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20022013
most citedFirst results from the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST)

367 citations · 1.1k across the 13 of their papers we have counts for

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13 papers

hep-ex2013★ 133 cited

CAST solar axion search with 3^He buffer gas: Closing the hot dark matter gap

M. Arik, S. Aune, K. Barth +72

The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) has finished its search for solar axions with 3^He buffer gas, covering the search range 0.64 eV < m_a <1.17 eV. This closes the gap to the co…

astro-ph.SR2013★ 103 cited

CAST constraints on the axion-electron coupling

K. Barth, A. Belov, B. Beltran +53

In non-hadronic axion models, which have a tree-level axion-electron interaction, the Sun produces a strong axion flux by bremsstrahlung, Compton scattering, and axio-recombination…

physics.ins-det2012★ 19 cited

SiPMs coated with TPB : coating protocol and characterization for NEXT

V. Álvarez, J. Agramunt, M. Ball +91

Silicon photomultipliers (SiPM) are the photon detectors chosen for the tracking readout in NEXT, a neutrinoless ββ decay experiment which uses a high pressure gaseous xenon time p…

hep-ex2011★ 181 cited

Towards a new generation axion helioscope

I. G. Irastorza, F. T. Avignone, S. Caspi +33

We study the feasibility of a new generation axion helioscope, the most ambitious and promising detector of solar axions to date. We show that large improvements in magnetic field…

astro-ph.CO2009★ 187 cited

The case for a directional dark matter detector and the status of current experimental efforts

S. Ahlen, N. Afshordi, J. B. R. Battat +109

We present the case for a dark matter detector with directional sensitivity. This document was developed at the 2009 CYGNUS workshop on directional dark matter detection, and conta…

hep-ex2009★ 44 cited

NEXT, a HPGXe TPC for neutrinoless double beta decay searches

The NEXT Collaboration, F. Granena, T. Lux +61

We propose a novel detection concept for neutrinoless double-beta decay searches. This concept is based on a Time Projection Chamber (TPC) filled with high-pressure gaseous xenon,…