Multiple ALPs and enhanced echoes
Abstract
We present a theoretical study of axion echoes in the context of multiple ALP models. We begin by reviewing the single ALP case, deriving the conditions for resonance and echo formation. Starting from a set of N ALPs coupling to the photon, we then derive the relevant echo equations for both coherent and incoherent configurations. In the former case, we show that the echo power scales with N leading to sharper amplification and potentially improving projected bounds discussed earlier in literature. Small mass splittings between the ALPs further increase this amplification, even for a N = 2 case. We also outline the potential experimental implications of our results and discuss prospects for detecting these echoes in a wide range of ALP masses. In the incoherent scenario, we show that the random phases lead to a suppression of the echo power, eventually resulting in observable signals akin to or even weaker than the single ALP case.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.2507.16555,
title = {Multiple ALPs and enhanced echoes},
author = {Shihabul Haque and Sourov Roy},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.16555},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
34 pages, 5 figures; updated introduction and bibliography