Constraining Axion-like Particles through Multi-epoch Monitoring of Strong Gravitational Lenses

arXiv:2602.12863 · astro-ph.CO · Submitted 2026-02-13 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2026-02-13

Updated: 2026-08-30

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Terminology

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• Accuracy — 4× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Core — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Consistency — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Cosmic Lens All-Sky Survey — 2× in this paper
• Gravitational Lensing — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• AGN — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Abundance — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Frequency Dependence — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Jansky Very Large Array — 1× in this paper
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory — 1× in this paper
• Robustness — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Spectral Distortions — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Velocity Dispersion — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Weak Lensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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• The Low-Energy Frontier of Particle Physics
• Exploring the Role of Axions and Other WISPs in the Dark Universe
• New constraints on light Axion-Like Particles using Chandra Transmission Grating Spectroscopy of the powerful cluster-hosted quasar H1821+643
• Astrophysical limits on very light axion-like particles from Chandra grating spectroscopy of NGC 1275
• A New Bound on Axion-Like Particles
• Constraints on Axion-Like Particles from X-ray Observations of NGC1275
• Leading Axion-Photon Sensitivity with NuSTAR Observations of M82 and M87
• Hunting Axion Dark Matter with Protoplanetary Disk Polarimetry
• Axion Dark Matter Detection with CMB Polarization
• Probing Axions with Event Horizon Telescope Polarimetric Measurements
• Signals of Axion Like Dark Matter in Time Dependent Polarization of Light
• Searching for axion-like particles under strong gravitational lenses
• Searching for axion-like time-dependent cosmic birefringence with data from SPT-3G
• Exploration of the polarization angle variability of the Crab Nebula with POLARBEAR and its application to the search for axion-like particles
• Searches for signatures of ultra-light axion dark matter in polarimetry data of the European Pulsar Timing Array

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