Published January 2010
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Journal article
Search for solar axions
Creators
- 1. Mabuchi Design Office, Tokyo (Japan)
- 2. Tokyo Univ., Graduate School of Science, Tokyo (Japan)
Description
We report on experiments to search for axions, light neutral pseudoscalar particles yet to be discovered. Its existence is implied to solve the so-called strong CP problem. The axion could be produced in the solar core through the Primakoff effect. It can be converted back to an x-ray in a strong magnetic field in the laboratory by the inverse process. We search for such x-rays coming from the direction of the sun with the TOKYO AXION HELIOSCOPE. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nippon Butsuri Gakkai-Shi
- Journal Volume
- 65
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 25-29
- ISSN
- 0029-0181
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Japan
- Country of Input or Organization
- Japan
- INIS RN
- 41074529
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AXIONS; COSMIC RADIATION; CP INVARIANCE; HELIUM; LABORATORY EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PRIMAKOFF EFFECT; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; SOLAR RADIATION; STRONG INTERACTIONS; SUN; SUPERCONDUCTING COILS; X RADIATION; X-RAY DETECTION
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; DETECTION; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; EQUIPMENT; FIELD THEORIES; FLUIDS; GASES; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; INTERACTIONS; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; NONMETALS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PARTICLE PRODUCTION; PHOTOPRODUCTION; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; RARE GASES; STARS; STELLAR RADIATION
Optional Information
- Notes
- 38 refs., 3 figs.