Table 1 Tracking and background exposure, as well as the integrated 2–7 keV measured count rate, for both tracking and background data, for each of the data sets included in our result.

From: New CAST limit on the axion–photon interaction

Data set

Detector

Year

Tracking exposure (h)

Background exposure (h)

Measured count rates (±1σ error) (10−6 keV−1 cm−2 s−1)

     

Tracking

Background

A

SS1

2013

92.5

1,700.0

0.79 ± 0.18

0.81 ± 0.04

B

SS2

2013

86.5

1,407.8

1.37 ± 0.24

1.48 ± 0.06

C

SS1

2014

118.0

1,854.0

0.94 ± 0.17

1.03 ± 0.05

D

SS2

2014

118.1

1,819.6

0.97 ± 0.18

1.05 ± 0.05

E

SS1

2015

79.5

1,237.6

0.77 ± 0.18

0.89 ± 0.05

F

SS1

2015

49.7

783.1

1.77 ± 0.36

1.65 ± 0.09

G

SS1

2015

83.5

1,431.5

1.32 ± 0.25

1.10 ± 0.05

H

SS2

2015

81.3

1,236.2

0.70 ± 0.18

0.89 ± 0.05

I

SS2

2015

51.3

800.2

1.04 ± 0.27

1.59 ± 0.08

J

SS2

2015

82.0

1,409.2

0.91 ± 0.20

0.90 ± 0.05

K

SR

2014

69.8

1,379.4

0 counts

0.25 ± 0.05 counts

L

SR

2015

220.4

4,125.4

3 counts

0.77 ± 0.15 counts

Total tracking exposure (h):

1,132.6

   
  1. Note that for rows K and L background levels are expressed in units of total counts in the (95% signal-enclosing) spot area during the corresponding tracking exposure.