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Pallis, C. |
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Reconciling induced-gravity inflation in supergravity with the Planck 2013 & BICEP2 results |
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2014 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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10 |
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10 |
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058 - 18pp |
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supersymmetry and cosmology; inflation; modified gravity |
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We generalize the embedding of induced-gravity inflation beyond the no-scale Supergravity presented in ref. [1] employing two gauge singlet chiral superfields, a superpotential uniquely determined by applying a continuous R and a discrete Z(n) symmetries, and a logarithmic Kahler potential including all the allowed terms up to fourth order in powers of the various fields. We show that, increasing slightly the prefactor (-3) encountered in the adopted Kahler potential, an efficient enhancement of the resulting tensor-to-scalar ratio can be achieved rendering the predictions of the model consistent with the recent BICEP2 results, even with subplanckian excursions of the original inflaton field. The remaining inflationary observables can become compatible with the data by mildly tuning the coefficient involved in the fourth order term of the Kahler potential which mixes the inflaton with the accompanying non-inflaton field. The inflaton mass is predicted to be close to 10(14) GeV. |
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[Pallis, C.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: kpallis@auth.gr |
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WOS:000345990800059 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2043 |
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Lineros, R.A.; Pereira dos Santos, F.A. |
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Inert scalar dark matter in an extra dimension inspired model |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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10 |
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10 |
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059 - 17pp |
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dark matter theory; extra dimensions; particle physics – cosmology connection |
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In this paper we analyze a dark matter model inspired by theories with extra dimensions. The dark matter candidate corresponds to the first Kaluza-Klein mode of an real scalar added to the Standard Model. The tower of new particles enriches the calculation of the relic abundance. For large mass splitting, the model converges to the predictions of the inert singlet dark matter model. For nearly degenerate mass spectrum, coannihilations increase the cross-sections used for direct and indirect dark matter searches. Moreover, the Kaluza-Klein zero mode can mix with the SM higgs and further constraints can be applied. |
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[Lineros, R. A.; Pereira dos Santos, F. A.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46980 Paterna, Spain, Email: rlineros@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000345990800060 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2042 |
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Aristizabal Sierra, D.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F.; Vicente, A. |
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Leptogenesis with a dynamical seesaw scale |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
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052 - 20pp |
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leptogenesis; baryon asymmetry; particle physics – cosmology connection; neutrino theory |
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In the simplest type-I seesaw leptogenesis scenario right-handed neutrino annihilation processes are absent. However, in the presence of new interactions these processes are possible and can affect the resulting B – L asymmetry in an important way. A prominent example is provided by models with spontaneous lepton number violation, where the existence of new dynamical degrees of freedom can play a crucial role. In this context, we provide a model-independent discussion of the effects of right-handed neutrino annihilations. We show that in the weak washout regime, as long as the scattering processes remain slow compared with the Hubble expansion rate throughout the relevant temperature range, the efficiency can be largely enhanced, reaching in some cases maximal values. Moreover, the B – L asymmetry yield turns out to be independent upon initial conditions, in contrast to the “standard” case. On the other hand, when the annihilation processes are fast, the right-handed neutrino distribution tends to a thermal one down to low temperatures, implying a drastic suppression of the efficiency which in some cases can render the B – L generation mechanism inoperative. |
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[Sierra, D. Aristizabal; Vicente, A.] Univ Liege, IFPA, Dept Astrophys Geophys & Oceanog, B-4000 Liege, Belgium, Email: daristizabal@ulg.ac.be; |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000339802700053 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1868 |
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Kim, J.; Ko, P.; Park, W.I. |
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Higgs-portal assisted Higgs inflation with a sizeable tensor-to-scalar ratio |
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Journal Article |
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2017 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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02 |
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2 |
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003 - 16pp |
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inflation; particle physics – cosmology connection; physics of the early universe |
