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Overlooked astrophysical signatures of axion(-like) particles

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9σ 4.2σQVexpected S-Zexpected S-Z2.3σexpected S-ZWX-rays observ. Hot gas properties31 co-added WMAP cluster fields expected S-Z effect 4x bigger less e - Radiative decay <strong>of</strong> massive <strong>particles</strong>, e.g. <strong>axion</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the KK-type to reconcile contradictionR. Lieu, J.P.D. Mittaz, M. Bonamente, S-N. Zhang,ApJ. 648 (2006) 176Average WMAP observed and predicted radial pr<strong>of</strong>ile for the 31 clusters. Thecontinuum <strong>of</strong> the prediction curve is fixed by alignment with the 2 o –3 o data. Thisalignment procedure is justified … it was shown that when 33 random fields were coadded,the 2 o –3 o annulus exhibits high stability. + systematical errors

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