Fifth Forces from QCD Axions Scale Differently

We reexamine the low-energy potential for a macroscopic fifth force generated from the exchange of two axions. The shift symmetry of the linear axion interactions leads to a potential falling off as V(r)∼1/r^{5}. We find that in the case of the QCD axion higher-order terms in the Lagrangian break the shift symmetry and lead to the dominant contribution to the potential scaling as V(r)∼1/r^{3}. These terms are generated by the same physics responsible for the axion mass, and therefore the new contributions to the potential induce a different force for external nucleons and leptons. We demonstrate how this result affects the sensitivity of searches for new long-range forces.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:132

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Physical review letters - 132(2024), 10 vom: 08. März, Seite 101802

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bauer, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Rostagni, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 22.03.2024

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Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.101802

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NLM370078756