A fresh look on the limit on ultralight axion-like particles from SN1987A

[en] We revisit the limit on very light axion-like particles (ALPs) from the absence of gamma rays coincidental with the neutrino burst from SN1987A. We use updated supernova simulations, modern models for the magnetic field inside the Galaxy, and a Primakoff cross section which takes into account proton-degeneracy and mass-reduction effects. We finally give an updated exclusion plot for the electromagnetic coupling of sub-eV ALPs, comparing our new bound with other limits as well as with future ALP searches.

Disciplines :

Physics
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics

Author, co-author :

Payez, Alexandre ; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) > Theory group

Language :

English

Title :

A fresh look on the limit on ultralight axion-like particles from SN1987A

Publication date :

2014

Event name :

10th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs

Event organizer :

CERN

Event place :

Geneva, Switzerland

Event date :

June 29 2014 - July 4 2014

Audience :

International

Main work title :

10th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs

Publisher :

Verlag Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Hamburg, Germany

ISBN/EAN :

978-3-935702-90-4

Collection name :

DESY-PROC-2014-03

Pages :

Additional URL :

http://axion-wimp2014.desy.de/e222780/

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