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Validity of bounds on light axions for f≲1013  GeV

Martin Bauer and Sreemanti Chakraborti

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Phys. Rev. D 112, 103019 – Published 12 November, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/l94k-l152

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Light bosonic dark matter fields that can be treated like a classical wave have nonlinear field values close to massive bodies. Here we make the important observation that the quadratic interactions of axion dark matter lead to nonperturbative axion field values for values of the decay constant of f≲1013  GeV and masses ma≲7×108/f  eV2 and generalize this result for axionlike particles. We identify experimental observables impacted by this effect.

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Phys. Rev. D 112, 103019– Published 12 November, 2025
  • Received 28 October 2024
  • Accepted 24 September 2025
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