ISSN:
1434-601X
Keywords:
14.80.6t
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract A search for light penetrating scalar and pseudoscalar bosons has been performed at the Jülich nuclear-reactor FRJ-1 (Merlin). In nuclear deexcitation processes pseudoscalar particles should be emitted in magnetic transitions and scalar particles in electric transitions. The experiment relies on the detection of the interaction products from the conversion of bosons in the field of an electron or a nucleus with a rotatable multi-scintillator system. The geometrical arrangement of the scintillators allows to distinguish between scalar and pseudoscalar particles via the different angular distributions of the final state photons. We obtain as upper limits for the product of production ratio and interaction cross sectionW for pseudoscalar particles W}〈6.9 10−40 cm2, and for scalar particles W}〈1.3 10−39 cm2 with 90% confidence.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01283546
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