CERN Axion Solar Telescope
The CERN Axion Solar Telescope (CAST) is an experiment in astroparticle physics to search for axions originating from the Sun. The experiment, sited at CERN in Switzerland, was commissioned in 1999 and came online in 2002 with the first data-taking run starting in May 2003. The successful detection of solar axions would constitute a major discovery in particle physics, and would also open up a brand new window on the astrophysics of the solar core.
RADES detector at CAST | |
| Successor | International Axion Observatory |
|---|---|
| Formation | Approved on 13 April 2000 |
| Legal status | Taking data since 18 June 2003 |
| Purpose | Search for dark matter and energy |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Fields | Astroparticle physics |
Spokesperson | Konstantin Zioutas |
| Website | cast |
CAST is currently the most sensitive axion helioscope.
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