Constraints on axion-like particles with the Perseus Galaxy Cluster with MAGIC
Creators: name: MAGIC Collaboration
name: Abe, H.
name: Abe, S.
name: Abhir, J.
name: Acciari, V. A.
name: Agudo, I.
name: Aniello, T.
name: Ansoldi, S.
name: Antonelli, L. A.
name: Engels, A. Arbet
name: Arcaro, C.
name: Artero, M.
name: Asano, K.
name: Baack, D.
name: Babić, A.
name: Baquero, A.
name: de Almeida, U. Barres
name: Barrio, J. A.
name: Batković, I.
name: Baxter, J.
name: González, J. Becerra
name: Bednarek, W.
name: Bernardini, E.
name: Bernete, J.
name: Berti, A.
name: Besenrieder, J.
name: Bigongiari, C.
name: Biland, A.
name: Blanch, O.
name: Bonnoli, G.
name: Bošnjak, Ž.
name: Burelli, I.
name: Busetto, G.
name: Campoy-Ordaz, A.
name: Carosi, A.
name: Carosi, R.
name: Carretero-Castrillo, M.
name: Castro-Tirado, A. J.
name: Ceribella, G.
name: Chai, Y.
name: Cifuentes, A.
name: Cikota, S.
name: Colombo, E.
name: Contreras, J. L.
name: Cortina, J.
name: Covino, S.
name: D'Amico, G.
name: D'Elia, V.
name: Da Vela, P.
name: Dazzi, F.
name: De Angelis, A.
name: De Lotto, B.
name: Del Popolo, A.
name: Delgado, J.
name: Mendez, C. Delgado
name: Depaoli, D.
name: Di Pierro, F.
name: Di Venere, L.
name: Donini, A.
name: Dorner, D.
name: Doro, M.
name: Elsaesser, D.
name: Emery, G.
name: Escudero, J.
name: Fariña, L.
name: Fattorini, A.
name: Foffano, L.
name: Font, L.
name: Fukami, S.
name: Fukazawa, Y.
name: López, R. J. García
name: Garczarczyk, M.
name: Gasparyan, S.
name: Gaug, M.
name: Paiva, J. G. Giesbrecht
name: Giglietto, N.
name: Giordano, F.
name: Gliwny, P.
name: Godinović, N.
name: Grau, R.
name: Green, D.
name: Green, J. G.
name: Hadasch, D.
name: Hahn, A.
name: Hassan, T.
name: Heckmann, L.
name: Herrera, J.
name: Hrupec, D.
name: Hütten, M.
name: Imazawa, R.
name: Inada, T.
name: Iotov, R.
name: Ishio, K.
name: Martínez, I. Jiménez
name: Jormanainen, J.
name: Kerszberg, D.
name: Kluge, G. W.
name: Kobayashi, Y.
name: Kouch, P. M.
name: Kubo, H.
name: Kushida, J.
name: Láinez, M.
name: Lamastra, A.
name: Leone, F.
name: Lindfors, E.
name: Linhoff, L.
name: Lombardi, S.
name: Longo, F.
name: López-Coto, R.
name: López-Moya, M.
name: López-Oramas, A.
name: Loporchio, S.
name: Lorini, A.
name: Fraga, B. Machado de Oliveira
name: Majumdar, P.
name: Makariev, M.
name: Maneva, G.
name: Mang, N.
name: Manganaro, M.
name: Mangano, S.
name: Mannheim, K.
name: Mariotti, M.
name: Martínez, M.
name: Martínez-Chicharro, M.
name: Mas-Aguilar, A.
name: Mazin, D.
name: Menchiari, S.
name: Mender, S.
name: Miceli, D.
name: Miener, T.
name: Miranda, J. M.
name: Mirzoyan, R.
name: González, M. Molero
name: Molina, E.
name: Mondal, H. A.
name: Moralejo, A.
name: Morcuende, D.
name: Nakamori, T.
name: Nanci, C.
name: Nava, L.
name: Neustroev, V.
name: Nickel, L.
name: Rosillo, M. Nievas
name: Nigro, C.
name: Nikolić, L.
name: Nilsson, K.
name: Nishijima, K.
name: Ekoume, T. Njoh
name: Noda, K.
name: Nozaki, S.
name: Ohtani, Y.
name: Okumura, A.
name: Otero-Santos, J.
name: Paiano, S.
name: Palatiello, M.
name: Paneque, D.
name: Paoletti, R.
name: Paredes, J. M.
name: Pavlović, D.
name: Persic, M.
name: Pihet, M.
name: Pirola, G.
name: Podobnik, F.
name: Moroni, P. G. Prada
name: Prandini, E.
name: Principe, G.
name: Priyadarshi, C.
name: Rhode, W.
name: Ribó, M.
name: Rico, J.
name: Righi, C.
name: Sahakyan, N.
name: Saito, T.
name: Satalecka, K.
name: Saturni, F. G.
name: Schleicher, B.
name: Schmidt, K.
name: Schmuckermaier, F.
name: Schubert, J. L.
name: Schweizer, T.
name: Sciaccaluga, A.
name: Sitarek, J.
name: Sliusar, V.
name: Sobczynska, D.
name: Spolon, A.
name: Stamerra, A.
name: Strišković, J.
name: Strom, D.
name: Strzys, M.
name: Suda, Y.
name: Suutarinen, S.
name: Tajima, H.
name: Takahashi, M.
name: Takeishi, R.
name: Tavecchio, F.
name: Temnikov, P.
name: Terauchi, K.
name: Terzić, T.
name: Teshima, M.
name: Tosti, L.
name: Truzzi, S.
name: Tutone, A.
name: Ubach, S.
name: van Scherpenberg, J.
name: Acosta, M. Vazquez
name: Ventura, S.
name: Verguilov, V.
name: Viale, I.
name: Vigorito, C. F.
name: Vitale, V.
name: Vovk, I.
name: Walter, R.
name: Will, M.
name: Yamamoto, T.
Publisher: name: arXiv
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)
subject: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: FOS: Physical sciences

description: Axion-like particles (ALPs) are pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone bosons that emerge in various theories beyond the standard model. These particles can interact with high-energy photons in external magnetic fields, influencing the observed gamma-ray spectrum. This study analyzes 41.3 hrs of observational data from the Perseus Galaxy Cluster collected with the MAGIC telescopes. We focused on the spectra the radio galaxy in the center of the cluster: NGC 1275. By modeling the magnetic field surrounding this target, we searched for spectral indications of ALP presence. Despite finding no statistical evidence of ALP signatures, we were able to exclude ALP models in the sub-micro electronvolt range. Our analysis improved upon previous work by calculating the full likelihood and statistical coverage for all considered models across the parameter space. Consequently, we achieved the most stringent limits to date for ALP masses around 50 neV, with cross sections down to $g_{aγ} = 3 \times 10^{-12}$ GeV$^{-1}$.
description: 25 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in Physics of the Dark Universe