Detecting the Stimulated Decay of Axions at RadioFrequencies. (arXiv:1811.08436v1 [hep-ph])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/hep-ph/1/au:+Caputo_A/0/1/0/all/0/1">A.Caputo</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/hep-ph/1/au:+Regis_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">M. Regis</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/hep-ph/1/au:+Taoso_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">M.Taoso</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/hep-ph/1/au:+Witte_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">S. J. Witte</a>
Assuming axion-like particles account for the entirety of the dark matter in
the Universe, we study the possibility of detecting their decay into photons at
radio frequencies. We discuss different astrophysical targets, such as dwarf
spheroidal galaxies, the Galactic Center and halo, and galaxy clusters. The
presence of an ambient radiation field leads to a stimulated enhancement of the
decay rate; depending on the environment and the mass of the axion, the effect
of stimulated emission may amplify the photon flux by serval orders of
magnitude. For axion-photon couplings allowed by astrophysical and laboratory
constraints(and possibly favored by stellar cooling), we find the signal to be
within the reach of next-generation radio telescopes such as the Square
Kilometer Array.
Assuming axion-like particles account for the entirety of the dark matter in
the Universe, we study the possibility of detecting their decay into photons at
radio frequencies. We discuss different astrophysical targets, such as dwarf
spheroidal galaxies, the Galactic Center and halo, and galaxy clusters. The
presence of an ambient radiation field leads to a stimulated enhancement of the
decay rate; depending on the environment and the mass of the axion, the effect
of stimulated emission may amplify the photon flux by serval orders of
magnitude. For axion-photon couplings allowed by astrophysical and laboratory
constraints(and possibly favored by stellar cooling), we find the signal to be
within the reach of next-generation radio telescopes such as the Square
Kilometer Array.
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