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arxiv: hep-ph/9812425 · v2 · submitted 1998-12-18 · ✦ hep-ph

Field-induced axion decay a to e^+ e^- in plasma

classification ✦ hep-ph
keywords axiondecayfieldmagneticorderplasmacatalyzingdemonstrate
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The axion decay $a \to e^+ e^-$ is investigated in the presence of a plasma and an external magnetic field. The results demonstrate a strong catalyzing influence of medium. The axion lifetime in the magnetic field of order $10^{15}$ G and at the temperature of order 10 MeV is reduced to $10^4$ s.

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