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Axion-like Particle Conversion in the Solar Magnetic Field

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-01-28 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

Abstract

Axion-like particles (ALPs), hypothetical extensions of the Standard Model, can convert into photons in an external magnetic field. Two recent studies~\cite{Todarello:2023ptf, Ruz:2024gkl} explored the phenomenology of ALP-photon conversion in the magnetic field of the solar atmosphere. Dark matter ALPs convert into radio photons and may be detected with next-generation radio interferometers, while ALPs produced in the solar core convert into X-rays. Thanks to solar observation acquired with the NuSTAR X-ray telescope, Ref.~\cite{Ruz:2024gkl} establishes stringent robust bounds on the ALP-photon coupling over a large portion of parameter space.

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@article{arxiv.2501.15960,
  title  = {Axion-like Particle Conversion in the Solar Magnetic Field},
  author = {Elisa Todarello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.15960},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Contribution to: 2nd General Meeting of the COST Action: Cosmic WISPers (CA21106), 3-6 September 2024, Istanbul (Turkey)