Neutron stars may be shrouded in axions Physicists show that neutron stars may be shrouded in clouds of 'axions' -- and that these clouds can teach us a lot Date: October 18, 2024 Source ...
A team of physicists from the universities of Amsterdam, Princeton and Oxford have shown that extremely light particles known as axions may occur in large clouds around neutron stars. These axions ...
An axion cloud around a neutron star. Credit: University of Amsterdam. A team of physicists from the universities of Amsterdam, Princeton, and Oxford has made an exciting discovery that could help ...
(via PBS Space Time) Neutron stars aren't dark matter--we figured that out a while ago. But new research is telling us that they may be dark matter factories. They may produce the exotic axion, one of ...