We have made a search for ^ { 57 } Fe gamma rays of energy 14.4 keV induced by resonant absorption of monochromatic solar axions , as proposed by Moriyama .
The proposed axions are suggested to be emitted from the Sun , in M1 transitions between the first , thermally excited state and the ground state of ^ { 57 } Fe .
An upper limit on hadronic axion mass of 745 eV is obtained at the 95 % confidence level , it being assumed that z = 0.56 and S = 0.5 .