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仙后座A中冷却中子星的轴子衰变常数极限

Limit on the Axion Decay Constant from the Cooling Neutron Star in Cassiopeia A

Koichi Hamaguchi, Natsumi Nagata, Keisuke Yanagi, Jiaming Zheng

摘要:

位于超新星遗迹仙后座A(Cas A)中心的中子星(NS)观测到的快速冷却可以用最小NS冷却方案来解释。如果存在一个额外的冷源,如轴子发射,这一结果可能会改变。在这项工作中,我们研究了在轴子发射存在下的Cas A NS冷却,考虑到在整个寿命的Cas A NS的温度演化。我们得到的轴子衰变常数,$f_a\gtrsim (5-7)\times 10^8$ GeV的下限,如果恒星有一个薄碳层的信封。这与SN1987A等其他天体物理观测所施加的现有限制一样强大。

英文摘要:

The observed rapid cooling of the neutron star (NS) located at the center of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) can be explained in the minimal NS cooling scenario. This consequence may be changed if there exists an extra cooling source, such as axion emission. In this work, we study the Cas A NS cooling in the presence of axion emission, taking account of the temperature evolution in the whole life of the Cas A NS. We obtain a lower limit on the axion decay constant, $f_a\gtrsim (5-7)\times 10^8$ GeV, if the star has an envelope with a thin carbon layer. This is as strong as existing limits imposed by other astrophysical observations such as SN1987A.

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