Search for axioelectric effect of 5.5 MeV solar axions using BGO detectors

preprint2013arXivOpen access

Abstract

A search for axioelectric absorption of solar axions produced in the p+d→3He+γ(5.5MeV) p + d \rightarrow {^3\rm{He}}+γ(5.5 \rm{MeV}) reactions has been performed with a BGO detector placed in a low-background setup. A model-independent limit on an axion-nucleon and axion-electron coupling constant has been obtained: ∣gAe×gAN3∣<2.9×10−9| g_{Ae}\times g_{AN}^3|< 2.9\times 10^{-9} for 90% confidence level. The constrains of the axion-electron coupling have been obtained for hadronic axion with masses in (0.1 - 1) MeV range: ∣gAe∣≤(1.4−9.7)×10−7|g_{Ae}| \leq (1.4 - 9.7)\times 10^{-7}.

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