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The Sun as a target for axion dark matter detection

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2024-06-06 v2 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

Abstract

The exploration of the parameter space of axion and axion-like particle dark matter is a major aim of the future program of astroparticle physics investigations. In this context, we present a possible strategy that focuses on detecting radio emissions arising from the conversion of dark matter axions in the Sun's magnetic field, including conversion in sunspots. We demonstrate that near-future low-frequency radio telescopes, such as the SKA Low, may access regions of unexplored parameter space for masses ma106m_a\lesssim 10^{-6} eV.

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@article{arxiv.2312.13984,
  title  = {The Sun as a target for axion dark matter detection},
  author = {Elisa Todarello and Marco Regis and Marco Taoso and Maurizio Giannotti and Jaime Ruz and Julia K. Vogel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.13984},
  year   = {2024}
}

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Matches published version in PLB 854