Constraints on axion-like particles with the Perseus Galaxy Cluster with MAGIC
Abstract
Axion-like particles (ALPs) are pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone bosons that emerge in various theories beyond the standard model. These particles can interact with high-energy photons in external magnetic fields, influencing the observed gamma-ray spectrum. This study analyzes 41.3 hrs of observational data from the Perseus Galaxy Cluster collected with the MAGIC telescopes. We focused on the spectra the radio galaxy in the center of the cluster: NGC 1275. By modeling the magnetic field surrounding this target, we searched for spectral indications of ALP presence. Despite finding no statistical evidence of ALP signatures, we were able to exclude ALP models in the sub-micro electronvolt range. Our analysis improved upon previous work by calculating the full likelihood and statistical coverage for all considered models across the parameter space. Consequently, we achieved the most stringent limits to date for ALP masses around 50 neV, with cross sections down to GeV.
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@article{arxiv.2401.07798,
title = {Constraints on axion-like particles with the Perseus Galaxy Cluster with MAGIC},
author = {MAGIC Collaboration and H. Abe and S. Abe and J. Abhir and V. A. Acciari and I. Agudo and T. Aniello and S. Ansoldi and L. A. Antonelli and A. Arbet Engels and C. Arcaro and M. Artero and K. Asano and D. Baack and A. Babić and A. Baquero and U. Barres de Almeida and J. A. Barrio and I. Batković and J. Baxter and J. Becerra González and W. Bednarek and E. Bernardini and J. Bernete and A. Berti and J. Besenrieder and C. Bigongiari and A. Biland and O. Blanch and G. Bonnoli and Ž. Bošnjak and I. Burelli and G. Busetto and A. Campoy-Ordaz and A. Carosi and R. Carosi and M. Carretero-Castrillo and A. J. Castro-Tirado and G. Ceribella and Y. Chai and A. Cifuentes and S. Cikota and E. Colombo and J. L. Contreras and J. Cortina and S. Covino and G. D'Amico and V. D'Elia and P. Da Vela and F. Dazzi and A. De Angelis and B. De Lotto and A. Del Popolo and J. Delgado and C. Delgado Mendez and D. Depaoli and F. Di Pierro and L. Di Venere and A. Donini and D. Dorner and M. Doro and D. Elsaesser and G. Emery and J. Escudero and L. Fariña and A. Fattorini and L. Foffano and L. Font and S. Fukami and Y. Fukazawa and R. J. García López and M. Garczarczyk and S. Gasparyan and M. Gaug and J. G. Giesbrecht Paiva and N. Giglietto and F. Giordano and P. Gliwny and N. Godinović and R. Grau and D. Green and J. G. Green and D. Hadasch and A. Hahn and T. Hassan and L. Heckmann and J. Herrera and D. Hrupec and M. Hütten and R. Imazawa and T. Inada and R. Iotov and K. Ishio and I. Jiménez Martínez and J. Jormanainen and D. Kerszberg and G. W. Kluge and Y. Kobayashi and P. M. Kouch and H. Kubo and J. Kushida and M. Láinez and A. Lamastra and F. Leone and E. Lindfors and L. Linhoff and S. Lombardi and F. Longo and R. López-Coto and M. López-Moya and A. López-Oramas and S. Loporchio and A. Lorini and B. Machado de Oliveira Fraga and P. Majumdar and M. Makariev and G. Maneva and N. Mang and M. Manganaro and S. Mangano and K. Mannheim and M. Mariotti and M. Martínez and M. Martínez-Chicharro and A. Mas-Aguilar and D. Mazin and S. Menchiari and S. Mender and D. Miceli and T. Miener and J. M. Miranda and R. Mirzoyan and M. Molero González and E. Molina and H. A. Mondal and A. Moralejo and D. Morcuende and T. Nakamori and C. Nanci and L. Nava and V. Neustroev and L. Nickel and M. Nievas Rosillo and C. Nigro and L. Nikolić and K. Nilsson and K. Nishijima and T. Njoh Ekoume and K. Noda and S. Nozaki and Y. Ohtani and A. Okumura and J. Otero-Santos and S. Paiano and M. Palatiello and D. Paneque and R. Paoletti and J. M. Paredes and D. Pavlović and M. Persic and M. Pihet and G. Pirola and F. Podobnik and P. G. Prada Moroni and E. Prandini and G. Principe and C. Priyadarshi and W. Rhode and M. Ribó and J. Rico and C. Righi and N. Sahakyan and T. Saito and K. Satalecka and F. G. Saturni and B. Schleicher and K. Schmidt and F. Schmuckermaier and J. L. Schubert and T. Schweizer and A. Sciaccaluga and J. Sitarek and V. Sliusar and D. Sobczynska and A. Spolon and A. Stamerra and J. Strišković and D. Strom and M. Strzys and Y. Suda and S. Suutarinen and H. Tajima and M. Takahashi and R. Takeishi and F. Tavecchio and P. Temnikov and K. Terauchi and T. Terzić and M. Teshima and L. Tosti and S. Truzzi and A. Tutone and S. Ubach and J. van Scherpenberg and M. Vazquez Acosta and S. Ventura and V. Verguilov and I. Viale and C. F. Vigorito and V. Vitale and I. Vovk and R. Walter and M. Will and T. Yamamoto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.07798},
year = {2024}
}
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25 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in Physics of the Dark Universe