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A new probe of axion-like particles: CMB polarization distortions due to cluster magnetic fields

A new probe of axion-like particles: CMB polarization distortions due to cluster magnetic fields

We propose using the upcoming Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) ground based experiments to detect the signal of ALPs (Axion like particles) interacting with magnetic fields in galaxy clusters. The conversion between CMB photons and ALPs in the presence of the cluster magnetic field can cause a polarized spectral distortion in …