Dark-sector photo-magnetic luminescence: The case for a room temperature chameleon search

James R. Boyce, Andrei Afanasev, George Biallas, Geoffrey Krafft, Mahlon Long, John Mammosser, Dennis Manos, Robert Rimmer, Brianna Thorpe

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    Abstract

    We report the results of studies showing that temperature dependent photoluminescence is the likely source of unexpected large background rates in afterglow searches for dark sector phenomena, commonly called "chameleons". Using this information, we examine the possibility of a room temperature chameleon afterglow search that automatically eliminates this background. Then, without this background, we discuss a modest search effort exploring the afterglow halflife range 0.1 sec ≤ T1/2 ≤ 120 sec equivalent to photon coupling constant range 8 × 1012 ≤ βγ ≤ 3 × 1014.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 13th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2017
    EditorsMarios Maroudas
    PublisherVerlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron
    Pages196-199
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Electronic)9783945931172
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2017
    Event13th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2017 - Thessaloniki, Greece
    Duration: May 15 2017May 19 2017

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the 13th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2017

    Conference

    Conference13th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs, PATRAS 2017
    Country/TerritoryGreece
    CityThessaloniki
    Period05/15/1705/19/17

    Funding

    is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Nuclear Physics under contract DE-AC05-06OR23177.

    FundersFunder number
    Office of Nuclear PhysicsDE-AC05-06OR23177
    U.S. Department of Energy
    Office of Science

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