The search of axion-like-particles with Fermi and Cherenkov telescopes

Details The search of axion-like-particles with Fermi and Cherenkov telescopes The search of axion-like-particles with Fermi and Cherenkov telescopes

2010-01-12

arxiv.org/abs/1001.1892v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics

6 pages, 5 figures. Proc. of the 2009 Fermi Symposium, Washington, DC, Nov 2-5; eConf Proceedings C091122

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Axion Like Particles (ALPs), postulated to solve the strong-CP problem, are predicted to couple with photons in the presence of magnetic fields, which may lead to a significant change in the observed spectra of gamma-ray sources such as AGNs. Here we simultaneously consider in the same framework both the photon/axion mixing that takes place in the gamma-ray source and that one expected to occur in the intergalactic magnetic fields. We show that photon/axion mixing could explain recent puzzles regarding the observed spectra of distant gamma-ray sources as well as the recently published lower limit to the EBL intensity. We finally summarize the different signatures expected and discuss the best strategy to search for ALPs with the Fermi satellite and current Cherenkov telescopes like CANGAROO, HESS, MAGIC and VERITAS.

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