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Revisiting longitudinal plasmon-axion conversion in external magnetic fields

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arxiv 2005.00078 v2 pith:MDMMGQX7 submitted 2020-04-30 hep-ph

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keywords axionconversionfieldmagneticplasmon-axiondispersionexternallongitudinal
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In the presence of an external magnetic field the axion and the photon mix. In particular, the dispersion relation of a longitudinal plasmon always crosses the dispersion relation of the axion (for small axion masses), thus leading to a resonant conversion. Using thermal field theory we concisely derive the axion emission rate, applying it to astrophysical and laboratory scenarios. For the Sun, depending on the magnetic field profile plasmon-axion conversion can dominate over Primakoff production at low energies ($\lesssim 200\,$eV). This both provides a new axion source for future helioscopes and, in the event of discovery, would probe the magnetic field structure of the Sun. In the case of white dwarfs (WDs), plasmon-axion conversion provides a pure photon coupling probe of the axion, which may contribute significantly for low-mass WDs. Finally we rederive and confirm the axion absorption rate of the recently proposed plasma haloscopes.

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