observatory

A. Abeln, K. Altenmüller, S. Arguedas Cuendis +123

This article describes BabyIAXO, an intermediate experimental stage of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO), proposed to be sited at DESY. IAXO is a large-scale axion heliosc…

physics.ins-det2020★ 14 cited

Performance of the GridPix detector quad

Cornelis Ligtenberg, Yevgen Bilevych, Klaus Desch +10

A gaseous pixel readout module with four GridPix chips, called the quad, has been developed as a building block for a large time projection chamber readout plane. The quad module h…

hep-ph2019★ 242 cited

Physics potential of the International Axion Observatory (IAXO)

E. Armengaud, D. Attie, S. Basso +88

We review the physics potential of a next generation search for solar axions: the International Axion Observatory (IAXO). Endowed with a sensitivity to discover axion-like particle…

physics.ins-det2019

Performance of a GridPix TPC readout based on the Timepix3 chip

C. Ligtenberg, K. Heijhoff, Y. Bilevych +12

With the ultimate goal of developing a pixel-based readout for a TPC at the ILC, a GridPix readout system consisting of one Timepix3 chip with an integrated amplification grid was…

physics.ins-det2018★ 22 cited

Performance of a GridPix detector based on the Timepix3 chip

C. Ligtenberg, K. Heijhoff, Y. Bilevych +8

A GridPix readout for a TPC based on the Timepix3 chip is developed for future applications at a linear collider. The GridPix detector consists of a gaseous drift volume read out b…

physics.pop-ph2016

"What's (the) Matter?", A Show on Elementary Particle Physics with 28 Demonstration Experiments

Herbi K. Dreiner, Max Becker, Mikolaj Borzyszkowski +26

We present the screenplay of a physics show on particle physics, by the Physikshow of Bonn University. The show is addressed at non-physicists aged 14+ and communicates basic conce…