6 papers
-Dwarfs: White Dwarfs probe Quadratically Coupled Scalars
Kai Bartnick, Konstantin Springmann, Stefan Stelzl +1
We study ultralight scalar fields with quadratic couplings to Standard-Model fermions and derive strong constraints from white-dwarf mass-radius data. Such couplings source scalar…
The COSMIC WISPers White Paper: The physics case for Weakly Interacting Slim Particles
Ariel Arza, Deniz Aybas, Shyam Balaji +124
Axions and other very weakly interacting slim particles (WISPs), with masses below 1 GeV, arise naturally in many extensions of the Standard Model of particle physics. In particula…
New ultralight scalar particles and the mass-radius relation of white dwarfs -- the important role of Sirius B
Kai Bartnick, Detlev Koester, Rolf-Peter Kudritzki +3
We present the equation of state for two classes of new ultralight particles, a scalar field coupling to electrons and a light QCD axion field coupling to…
A Universal Bound on QCD Axions from Supernovae
Konstantin Springmann, Michael Stadlbauer, Stefan Stelzl +1
We identify a new production channel for QCD axions in supernova environments that contributes to axion emissivity for all models solving the strong CP problem. This channel arises…
From Supernovae to Neutron Stars: A Systematic Approach to Axion Production at Finite Density
Konstantin Springmann, Michael Stadlbauer, Stefan Stelzl +1
We present a systematic study of QCD axion production in environments with finite baryon density and temperature, implying significant changes to axion phenomenology. Within heavy…
Constraining Light QCD Axions with Isolated Neutron Star Cooling
Antonio Gómez-Bañón, Kai Bartnick, Konstantin Springmann +1
The existence of light QCD axions, whose mass depends on an additional free parameter, can lead to a new ground state of matter, where the sourced axion field reduces the nucleon e…