Optical circular polarization induced by axionlike particles in blazars
arXiv:2209.14214 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.107.043031
Abstract
We propose that the interaction between the axionlike particles (ALPs) and photons can be a possible origin of optical circular polarization (CP) in blazars. Given that there is no definite detection of optical CP at level, a rough limit on ALP-photon coupling can be obtained, specifically for , depending on the magnetic field configuration of the blazar jet. Obviously, for the blazar models with a larger magnetic field strength, such as hadronic radiation models, this constraint could be more stringent. We also perform a dedicated analysis of the tentative observations of optical CP in two blazars, namely 3C 66A and OJ 287, and we find that these observations could be explained by the ALP-photon mixing with . As an outlook, our analysis can be improved by further research on the radiation models of blazars and high-precision joint measurements of optical CP and linear polarization.
arXiv comment15 pages, 9 figures, 4 tables
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