6 papers
Is the Turner Window Open? Seeking Closure with Resonant Absorption of Galactic Axions in NaI Dark Matter Detectors
W. C. Haxton, Xing Liu, Anupam Ray +1
Motivated by the DAMA/LIBRA annual modulation signal, the dark matter community has invested heavily in ultra-clean underground NaI detectors to search for light WIMPs. We point ou…
The Effective Theory of Muon-to-Electron Conversion
W. C. Haxton, Evan Rule
We summarize recent work to develop an effective theory of muon-to-electron conversion, based on a complete set of low-energy effective operators that are developed from a systemat…
A Continuous Galactic Line Source of Axions: The Remarkable Case of 23Na
W. C. Haxton, Xing Liu, Annie McCutcheon +1
We argue that Na is a potentially significant source of galactic axions. For temperatures K -- characteristic of carbon burning in the massive progeni…
Solar fusion III: New data and theory for hydrogen-burning stars
B. Acharya, M. Aliotta, A. B. Balantekin +47
In stars that lie on the main sequence in the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram, like our sun, hydrogen is fused to helium in a number of nuclear reaction chains and series, such as the p…
The Gallium Solar Neutrino Capture Cross Section Revisited
W. C. Haxton, Evan Rule
Solar neutrino flux constraints from the legacy GALLEX/GNO and SAGE experiments continue to influence contemporary global analyses of neutrino properties. The constraints depend on…
Distinguishing charged lepton flavor violation scenarios with inelastic conversion
W. C. Haxton, Evan Rule
The Mu2e and COMET experiments are expected to improve existing limits on charged lepton flavor violation (CLFV) by roughly four orders of magnitude. conversion e…