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A 2nd generation cosmic axion experiment
An experiment is described to detect dark matter axions trapped in the halo
of our galaxy. Galactic axions are converted into microwave photons via the
Primakoff effect in a static background field provided by a superconducting
magnet. The photons are collected in a high Q microwave cavity and detected by
a low noise receiver. The axion mass range accessible by this experiment is
1.3-13 micro-eV. The expected sensitivity will be roughly 50 times greater than
achieved by previous experiments in this mass range. The assembly of the
detector is well under way at LLNL and data taking will start in mid-1995.Comment: Postscript, 6 pages, 4 figures; submitted to proceedings of: XXXth
Recontres de Moriond, 'Dark Matter in Cosmology", Villars-sur-Ollon,
Switzerland, Jan 21-28, 199
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Status of the large-scale dark-matter axion search
If axions constitute the dark matter of our galactic halo they can be detected by their conversion into monochromatic microwave photons in a high-Q microwave cavity permeated by a strong magnetic field. A large-scale experiment is under construction at LLNL to search for halo axions in the mass range 1.3 - 13 {mu}eV, where axions may constitute closure density of the universe. The search builds upon two pilot efforts at BNL and the University of Florida in the late 1980`s, and represents a large improvement in power sensitivity ({approximately}50) both due to the increase in magnetic volume (B{sup 2}V = 14 T{sup 2}m{sup 3}), and anticipated total noise temperature (T{sub n} {approximately}3K). This search will also mark the first use of multiple power-combined cavities to extend the mass range accessible by this technique. Data will be analyzed in two parallel streams. In the first, the resolution of the power spectrum will be sufficient to resolve the expected width of the overall axion line, {approximately}{bigcirc} (1kHz). In the second, the resolution will be {bigcirc}(O.01-1 Hz) to look for extremely narrow substructure reflecting the primordial phase-space of the axions during infall. This experiment will be the first to have the required sensitivity to detect axions, for plausible axion models
High precision branching ratio measurement for the superallowed β decay of [Formula Presented] A prerequisite for exacting tests of the standard model
Nonanalog Fermi and Gamow-Teller branches in the superallowed β decay of [Formula Presented] have been investigated using γ-ray and conversion-electron spectroscopy. Nine observed transitions, in conjunction with a recent shell model calculation, determine the branching ratio of the analog transition to be 99.5(1)%. The experimental upper limits for the Fermi decay to the [Formula Presented] and [Formula Presented] levels are in agreement with recent theoretical predictions. The [Formula Presented] value for the [Formula Presented] β decay is predicted to be 10405(9) keV. © 2003 The American Physical Society
First results from a second generation galactic axion experiment
We report first results from a large scale search for dark matter axions. The experiment probes axion masses of 1.3-13 micro-eV at a sensitivity which is about 50 times higher than previous pilot experiments. We have already scanned part of this mass range at a sensitivity better than required to see at least one generic axion model, the KSVZ axion. Data taking at full sensitivity commenced in February 1996 and scanning the proposed mass range will require three years
Multiplicity distribution and spectra of negatively charged hadrons in Au+Au collisions at sqrt(s_nn) = 130 GeV
The minimum bias multiplicity distribution and the transverse momentum and
pseudorapidity distributions for central collisions have been measured for
negative hadrons (h-) in Au+Au interactions at sqrt(s_nn) = 130 GeV. The
multiplicity density at midrapidity for the 5% most central interactions is
dNh-/deta|_{eta = 0} = 280 +- 1(stat)+- 20(syst), an increase per participant
of 38% relative to ppbar collisions at the same energy. The mean transverse
momentum is 0.508 +- 0.012 GeV/c and is larger than in central Pb+Pb collisions
at lower energies. The scaling of the h- yield per participant is a strong
function of pt. The pseudorapidity distribution is almost constant within
|eta|<1.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Fine structure of the Gamow-Teller resonance revealed in the decay of Ho-150 2(-) isomer
The γ rays following the 72s 150Ho 2- Gamow-Teller β decay have been investigated with the CLUSTER CUBE setup, an array of six EUROBALL CLUSTER Ge detectors in close cubic geometry, providing a γ ray detection sensitivity of 2×10-5 per β-parent decay for γ-ray energies up to 5 MeV. The fine structure of the Gamow-Teller resonance at 4.4-MeV excitation in 150Dy has been studied. The resolved levels are compared with Shell Model predictions
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