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Constraints on Axion-Like Particles from Ultra-High-Energy Observations of 3HWC J1908+063 with HAWC

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Main Authors:	Alfaro, R., Alvarez, C., Andres, A., Anita-Rangel, E., Araya, M., Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C., Rojas, D. Avila, Solares, H. A. Ayala, Babu, R., Bangale, P., Belmont-Moreno, E., Bernal, A., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Capistran, T., Carraminana, A., Carreon, F., Casanova, S., Cotti, U., Cotzomi, J., De la Fuente, E., Desiati, P., Di Lalla, N., Hernandez, R. Diaz, DuVernois, M. A., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Ergin, T., Espinoza, C., Fraija, N., Fraija, S., Garcia-Gonzalez, J. A., Garfias, F., Ghosh, N., Munoz, A. Gonzalez, Gonzalez, M. M., Gonzalez, J. A., Goodman, J. A., Gyeong, J., Harding, J. P., Hernandez-Cadena, S., Herzog, I., Huang, D., Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F., Iriarte, A., Kaufmann, S., Kieda, D., Lara, A., Lee, W. H., Lee, J., Vargas, H. Leon, Longinotti, A. L., Luis-Raya, G., Malone, K., Martinez, O., Martinez-Castro, J., Martinez-Huerta, H., Matthews, J. A., Miranda-Romagnoli, P., Miron-Enriquez, P. E., Morales-Soto, J. A., Moreno, E., Mostafa, M., Najafi, M., Nayerhoda, A., Nellen, L., Nisa, M. U., Noriega-Papaqui, R., Omodei, N., Ponce, E., Araujo, Y. Perez, Perez-Perez, E. G., Pratts, A., Rho, C. D., Parra, A. Rodriguez, Rosa-Gonzalez, D., Roth, M., Sandoval, A., Schneider, M., Serna-Franco, J., Smith, A. J., Son, Y., Springer, R. W., Tibolla, O., Tollefson, K., Torres, I., Torres-Escobedo, R., Varela, E., Villasenor, L., Wang, X., Wang, Z., Watson, I. J., Wu, H., Yu, S., Zhang, X., Zhou, H., de Leon, C.
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Published:	2026
Subjects:	High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
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author	Alfaro, R. Alvarez, C. Andres, A. Anita-Rangel, E. Araya, M. Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C. Rojas, D. Avila Solares, H. A. Ayala Babu, R. Bangale, P. Belmont-Moreno, E. Bernal, A. Caballero-Mora, K. S. Capistran, T. Carraminana, A. Carreon, F. Casanova, S. Cotti, U. Cotzomi, J. De la Fuente, E. Desiati, P. Di Lalla, N. Hernandez, R. Diaz DuVernois, M. A. Diaz-Velez, J. C. Ergin, T. Espinoza, C. Fraija, N. Fraija, S. Garcia-Gonzalez, J. A. Garfias, F. Ghosh, N. Munoz, A. Gonzalez Gonzalez, M. M. Gonzalez, J. A. Goodman, J. A. Gyeong, J. Harding, J. P. Hernandez-Cadena, S. Herzog, I. Huang, D. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F. Iriarte, A. Kaufmann, S. Kieda, D. Lara, A. Lee, W. H. Lee, J. Vargas, H. Leon Longinotti, A. L. Luis-Raya, G. Malone, K. Martinez, O. Martinez-Castro, J. Martinez-Huerta, H. Matthews, J. A. Miranda-Romagnoli, P. Miron-Enriquez, P. E. Morales-Soto, J. A. Moreno, E. Mostafa, M. Najafi, M. Nayerhoda, A. Nellen, L. Nisa, M. U. Noriega-Papaqui, R. Omodei, N. Ponce, E. Araujo, Y. Perez Perez-Perez, E. G. Pratts, A. Rho, C. D. Parra, A. Rodriguez Rosa-Gonzalez, D. Roth, M. Sandoval, A. Schneider, M. Serna-Franco, J. Smith, A. J. Son, Y. Springer, R. W. Tibolla, O. Tollefson, K. Torres, I. Torres-Escobedo, R. Varela, E. Villasenor, L. Wang, X. Wang, Z. Watson, I. J. Wu, H. Yu, S. Zhang, X. Zhou, H. de Leon, C.
