Results from a High-Sensitivity Search for Cosmic Axions
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چکیده
We report the first results of a high-sensitivity (∼ 10−23 W) search for light halo axions through their conversion to microwave photons. At 90% confidence we exclude a KSVZ axion of mass 2.9×10−6 eV to 3.3×10−6 eV as the dark matter in the halo of our Galaxy. 14.80.Mz, 95.35.+d, 98.35.Gi Typeset using REVTEX
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