AxionNS: Ray-tracing in neutron stars
Abstract
AxionNS computes radio light curves resulting from the resonant conversion of Axion dark matter into photons within the magnetosphere of a neutron star. Photon trajectories are traced from the observer to the magnetosphere where a root finding algorithm identifies the regions of resonant conversion. Given the modeling of the axion dark matter distribution and conversion probability, one can compute the photon flux emitted from these regions. The individual contributions from all the trajectories is then summed to obtain the radiated photon power per unit solid angle.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Pub Date:
- June 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020ascl.soft06009L
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- Software