Chiral Cherenkov radiation in the presence of a time-dependent chiral chemical potential

Abstract

The photon production process $f\to f+\gamma$ in the presence of a time-dependent chiral chemical potential ${\mu }_5$ is studied. The validity of the adiabatic approximation is demonstrated in the ultra-relativistic limit. Analytical expressions for the photon spectrum are derived for two models of the chiral magnetic conductivity $b_0\propto {\mu }_5$: (i) $b_0(t)=A_1+B_1\tanh (t/\tau )$ and (ii) $b_0(t)=A_2(t/\tau )/(1+t^2/{\tau }^2)$. It is known that for constant $b_0$, photon emission may exhibit a resonance for one photon polarization depending on the sign of $b_0$. It is shown that in model (i), up to two resonances may occur, depending on the sign of the asymptotic values $b_0(\infty )$ and $b_0(-\infty )$. No resonances are observed in model (ii). Numerical calculations are performed using parameters relevant to quark-gluon plasma, and the universality of the results is discussed.

arXiv comment11 pages, 5 figures, v2: minor stylistic improvements

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