Searching for a 0.1-1 keV Cosmic Axion Background

Primordial decays of string theory moduli at z \sim 10^{12} naturally generate a dark radiation Cosmic Axion Background (CAB) with 0.1 - 1 keV energies. This CAB can be detected through axion-photon conversion in astrophysical magnetic fields to give quasi-thermal excesses in the extreme ultraviolet...

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Main Authors: Conlon, J, Marsh, M
Format: Journal article
Published: American Physical Society 2013