A short-lived axion variant

Lawrence Krauss; Frank Wilczek

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(86)90244-3

A short-lived axion variant

Lawrence Krauss, Frank Wilczek

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It is argued that existing experiments do not preclude the existence of an axion with very small Peccei-Quinn scale, coupled preferentially to light fermions. Parameters are fixed for the 1.8 MeV particle suggested by recent heavy-ion experiments. Mechanisms for slowing down or binding the axion in a nuclear environment are suggested.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	189-192
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	173
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(86)90244-3
State	Published - Jun 5 1986
Externally published	Yes

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