Solar Hidden Photon Search
Matthias Schwarz, Axel Lindner, Javier Redondo, Andreas Ringwald,, Guenter Wiedemann
TL;DR
The Solar Hidden Photon Search (SHIPS) aims to detect hypothetical particles called Hidden Photons emitted by the Sun, using a helioscope to observe photon-HP conversions caused by kinetic mixing.
Contribution
This paper presents a novel experimental approach to detect solar Hidden Photons through a dedicated helioscope, advancing the search for new particles beyond current methods.
Findings
Designed a helioscope for solar Hidden Photon detection
Established sensitivity to photon-HP oscillations from the Sun
Provided constraints on Hidden Photon properties
Abstract
The Solar Hidden Photon Search (SHIPS) is a joint astroparticle project of the Hamburger Sternwarte and DESY. The main target is to detect the solar emission of a new species of particles, so called Hidden Photons (HPs). Due to kinetic mixing, photons and HPs can convert into each other as they propagate. A small number of solar HPs - originating from photon to HP oscillations in the interior of the Sun - can be converted into photons in a long vacuum pipe pointing to the Sun - the SHIPS helioscope.
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