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Spin-dependent axion generation with controllable emission angles in strong-laser fields

Jia-Ding Chen1, Hang Liu1, Kai-Hong Zhuang1, Baifei Shen1, Pei-Lun He2,*, and Yue-Yue Chen1,†

  • 1Department of Physics, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Dark Matter Physics, Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education) and School of Physics and Astronomy, Collaborative Innovation Center for IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China

  • *Contact author: peilunhe@sjtu.edu.cn
  • †Contact author: yueyuechen@shnu.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. D 114, L011906 – Published 21 July, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/dkf6-3jlf

Abstract

We investigate axion production in the collision between a spin-polarized relativistic electron beam and an ultraintense laser pulse. A spin-resolved Monte Carlo framework is developed to model axion-electron and axion-photon couplings in arbitrary electromagnetic fields, using quantum emission probabilities under the local constant field approximation. Owing to spin-dependent asymmetries in the radiation probability, the emitted axions acquire a characteristic angular deflection correlated with the initial electron polarization, enabling control of the axion emission via the polarizations of the electron beam and laser field. Simulations demonstrate that a dense (∼1010gae2) and highly collimated axion beam with a tunable milliradian-scale deflection can be produced within tens of femtoseconds using current laser technology. The polarization-tagged angular asymmetry, combined with femtosecond time gating, provides enhanced signal-background discrimination. These results establish a spin-dependent mechanism for manipulating axion trajectories and open a promising route toward laboratory-based searches for the axion-electron coupling.

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Phys. Rev. D 114, L011906– Published 21 July, 2026
  • Received 30 July 2025
  • Revised 4 January 2026
  • Accepted 28 May 2026
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