Heavy axion-like particles (ALPs), with masses ma ≳ 100 keV, coupled with photons, would be copiously produced in a supernova (SN) core via Primakoff process and photon coalescence. Using a state-of-the-art SN model, we revisit the energy-loss SN 1987A bounds on axion-photon coupling. Moreover, we point out that heavy ALPs with masses ma ≳ 100 MeV and axion-photon coupling gaγ ≳ 4 × 10−9 GeV−1 would decay into photons behind the shock-wave producing a possible enhancement in the energy deposition that would boost the SN shock revival.
Heavy axion-like particles and core-collapse supernovae: constraints and impact on the explosion mechanism
Lucente, Giuseppe;Carenza, Pierluca;Mirizzi, Alessandro
2020-01-01
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Heavy axion-like particles (ALPs), with masses ma ≳ 100 keV, coupled with photons, would be copiously produced in a supernova (SN) core via Primakoff process and photon coalescence. Using a state-of-the-art SN model, we revisit the energy-loss SN 1987A bounds on axion-photon coupling. Moreover, we point out that heavy ALPs with masses ma ≳ 100 MeV and axion-photon coupling gaγ ≳ 4 × 10−9 GeV−1 would decay into photons behind the shock-wave producing a possible enhancement in the energy deposition that would boost the SN shock revival.File in questo prodotto:
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