A Search for Axionic Dark Matter Using the Magnetar PSR J1745-2900

Abstract

We report on a search for dark matter axion conversion photons from the magnetosphere of the Galactic Center magnetar PSR J1745-2900 using spectra obtained from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array. No significant spectral features are detected. Using a hybrid model for PSR J1745-2900 and canonical assumptions about the dark matter density profile, we exclude axion models with axion-photon coupling $g_{a\gamma \gamma }$ > 6-34 x 10${}^{-12}$ GeV${}^{-1}$ with 95% confidence over the mass ranges 4.2-8.4, 18.6-26.9, 33.0-41.4, 53.7-62.1, and 126.0-159.3 $\mu$eV. If there is a dark matter cusp, the limits reduce to $g_{a\gamma \gamma }$ > 6-34 x 10${}^{-14}$ GeV${}^{-1}$, which overlap some axion models for the observed mass ranges > 33 $\mu$eV. These limits may be improved by modeling the stimulated emission that can boost the axion-photon conversion process.

arXiv comment11 pages, 8 figures, 2 tables. Accepted for publication by PRL. Updated to match revised manuscript. Supplementary material included

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