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We show that the Higgs portal interactions involving extra dark Higgs field can save generically the original Higgs inflation of the standard model (SM) from the problem of a deep non-SM vacuum in the SM Higgs potential. Specifically, we show that such interactions disconnect the top quark pole mass from inflationary observables and allow multi-dimensional parameter space to save the Higgs inflation, thanks to the additional parameters (the dark Higgs boson mass m(phi), the mixing angle a between the SM Higgs H and dark Higgs Phi, and the mixed quartic coupling) affecting RG-running of the Higgs quartic coupling. The effect of Higgs portal interactions may lead to a larger tensor-to-scalar ratio, 0.08 less than or similar to r less than or similar to 0.1, by adjusting relevant parameters in wide ranges of alpha and m(phi), some region of which can be probed at future colliders. Performing a numerical analysis we find an allowed region of parameters, matching the latest Planck data. |
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[Kim, Jinsu; Ko, Pyungwon] Korea Inst Adv Study, Quantum Universe Ctr, 85 Hoegiro Dongdaemungu, Seoul 02455, South Korea, Email: kimjinsu@kias.re.kr; |
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WOS:000399455000003 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3080 |
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Farzan, Y.; Palomares-Ruiz, S. |
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Dips in the diffuse supernova neutrino background |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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06 |
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6 |
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014 - 21pp |
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dark matter theory; supernova neutrinos; cosmological neutrinos |
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Scalar (fermion) dark matter with mass in the MeV range coupled to ordinary neutrinos and another fermion (scalar) is motivated by scenarios that establish a link between radiatively generated neutrino masses and the dark matter relic density. With such a coupling, cosmic supernova neutrinos, on their way to us, could resonantly interact with the background (lark matter particles, giving rise to a dip in their redshift-integrated spectra. Current and future neutrino detectors, such as Super-Kamiokande. LENA and HyperKamiokande, could be able to detect this distortion. |
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[Farzan, Yasaman] Inst Res Fundamental Sci IPM, Sch Phys, Tehran, Iran, Email: yasaman@theory.ipm.ac.ir; |
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WOS:000346407200014 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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2046 |
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Racker, J. |
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Mass bounds for baryogenesis from particle decays and the inert doublet model |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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03 |
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3 |
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025 - 23pp |
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leptogenesis; baryon asymmetry |
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In models for thermal baryogenesis from particle decays, the mass of the decaying particle is typically many orders of magnitude above the TeV scale. We will discuss different ways to lower the energy scale of baryogenesis and present the corresponding lower bounds on the particle's mass. This is done specifically for the inert doublet model with heavy Majorana neutrinos and then we indicate how to extrapolate the results to other scenarios. We also revisit the question of whether or not dark matter, neutrino masses, and the cosmic baryon asymmetry can be explained simultaneously at low energies in the inert doublet model. |
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Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Valencia 46071, Spain, Email: racker@ific.uv.es |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000333667900025 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1744 |
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Bernal, N.; Colucci, S.; Josse-Michaux, F.X.; Racker, J.; Ubaldi, L. |
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On baryogenesis from dark matter annihilation |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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10 |
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10 |
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035 - 30pp |
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dark matter theory; baryon asymmetry; leptogenesis |
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We study in detail the conditions to generate the baryon asymmetry of the universe from the annihilation of dark matter. This scenario requires a low energy mechanism for thermal baryogenesis, hence we first discuss some of these mechanisms together with the specific constraints due to the connection with the dark matter sector. Then we show that, contrary to what stated in previous studies, it is possible to generate the cosmological asymmetry without adding a light sterile dark sector, both in models with violation and with conservation of B – L. In addition, one of the models we propose yields some connection to neutrino masses. |
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[Bernal, Nicolas] Univ Estadual Paulista, ICTP South Amer Inst Fundamental Res, BR-01140070 Sao Paulo, Brazil, Email: nicolas@ift.unesp.br; |
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WOS:000326979500035 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1659 |
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Ruiz de Austri, R.; Perez de los Heros, C. |
