Axion production from Landau quantization in the strong magnetic field of magnetars

We utilize an exact quantum calculation to explore axion emission from electrons and protons in the presence of the strong magnetic field of magnetars. The axion is emitted via transitions between the Landau levels generated by the strong magnetic field. The luminosity of axions emitted by protons i...

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Main Authors: Tomoyuki Maruyama, A. Baha Balantekin, Myung-Ki Cheoun, Toshitaka Kajino, Grant J. Mathews
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Physics Letters B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269318301084