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Active galactic nuclei shed light on axionlike particles.
- Source :
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Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2009 May 22; Vol. 102 (20), pp. 201101. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 May 21. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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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