Photon directional profile from stimulated decay of axion clouds with nonspherical axion spatial distributions

Chen, Liang; Kephart, Thomas W.

doi:10.1103/physrevd.102.096010

Title: Photon directional profile from stimulated decay of axion clouds with nonspherical axion spatial distributions

Abstract

We model clusters of axions with spherically symmetric momentum but arbitrary spatial distributions and study the directional profile of photos produced in their evolution through spontaneous and stimulated decay of axions via the process a→γ+γ. Several specific examples are presented.

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Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2020

Research Org.:: Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1778223

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019235

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review D

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 102; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

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  title        = {Photon directional profile from stimulated decay of axion clouds with nonspherical axion spatial distributions},

  author       = {Chen, Liang and Kephart, Thomas W.},

  abstractNote = {We model clusters of axions with spherically symmetric momentum but arbitrary spatial distributions and study the directional profile of photos produced in their evolution through spontaneous and stimulated decay of axions via the process a→γ+γ. Several specific examples are presented.},

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  journal      = {Physical Review D},

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  volume       = 102,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2020},

  month        = {Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 EST 2020}

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