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Impact of nucleon matrix element uncertainties on the interpretation of direct and indirect dark matter search results |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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11 |
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11 |
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049 - 19pp |
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dark matter theory; dark matter experiments; supersymmetry and cosmology |
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We study in detail the impact of the current uncertainty in nucleon matrix elements on the sensitivity of direct and indirect experimental techniques for dark matter detection. We perform two scans in the framework of the cMSSM: one using recent values of the pion-sigma term obtained from Lattice QCD, and the other using values derived from experimental measurements. The two choices correspond to extreme values quoted in the literature and reflect the current tension between different ways of obtaining information about the structure of the nucleon. All other inputs in the scans, astrophysical and from particle physics, are kept unchanged. We use two experiments, XENON100 and IceCube, as benchmark cases to illustrate our case. We find that the interpretation of dark matter search results from direct detection experiments is more sensitive to the choice of the central values of the hadronic inputs than the results of indirect search experiments. The allowed regions of cMSSM parameter space after including XENON100 constrains strongly differ depending on the assumptions on the hadronic matrix elements used. On the other hand, the constraining potential of IceCube is almost independent of the choice of these values. |
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[Ruiz de Austri, R.] IFIC UV CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: rruiz@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000327843900050 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1674 |
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Lobo, F.S.N.; Olmo, G.J.; Rubiera-Garcia, D. |
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Semiclassical geons as solitonic black hole remnants |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
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011 - 10pp |
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modified gravity; primordial black holes; Wormholes; quantum field theory on curved space |
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We find that the end state of black hole evaporation could be represented by non-singular and without event horizon stable solitonic remnants with masses of the order the Planck scale and up to similar to 16 units of charge. Though these objects are locally indistinguishable from spherically symmetric, massive electric (or magnetic) charges, they turn out to be sourceless geons containing a wormhole generated by the electromagnetic field. Our results are obtained by interpreting semiclassical corrections to Einstein's theory in the first-order (Palatini) formalism, which yields second-order equations and avoids the instabilities of the usual (metric) formulation of quadratic gravity. We also discuss the potential relevance of these solutions for primordial black holes and the dark matter problem. |
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[Lobo, Francisco S. N.] Univ Lisbon, Ctr Astron & Astrofis, P-1749016 Lisbon, Portugal, Email: flobo@cii.fc.ul.pt; |
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WOS:000322582000012 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1532 |
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Mena, O.; Razzaque, S. |
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Hints of an axion-like particle mixing in the GeV gamma-ray blazar data? |
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2013 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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11 |
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11 |
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023 - 12pp |
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axions; active galactic nuclei |
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Axion-Like Particles (ALPs), if exist in nature, are expected to mix with photons in the presence of an external magnetic field. The energy range of photons which undergo strong mixing with ALPs depends on the ALP mass, on its coupling with photons as well as on the external magnetic field and particle density configurations. Recent observations of blazars by the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope in the 0.1-300 GeV energy range show a break in their spectra in the 1-10 GeV range. We have modeled this spectral feature for the flat-spectrum radio quasar 3C454.3 during its November 2010 outburst, assuming that a significant fraction of the gamma rays convert to ALPs in the large scale jet of this blazar. Using theoretically motivated models for the magnetic field and particle density con figurations in the kiloparsec scale jet, outside the broad-line region, we find an ALP mass m(a) similar to (1 – 3).10(-7) eV and coupling g(a gamma) similar to (1 – 3).10(-10) GeV-1 after performing an illustrative statistical analysis of spectral data in four different epochs of emission. The precise values of m(a) and g(a gamma) depend weakly on the assumed particle density con figuration and are consistent with the current experimental bounds on these quantities. We apply this method and ALP parameters found from fitting 3C454.3 data to another flat-spectrum radio quasar PKS1222+216 (4C+21.35) data up to 400 GeV, as a consistency check, and found good fit. We find that the ALP-photon mixing effect on the GeV spectra may not be washed out for any reasonable estimate of the magnetic field in the intergalactic media. |
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[Mena, Olga] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: omena@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000327843900024 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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