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Upper limit on the axion-photon coupling from Markarian 421
Physics Letters B ( IF 4.3 ) Pub Date : 2024-10-17 , DOI: 10.1016/j.physletb.2024.139075
Hai-Jun Li, Wei Chao, Yu-Feng Zhou

Markarian421 is a well-known nearby BL Lac blazar at the redshift z=0.031. Many previous works were investigated to constrain the axion-photon coupling from its TeV gamma-ray observations, showing the upper limit on the coupling constant gaγ2.0×1011GeV1 for the axion mass [5.0×1010eVma5.0×107eV]. While in this work, we obtain a more stringent upper limit on the axion-photon coupling from the 1038 days gamma-ray observations of the blazar Markarian421. The long-term VHE gamma-ray spectra are measured by the collaborations Large Area Telescope on board NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (Fermi-LAT) and High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-Ray Observatory from 2015 June to 2018 July. We show the best-fit spectral energy distributions (SEDs) of Markarian421 under the null and axion hypotheses. Then we set the axion-photon limit in the {ma,gaγ} plane. The 99% C.L. upper limit set by Markarian421 is gaγ4.0×1012GeV1 for the axion mass [1.0×109eVma1.0×108eV]. It is the most stringent upper limit in this axion mass region.

中文翻译:


来自 Markarian 421 的轴子-光子耦合的上限



Markarian421 是附近著名的 BL Lac blazar,红移 z=0.031。研究了许多以前的工作来限制其 TeV 伽马射线观测的轴子-光子耦合,显示了轴子质量的耦合常数 gaγ≲2.0×10-11GeV-1 的上限 [5.0×10-10eV≲马≲5.0×10-7eV]。而在这项工作中,我们从 blazar Markarian421 的 1038 天伽马射线观测中获得了更严格的轴子-光子耦合上限。2015 年 6 月至 2018 年 7 月,美国宇航局费米伽马射线太空望远镜 (Fermi-LAT) 和高空水切伦科夫 (HAWC) 伽马射线天文台上的大面积望远镜合作测量了长期 VHE 伽马射线光谱。我们显示了在零和轴子假设下 Markarian421 的最佳拟合光谱能量分布 (SED)。然后我们在 {马,gaγ} 平面中设置轴子-光子极限。Markarian421 设定的 99% C.L. 上限是轴子质量 [1.0×10−9eV≲马≲1.0×10−8eV] 的 gaγ≲4.0×10−12GeV−1]。这是该轴子质量区域中最严格的上限。
更新日期:2024-10-17
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