author_facet	Alfaro, R. Alvarez, C. Andres, A. Anita-Rangel, E. Araya, M. Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C. Rojas, D. Avila Solares, H. A. Ayala Babu, R. Bangale, P. Belmont-Moreno, E. Bernal, A. Caballero-Mora, K. S. Capistran, T. Carraminana, A. Carreon, F. Casanova, S. Cotti, U. Cotzomi, J. De la Fuente, E. Desiati, P. Di Lalla, N. Hernandez, R. Diaz DuVernois, M. A. Diaz-Velez, J. C. Ergin, T. Espinoza, C. Fraija, N. Fraija, S. Garcia-Gonzalez, J. A. Garfias, F. Ghosh, N. Munoz, A. Gonzalez Gonzalez, M. M. Gonzalez, J. A. Goodman, J. A. Gyeong, J. Harding, J. P. Hernandez-Cadena, S. Herzog, I. Huang, D. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F. Iriarte, A. Kaufmann, S. Kieda, D. Lara, A. Lee, W. H. Lee, J. Vargas, H. Leon Longinotti, A. L. Luis-Raya, G. Malone, K. Martinez, O. Martinez-Castro, J. Martinez-Huerta, H. Matthews, J. A. Miranda-Romagnoli, P. Miron-Enriquez, P. E. Morales-Soto, J. A. Moreno, E. Mostafa, M. Najafi, M. Nayerhoda, A. Nellen, L. Nisa, M. U. Noriega-Papaqui, R. Omodei, N. Ponce, E. Araujo, Y. Perez Perez-Perez, E. G. Pratts, A. Rho, C. D. Parra, A. Rodriguez Rosa-Gonzalez, D. Roth, M. Sandoval, A. Schneider, M. Serna-Franco, J. Smith, A. J. Son, Y. Springer, R. W. Tibolla, O. Tollefson, K. Torres, I. Torres-Escobedo, R. Varela, E. Villasenor, L. Wang, X. Wang, Z. Watson, I. J. Wu, H. Yu, S. Zhang, X. Zhou, H. de Leon, C.
contents	Axion-like particles (ALPs) are hypothetical particles and compelling candidates for cold dark matter. Their existence could be probed through their conversions into photons in the presence of magnetic fields. In this work, we explore the effect of these photon-ALP conversions by searching for an attenuation in the observed gamma ray spectra of galactic sources that emit at energies of hundreds of TeV. We analyze data from the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory for the source 3HWC J1908+063. No evidence of photon-ALP conversions was found, and we set constraints on the ALP parameter space. Specifically, we derive exclusion limits for ALPs with masses in the range $10^{-8}~\mathrm{eV} \leq m_a \leq 10^{-6}~\mathrm{eV}$ and photon-ALP couplings in the range $10^{-12}~\mathrm{GeV}^{-1} \leq g_{aγ} \leq 10^{-10}~\mathrm{GeV}^{-1}$, based on HAWC observations.
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spellingShingle	Constraints on Axion-Like Particles from Ultra-High-Energy Observations of 3HWC J1908+063 with HAWC Alfaro, R. Alvarez, C. Andres, A. Anita-Rangel, E. Araya, M. Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C. Rojas, D. Avila Solares, H. A. Ayala Babu, R. Bangale, P. Belmont-Moreno, E. Bernal, A. Caballero-Mora, K. S. Capistran, T. Carraminana, A. Carreon, F. Casanova, S. Cotti, U. Cotzomi, J. De la Fuente, E. Desiati, P. Di Lalla, N. Hernandez, R. Diaz DuVernois, M. A. Diaz-Velez, J. C. Ergin, T. Espinoza, C. Fraija, N. Fraija, S. Garcia-Gonzalez, J. A. Garfias, F. Ghosh, N. Munoz, A. Gonzalez Gonzalez, M. M. Gonzalez, J. A. Goodman, J. A. Gyeong, J. Harding, J. P. Hernandez-Cadena, S. Herzog, I. Huang, D. Hueyotl-Zahuantitla, F. Iriarte, A. Kaufmann, S. Kieda, D. Lara, A. Lee, W. H. Lee, J. Vargas, H. Leon Longinotti, A. L. Luis-Raya, G. Malone, K. Martinez, O. Martinez-Castro, J. Martinez-Huerta, H. Matthews, J. A. Miranda-Romagnoli, P. Miron-Enriquez, P. E. Morales-Soto, J. A. Moreno, E. Mostafa, M. Najafi, M. Nayerhoda, A. Nellen, L. Nisa, M. U. Noriega-Papaqui, R. Omodei, N. Ponce, E. Araujo, Y. Perez Perez-Perez, E. G. Pratts, A. Rho, C. D. Parra, A. Rodriguez Rosa-Gonzalez, D. Roth, M. Sandoval, A. Schneider, M. Serna-Franco, J. Smith, A. J. Son, Y. Springer, R. W. Tibolla, O. Tollefson, K. Torres, I. Torres-Escobedo, R. Varela, E. Villasenor, L. Wang, X. Wang, Z. Watson, I. J. Wu, H. Yu, S. Zhang, X. Zhou, H. de Leon, C. High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Axion-like particles (ALPs) are hypothetical particles and compelling candidates for cold dark matter. Their existence could be probed through their conversions into photons in the presence of magnetic fields. In this work, we explore the effect of these photon-ALP conversions by searching for an attenuation in the observed gamma ray spectra of galactic sources that emit at energies of hundreds of TeV. We analyze data from the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory for the source 3HWC J1908+063. No evidence of photon-ALP conversions was found, and we set constraints on the ALP parameter space. Specifically, we derive exclusion limits for ALPs with masses in the range $10^{-8}~\mathrm{eV} \leq m_a \leq 10^{-6}~\mathrm{eV}$ and photon-ALP couplings in the range $10^{-12}~\mathrm{GeV}^{-1} \leq g_{aγ} \leq 10^{-10}~\mathrm{GeV}^{-1}$, based on HAWC observations.
title	Constraints on Axion-Like Particles from Ultra-High-Energy Observations of 3HWC J1908+063 with HAWC
topic	High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url	https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.14661