CERN Axion Solar Telescope

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/CERN_Axion_Solar_Telescope
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:scientific_instrument
gptkb:axion_helioscope
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CAST
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 2003
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:director Igor Garcia Irastorza
gptkbp:foundIn axion-like particles
chameleons
solar axions
hidden photons
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:European_Organization_for_Nuclear_Research
gptkbp:hasCollaborationInstitutions over 20 institutions
gptkbp:hasCollaborationMembers over 70 scientists
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:CERN
gptkbp:magnetFieldStrength 9 Tesla
gptkbp:magnetLength 9.26 meters
gptkbp:notableAchievement set limits on axion mass
set limits on axion-photon coupling
gptkbp:purpose search for axions
study solar axions
gptkbp:relatedTo particle physics
solar physics
dark matter research
solar core
Primakoff effect
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:uses gptkb:superconducting_magnet
X-ray detectors
CCD detectors
micromegas detectors
gptkbp:website https://home.cern/science/experiments/cast
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CAST_experiment
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CERN Axion Solar Telescope