On search for eV hidden sector photons in Super-Kamiokande and CAST experiments
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If light hidden sector photons (γs) exist, they could be produced through kinetic mixing with solar photons in the eV energy range. We propose to search for this hypothetical γ-flux with the Super-Kamiokande and/or upgraded CAST detectors. The proposed experiments are sensitive to the γ − γ mixing strength as small as 10 & χ & 10 for the γ mass region 10 . mγ′ . 10 −1 eV and, in the case of non-observation, would improve limits recently obtained from photon regeneration laser experiments for this mass region.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008