First Axion Results from the XENON100 Experiment

The XENON100 Collaboration; E. Aprile; F. Agostini; M. Alfonsi; K. Arisaka; F. Arneodo; M. Auger; C. Balan; P. Barrow; L. Baudis; B. Bauermeister; A. Behrens; P. Beltrame; K. Bokeloh; A. Brown; E. Brown; S. Bruenner; G. Bruno; R. Budnik; J. M. R. Cardoso; A. P. Colijn; H. Contreras; J. P. Cussonneau; M. P. Decowski; E. Duchovni; S. Fattori; A. D. Ferella; W. Fulgione; F. Gao; M. Garbini; C. Geis; L. W. Goetzke; C. Grignon; E. Gross; W. Hampel; R. Itay; F. Kaether; G. Kessler; A. Kish; H. Landsman; R. F. Lang; M. Le Calloch; D. Lellouch; C. Levy; S. Lindemann; M. Lindner; J. A. M. Lopes; K. Lung; A. Lyashenko; S. Macmullin; T. Marrodan Undagoitia; J. Masbou; F. V. Massoli; D. Mayani Paras; A. J. Melgarejo Fernandez; Y. Meng; M. Messina; B. Miguez; A. Molinario; M. Murra; J. Naganoma; U. Oberlack; S. E. A. Orrigo; E. Pantic; R. Persiani; F. Piastra; J. Pienaar; G. Plante; N. Priel; S. Reichard; C. Reuter; A. Rizzo; S. Rosendahl; J. M. F. dos Santos; G. Sartorelli; S. Schindler; J. Schreiner; M. Schumann; L. Scotto Lavina; M. Selvi; P. Shagin; H. Simgen; A. Teymourian; D. Thers; A. Tiseni; G. Trinchero; O. Vitells; H. Wang; M. Weber; C. Weinheimer

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.90.062009

First Axion Results from the XENON100 Experiment

The XENON100 Collaboration, E. Aprile, F. Agostini, M. Alfonsi, K. Arisaka, F. Arneodo, M. Auger, C. Balan, P. Barrow, L. Baudis, B. Bauermeister, A. Behrens, P. Beltrame, K. Bokeloh, A. Brown, E. Brown, S. Bruenner, G. Bruno, R. Budnik, J. M. R. CardosoA. P. Colijn, H. Contreras, J. P. Cussonneau, M. P. Decowski, E. Duchovni, S. Fattori, A. D. Ferella, W. Fulgione, F. Gao, M. Garbini, C. Geis, L. W. Goetzke, C. Grignon, E. Gross, W. Hampel, R. Itay, F. Kaether, G. Kessler, A. Kish, H. Landsman, R. F. Lang, M. Le Calloch, D. Lellouch, C. Levy, S. Lindemann, M. Lindner, J. A. M. Lopes, K. Lung, A. Lyashenko, S. Macmullin, T. Marrodan Undagoitia, J. Masbou, F. V. Massoli, D. Mayani Paras, A. J. Melgarejo Fernandez, Y. Meng, M. Messina, B. Miguez, A. Molinario, M. Murra, J. Naganoma, U. Oberlack, S. E. A. Orrigo, E. Pantic, R. Persiani, F. Piastra, J. Pienaar, G. Plante, N. Priel, S. Reichard, C. Reuter, A. Rizzo, S. Rosendahl, J. M. F. dos Santos, G. Sartorelli, S. Schindler, J. Schreiner, M. Schumann, L. Scotto Lavina, M. Selvi, P. Shagin, H. Simgen, A. Teymourian, D. Thers, A. Tiseni, G. Trinchero, O. Vitells, H. Wang, M. Weber, C. Weinheimer

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We present the first results of searches for axions and axion-like-particles with the XENON100 experiment. The axion-electron coupling constant, $g_{Ae}$, has been tested by exploiting the axio-electric effect in liquid xenon. A profile likelihood analysis of 224.6 live days $\times$ 34 kg exposure has shown no evidence for a signal. By rejecting $g_{Ae}$, larger than $7.7 \times 10^{-12}$ (90% CL) in the solar axion search, we set the best limit to date on this coupling. In the frame of the DFSZ and KSVZ models, we exclude QCD axions heavier than 0.3 eV/c$^2$ and 80 eV/c$^2$, respectively. For axion-like-particles, under the assumption that they constitute the whole abundance of dark matter in our galaxy, we constrain $g_{Ae}$, to be lower than $1 \times 10^{-12}$ (90% CL) for masses between 5 and 10 keV/c$^2$.

Original language	English
Article number	062009
Journal	Physics Review
Volume	90
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.062009
Publication status	Published - 5 Apr 2014

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XENON100 Collaboration, T., Aprile, E., Agostini, F., Alfonsi, M., Arisaka, K., Arneodo, F., Auger, M., Balan, C., Barrow, P., Baudis, L., Bauermeister, B., Behrens, A., Beltrame, P., Bokeloh, K., Brown, A., Brown, E., Bruenner, S., Bruno, G., Budnik, R., ... Weinheimer, C. (2014). First Axion Results from the XENON100 Experiment. Physics Review, 90, [062009]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.90.062009

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