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Galaxy Clusters as Tele-ALP-scopes
<!--HTML-->Axion-like particles have good theoretical motivation and are characterized by conversion to photons in astrophysical magnetic fields. Galaxy clusters are the most efficient convertors of axion-like particles to photons in the universe. I discuss the physics and phenomenology of ALP...
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author | Conlon, Joseph |
author_facet | Conlon, Joseph |
author_sort | Conlon, Joseph |
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description | <!--HTML-->Axion-like particles have good theoretical motivation and are characterized by conversion to photons in astrophysical magnetic fields. Galaxy clusters are the most efficient convertors of axion-like particles to photons in the universe. I discuss the physics and phenomenology of ALPs, and describe their astrophysical implications, with particular reference to the recently observed 3.5 keV X-ray line that is a candidate for a dark matter decay line. I discuss interpretations of this line in terms of dark matter decaying to an axion-like particle, that then converts to a photon in cluster magnetic fields, and describe the compatibility of this scenario with data and the different phenomenology for cool-core and non-cool-core clusters. |
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institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
language | eng |
publishDate | 2015 |
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spelling | cern-20173952022-11-02T22:35:14Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2017395engConlon, JosephGalaxy Clusters as Tele-ALP-scopesGalaxy Clusters as Tele-ALP-scopesTH Theoretical Seminar<!--HTML-->Axion-like particles have good theoretical motivation and are characterized by conversion to photons in astrophysical magnetic fields. Galaxy clusters are the most efficient convertors of axion-like particles to photons in the universe. I discuss the physics and phenomenology of ALPs, and describe their astrophysical implications, with particular reference to the recently observed 3.5 keV X-ray line that is a candidate for a dark matter decay line. I discuss interpretations of this line in terms of dark matter decaying to an axion-like particle, that then converts to a photon in cluster magnetic fields, and describe the compatibility of this scenario with data and the different phenomenology for cool-core and non-cool-core clusters.oai:cds.cern.ch:20173952015 |
spellingShingle | TH Theoretical Seminar Conlon, Joseph Galaxy Clusters as Tele-ALP-scopes |
title | Galaxy Clusters as Tele-ALP-scopes |
title_full | Galaxy Clusters as Tele-ALP-scopes |
title_fullStr | Galaxy Clusters as Tele-ALP-scopes |
title_full_unstemmed | Galaxy Clusters as Tele-ALP-scopes |
title_short | Galaxy Clusters as Tele-ALP-scopes |
title_sort | galaxy clusters as tele-alp-scopes |
topic | TH Theoretical Seminar |
url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2017395 |
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