A search for resonant absorption of 14.4 keV solar axions by a 57Fe target was performed. The Si(Li) detector placed inside the low-background setup was used to detect the γ-quanta appearing in the deexcitation of the 14.4 keV nuclear level: A+57Fe→ 57Fe*57Fe+γ. The new upper limit for the hadronic axion mass has been obtained of m A ≤159 eV (95% c.l.) (S=0.5, z=0.56).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)755-760
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Physical Journal C
Volume62
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2009

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  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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