Search for chameleons with CAST

• Main Authors: Anastassopoulos, Vassilis, Gardikiotis, Antonios, Zioutas, Konstantinos
• Other Authors: Αναστασόπουλος, Βασίλειος
• Format: Journal (paper)
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Chameleon; CAST; SDD; X-ray; Tachocline; Dark energy; SCOAP3

In this work we present a search for (solar) chameleons with the CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST). This novel experimental technique, in the field of dark energy research, exploits both the chameleon coupling to matter (βm) and to photons (βγ) via the Primakoff effect. By reducing the X-ray detecti...