Inverse Primakoff Scattering as a Probe of Solar Axions at Liquid Xenon Direct Detection Experiments
Inverse Primakoff Scattering as a Probe of Solar Axions at Liquid Xenon Direct Detection Experiments
We show that XENON1T and future liquid xenon (LXe) direct detection experiments are sensitive to axions through the standard g_{aγ}aFF[over ˜] operators due to inverse-Primakoff scattering. This previously neglected channel significantly improves the sensitivity to the axion-photon coupling, with a reach extending to g_{aγ}∼10^{-10} GeV^{-1} for axion masses up to …