Radio Signals from Axion Dark Matter Conversion in Neutron Star Magnetospheres
Abstract
We show that axion dark matter may be detectable through narrow radio lines emitted from neutron stars. Neutron star magnetospheres host both a strong magnetic field and a plasma frequency that increases towards the neutron star surface. As the axions pass through the magnetosphere, they can resonantly convert into radio photons when the plasma frequency matches the axion mass. We solve the axion-photon mixing equations, including a full treatment of the magnetized plasma, to obtain the conversion probability. We discuss possible neutron star targets and how they may probe the QCD-axion parameter space in the mass range of ~ 0.2–40 μeV.
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- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
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- 1485744
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- OSTI ID: 1613150
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- de-sc0019225; SC0019225
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- Physical Review Letters
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- Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Volume: 121 Journal Issue: 24; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
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- American Physical Society
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- United States
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- English
- Subject:
- 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; Physics; Dark matter; Radio, microwave, & sub-mm astronomy; Axions; Neutron stars & pulsars
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Hook, Anson, Kahn, Yonatan, Safdi, Benjamin R., and Sun, Zhiquan. Radio Signals from Axion Dark Matter Conversion in Neutron Star Magnetospheres. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.241102.
Hook, Anson, Kahn, Yonatan, Safdi, Benjamin R., & Sun, Zhiquan. Radio Signals from Axion Dark Matter Conversion in Neutron Star Magnetospheres. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.241102
Hook, Anson, Kahn, Yonatan, Safdi, Benjamin R., and Sun, Zhiquan. Thu .
"Radio Signals from Axion Dark Matter Conversion in Neutron Star Magnetospheres". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.241102.
@article{osti_1485744,
title = {Radio Signals from Axion Dark Matter Conversion in Neutron Star Magnetospheres},
author = {Hook, Anson and Kahn, Yonatan and Safdi, Benjamin R. and Sun, Zhiquan},
abstractNote = {We show that axion dark matter may be detectable through narrow radio lines emitted from neutron stars. Neutron star magnetospheres host both a strong magnetic field and a plasma frequency that increases towards the neutron star surface. As the axions pass through the magnetosphere, they can resonantly convert into radio photons when the plasma frequency matches the axion mass. We solve the axion-photon mixing equations, including a full treatment of the magnetized plasma, to obtain the conversion probability. We discuss possible neutron star targets and how they may probe the QCD-axion parameter space in the mass range of ~ 0.2–40 μeV.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.241102},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 24,
volume = 121,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Thu Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}
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