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Title: Axions in astrophysics and cosmology

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6300273

Axion models often have a spontaneously broken exact discrete symmetry. In that case, they have discretely degenerate vacua and hence domain walls. The properties of the domain walls, the cosmological catastrophe they produce and the ways in which this catastrophe may be avoided are explained. Cosmology and astrophysics provide arguments that imply the axion decay constant should lie in the range 10/sup 8/ GeV less than or equal to f/sub a/ less than or equal to 10/sup 12/ GeV. Reasons are given why axions are an excellent candidate to constitute the dark matter of galactic halos. Using the coupling of the axions to the electromagnetic field, detectors are described to look for axions floating about in the halo of our galaxy and for axions emitted by the sun. (LEW)

Research Organization:
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA (USA); Florida Univ., Gainesville (USA). Dept. of Physics
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
6300273
Report Number(s):
SLAC-PUB-3373; CONF-8405155-5; ON: DE85002720
Resource Relation:
Conference: Inner space/outer space conference, Batavia, IL, USA, 2 May 1984; Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English