2019
DOI: 10.1017/s1743921320000873
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White dwarfs as advanced physics laboratories. The axion case

Abstract: The shape of the luminosity function of white dwarfs (WDLF) is sensitive to the characteristic cooling time and, therefore, it can be used to test the existence of additional sources or sinks of energy such as those predicted by alternative physical theories. However, because of the degeneracy between the physical properties of white dwarfs and the properties of the Galaxy, the star formation history (SFH) and the IMF, it is almost always possible to explain any anomaly as an artifact introduced by the star fo… Show more

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“…[200]. Other independent observations have, since then, confirmed the trend in other WDV stars [201]; the WD luminosity function (WDLF) [202][203][204][205]; red giant branch (RGB) stars [186]; 2 horizontal branch (HB) stars [189,190]; red clump stars [206]; helium burning intermediate mass stars [207,208]; and supernovae (SN) progenitors [209] (see also discussion in Sec. 3.4.3 of Ref.…”
Section: Stellar Evolution Signatures Of Ultralight Bosonsmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…[200]. Other independent observations have, since then, confirmed the trend in other WDV stars [201]; the WD luminosity function (WDLF) [202][203][204][205]; red giant branch (RGB) stars [186]; 2 horizontal branch (HB) stars [189,190]; red clump stars [206]; helium burning intermediate mass stars [207,208]; and supernovae (SN) progenitors [209] (see also discussion in Sec. 3.4.3 of Ref.…”
Section: Stellar Evolution Signatures Of Ultralight Bosonsmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…Since then, more observations have been interpreted as a hint to the existence of FIPs. These include: a few WDV stars [65]; red giant branch (RGB) stars [82] 3 ; horizontal branch (HB) stars [71,72]; the WD luminosity function (WDLF) [63,64,83,84]; red clump stars [85]; helium burning intermediate mass stars [73,86]; and supernovae (SN) progenitors [69] (see also discussion in Sect. 3.4.3 of Ref.…”
Section: Bounds and Hints From Stellar Evolutionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The hint is subject to several uncertainties but is confirmed in the most recent analyses (see Refs. [83,84]).…”
Section: Axion-electron Couplingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Since then, more observations have been interpreted as a hint to the existence of FIPs. These include: a few WDV stars [63]; red giant branch (RGB) stars [82]; 3 horizontal branch (HB) stars [69,70]; the WD luminosity function (WDLF) [61,62,83,84]; red clump stars [85]; helium burning intermediate mass stars [71,86]; and supernovae (SN) progenitors [67] (see also discussion in Sec. 3.4.3 of Ref.…”
Section: Bounds and Hints From Stellar Evolutionmentioning
confidence: 99%