Rotation-induced relaxation of supernova constraints on axionlike particles
旋转引起的超新星对类轴子粒子约束的放宽
We study how rotation modifies the constraints on MeV-scale axionlike particles (ALPs) coupled to photons derived from SN 1987A. We constrain the ALP parameter space based on both the energy-loss argument and the gamma-ray limits and examine how these constraints are affected by stellar rotation. Adopting initial angular velocities of <inline-formula><mml:math><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>Ω</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>0.0</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><mml:math><mml:mrow><mml:mn>1.0</mml:mn><mml:mtext> </mml:mtext><mml:mi>rad</mml:mi><mml:mtext> </mml:mtext><mml:msup><mml:mrow><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mo>−</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msup></mml:mrow></mml:math></inline-formula> in the iron core, we carry out two-dimensional core-collapse supernova simulations for three progenitor models—a <inline-formula><mml:math><mml:mn>14</mml:mn><mml:mo>+</mml:mo><mml:mn>9</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mi>M</mml:mi><mml:mo>⊙</mml:mo></mml:msub></mml:math></inline-formula> binary and <inline-formula><mml:math><mml:mn>13</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mi>M</mml:mi><mml:mo>⊙</mml:mo></mml:msub></mml:math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><mml:math><mml:mn>18</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mi>M</mml:mi><mml:mo>⊙</mml:mo></mml:msub></mml:math></inline-formula> single stars with solar metallicity—and estimate ALP emission rates through postprocessing. We find that rotation suppresses ALP emission by reducing the core temperature via centrifugal support. Rotation also reduces the neutrino luminosity, but the suppression of ALP emission is more effective, leading to relaxed constraints within a criterion based on the energy-loss argument. This relaxation is particularly pronounced in the rotating <inline-formula><mml:math><mml:mn>18</mml:mn><mml:msub><mml:mi>M</mml:mi><mml:mo>⊙</mml:mo></mml:msub></mml:math></inline-formula> model, where a substantial decrease in the central temperature occurs at <inline-formula><mml:math><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi>t</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mi>pb</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:msub><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mn>0.8</mml:mn><mml:mi>─</mml:mi><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mtext> </mml:mtext><mml:mtext> </mml:mtext><mml:mi>s</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math></inline-formula>. In this criterion, such rapid temporal variations in temperature indicate that the resulting constraints depend sensitively on both the evaluation time and the underlying supernova model. For a gamma-ray limit from the SN 1987A observation, rotation has a negligible impact on the constraint. This is because the ALP-induced gamma-ray fluence observed at Earth is proportional to the fourth power of the ALP-photon coupling constant, making the constraint relatively insensitive to the rotational suppression of ALP emission.
展开 ▾首次系统比较旋转与非旋转二维核塌缩超新星模型对 MeV 尺度光耦合 ALP 约束的影响:旋转显著放宽能量损失限制(尤其 18 倍太阳质量模型),而伽马射线限制几乎不变,因为注量正比于耦合常数四次方。
过去对 MeV 尺度光耦合 ALP 的超新星约束主要依赖一维球对称模型,对旋转和多维效应如何影响能量损失判据与伽马射线注量约束缺乏系统考察。本文用二维旋转核塌缩超新星模拟及后处理扫描,显示旋转通过离心支撑降低原中子星核心温度,从而明显抑制 ALP 发射;在 18 倍太阳质量模型中这一效应最强,甚至使能量损失约束对评估时刻和前身星模型高度敏感。与之相对,地球观测的 ALP 诱发伽马射线注量正比于耦合常数的四次方,因此旋转对伽马射线约束的影响可忽略。未来需要把 ALP 反馈直接耦合进长期二维或三维超新星演化,覆盖更广的前身星、旋转速率和状态方程,并同时利用中微子持续时间与伽马射线非探测来给出更稳健的参数空间限制。
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