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Search for solar Kaluza-Klein axions in theories of low-scale quantum gravity

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arxiv hep-ph/0006327 v3 pith:VHOQXT4P submitted 2000-06-28 hep-ph

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We explore the physics potential of a terrestrial detector for observing axionic Kaluza-Klein excitations coming from the Sun within the context of higher-dimensional theories of low-scale quantum gravity. In these theories, the heavier Kaluza-Klein axions are relatively short-lived and may be detected by a coincidental triggering of their two-photon decay mode. Because of the expected high multiplicity of the solar axionic excitations, we find experimental sensitivity to a fundamental Peccei-Quinn axion mass up to $10^{-2}$ eV (corresponding to an effective axion-photon coupling $g_{a\gamma \gamma} \approx 2.\times 10^{-12}$ GeV$^{-1}$) in theories with 2 extra dimensions and a fundamental quantum-gravity scale $M_{\rm F}$ of order 100 TeV, and up to $3.\times 10^{-3}$ eV (corresponding to $g_{a\gamma \gamma} \approx 6.\times 10^{-13}$ GeV$^{-1}$) in theories with 3 extra dimensions and $M_{\rm F}=1$ TeV. For comparison, based on recent data obtained from lowest level underground experiments, we derive the experimental limits: $g_{a \gamma \gamma} \stackrel{<}{{}_\sim} 2.5\times 10^{-11}$ GeV$^{-1}$ and $g_{a \gamma \gamma} \stackrel{<}{{}_\sim} 1.2\times 10^{-11}$ GeV$^{-1}$ in the aforementioned theories with 2 and 3 large compact dimensions, respectively.

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