Forecast constraints on the axion-photon coupling from interstellar medium heating
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| author | Amakawa, Makoto Fujita, Tomohiro Tsujikawa, Shinji |
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| contents | In interstellar media characterized by a nonrelativistic plasma of electrons and heavy ions, we study the effect of axion dark matter coupled to photons on the dynamics of an electric field. In particular, we assume the presence of a background magnetic field aligned in a specific direction. We show that there is an energy transfer from the oscillating axion field to photons and then to the plasma induced by forced resonance. This resonance is most prominent for the axion mass $m_ϕ$ equivalent to the plasma frequency $ω_p$. Requiring that the heating rate of the interstellar medium caused by the energy transfer does not exceed the observed astrophysical cooling rate, we place forecast constraints on the axion-photon coupling $g$ for several different amplitudes of the background magnetic field $B_0$. By choosing a typical value $B_0=10^{-6}$ G, we find that, for the resonance mass $m_ϕ=ω_p$, the upper limit of $g$ can be stronger than those derived from other measurements in the literature. With increased values of $B_0$, it is possible to put more stringent constraints on $g$ for a wider range of the axion mass away from the resonance point. |
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| spellingShingle | Forecast constraints on the axion-photon coupling from interstellar medium heating Amakawa, Makoto Fujita, Tomohiro Tsujikawa, Shinji High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Astrophysics of Galaxies General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory In interstellar media characterized by a nonrelativistic plasma of electrons and heavy ions, we study the effect of axion dark matter coupled to photons on the dynamics of an electric field. In particular, we assume the presence of a background magnetic field aligned in a specific direction. We show that there is an energy transfer from the oscillating axion field to photons and then to the plasma induced by forced resonance. This resonance is most prominent for the axion mass $m_ϕ$ equivalent to the plasma frequency $ω_p$. Requiring that the heating rate of the interstellar medium caused by the energy transfer does not exceed the observed astrophysical cooling rate, we place forecast constraints on the axion-photon coupling $g$ for several different amplitudes of the background magnetic field $B_0$. By choosing a typical value $B_0=10^{-6}$ G, we find that, for the resonance mass $m_ϕ=ω_p$, the upper limit of $g$ can be stronger than those derived from other measurements in the literature. With increased values of $B_0$, it is possible to put more stringent constraints on $g$ for a wider range of the axion mass away from the resonance point. |
| title | Forecast constraints on the axion-photon coupling from interstellar medium heating |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Astrophysics of Galaxies General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Theory |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.00992 |