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Nuclear decay anomalies as a signature of axion dark matter
Xin Zhang, Nick Houston, Tianjun Li
A number of nuclear decay anomalies have been reported in the literature, which purport to show periodic variations in the decay rates of certain radioisotopes. If these reports re…
Searching for solar axions using data from the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory
Aagaman Bhusal, Nick Houston, Tianjun Li
We explore a novel detection possibility for solar axions, which relies only on their couplings to nucleons, via the axion-induced dissociation of deuterons into their constituent…
A detailed exploration of the EDGES 21 cm absorption anomaly and axion-induced cooling
Chuang Li, Nick Houston, Tianjun Li +2
The EDGES collaboration's observation of an anomalously strong 21 cm absorption feature around the cosmic dawn era has energised the cosmological community by suggesting a novel si…
Natural explanation for 21cm absorption signals via axion-induced cooling
Nick Houston, Chuang Li, Tianjun Li +2
The EDGES Collaboration has reported an anomalously strong 21cm absorption feature corresponding to the era of first star formation, which may indirectly betray the influence of da…
A new solar neutrino channel for grand-unification monopole searches
Nick Houston, Tianjun Li, Chen Sun
We identify a previously untapped discovery channel for grand-unification monopoles, arising from their ability to catalyse the direct decay of protons into monoenergetic 459 MeV a…
GUT monopoles, the Witten effect and QCD axion phenomenology
Nick Houston, Tianjun Li
Taken individually, magnetic monopoles and axions are both well-motivated aspects of physics beyond the Standard Model. We demonstrate that by virtue of the Witten effect, their in…