Speaker
Christoph Wiesinger
(Technical University of Munich)
Description
IAXO aims to detect solar axions, as they are converted into X-rays along a strong magnet pointing towards the sun. This detection could resolve the strong CP problem or represent the observation of a dark matter candidate in the laboratory. IAXO combines a large-volume magnet, X-ray focusing optics and ultra-low background X-ray detectors. BabyIAXO, the first experimental stage of the IAXO program, is currently under construction at DESY. In my talk will present the status of the IAXO project.