Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Proca Effects of Axion-Like Particle-Photon Interactions on Light Polarization in External Magnetic Fields

  • Published:
International Journal of Theoretical Physics Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Photon can mix with the axion-like particles (ALPs) on light polarization when the laser beam travels through a magnetic field. Since there is no conclusive evidence of an exact zero rest mass for the photon in various experiments and observations, we study the Proca effects in various ALP-photon regeneration experiments and develop a formalism which can be adopted to study the evolution of a massive photon in the presence of external magnetic fields. We find that the Proca effects are much smaller than the effects of the standard QCD axions. But if the masses of such particles are comparable, the Proca effects can not be neglected. Furthermore, we get the implied photon mass limit and discuss the feasibility of extending the search for the photon mass limit in this area.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Boulware, D.G., Deser, S.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 2319 (1989)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. Cameron, R., et al.: Phys. Rev. D 47, 3707 (1993)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. Chikashige, Y., Mohapatra, R.N., Peccei, R.D.: Phys. Lett. B 98, 265 (1981)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. De Broglie, L.: La Méchanique Ondulatoire du Photon, Une Nouvelle Théorie de Lumière, vol. 1, pp. 39–40. Hermann, Paris (1940)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Ehret, K., et al.: hep-ex/0702023

  6. Gasperini, M.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 396 (1987)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. Gelmini, G.B., Roncadelli, M.: Phys. Lett. B 99, 411 (1981)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. Goldhaber, A.S., Nieto, M.M.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 21, 567 (1968)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. Goldhaber, A.S., Nieto, M.M.: Rev. Mod. Phys. 43, 277 (1971)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. Goldhaber, A.S., Nieto, M.M.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 149101 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. Greiner, W., Reinhardt, J.: Field Quantization. Springer, New York (1996)

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  12. Haginara, et al.: Phys. Rev. D 66, 010001 (2002)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  13. Kim, J.E.: Phys. Rep. 150, 1 (1987)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  14. Luo, J., Tu, L.C., Hu, Z.K., Luan, E.J.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 081801 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. Luo, J., Tu, L.C., Hu, Z.K., Luan, E.J.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 149102 (2003)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  16. Proca, A.: J. Phys. Radium 7, 347 (1936)

    Article  MATH  Google Scholar 

  17. Peccei, R.D., Quinn, H.R.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 38, 1440 (1977)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  18. Primakoff, H.: Phys. Rev. 81, 899 (1951)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  19. Raffelt, G., Stodolsky, L.: Phys. Rev. D 37, 1237 (1988)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  20. Ringwald, et al.: Phys. Rev. D 75, 035011 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  21. Rosenberg, L.J., Bibber, K.A.: Phys. Rep. 325, 1 (2000)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  22. Sikivie, P.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 51, 1415 (1983)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  23. Spavieri, G., Rodriguez, M.: Phys. Rev. A 75, 052113 (2007)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  24. Tu, L.C., Luo, J., Gillies, G.T.: Rep. Prog. Phys. 68, 77 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  25. Van Bibber, K., et al.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 759 (1987)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  26. Weinberg, S.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 40, 223 (1978)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  27. Wilczek, F.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 40, 279 (1978)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  28. Wilczek, F.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 49, 1549 (1982)

    Article  ADS  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  29. Zavattini, E., et al.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 110406 (2006)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  30. Zioutas, K., et al.: Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 121301 (2005)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. College of Electronic Information Engineering, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Cheng-De Li & Yan-Fu Cheng

Authors
  1. Cheng-De Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yan-Fu Cheng
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Cheng-De Li.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Li, CD., Cheng, YF. Proca Effects of Axion-Like Particle-Photon Interactions on Light Polarization in External Magnetic Fields. Int J Theor Phys 47, 1911–1918 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-007-9635-4

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-007-9635-4

Keywords

Search

Navigation