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Active galactic nuclei shed light on axionlike particles.

Authors :
Burrage C
Davis AC
Shaw DJ
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2009 May 22; Vol. 102 (20), pp. 201101. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 May 21.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

We demonstrate that the scatter in the luminosity relations of astrophysical objects can be used to search for axionlike particles. This analysis is applied to observations of active galactic nuclei, where we find evidence highly suggestive of the existence of a very light axionlike particle.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0031-9007
Volume :
102
Issue :
20
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19519013
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.201101