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arxiv: 2604.01277 · v1 · submitted 2026-04-01 · ✦ hep-ph · astro-ph.HE· hep-ex

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Lights, Camera, Axion: Tracing Axions from Supernovae in the Diffuse γ-ray Sky

Brijesh Kanodia , Debajit Bose , Subhadip Bouri , Ranjan Laha
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The pith

Axions from supernovae convert to photons across cosmic magnetic fields, producing a diffuse gamma-ray background that constrains their coupling using existing telescope data.

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The paper calculates the total diffuse gamma-ray flux expected from axions created in all core-collapse supernovae over cosmic time. It models axion production together with photon conversion in the magnetic fields of progenitor stars, host galaxies, the intergalactic medium, and the Milky Way, using an updated star-formation rate. Comparison of the predicted flux to measurements from COMPTEL, EGRET, and Fermi-LAT then yields competitive upper limits on the axion-photon coupling over a wide mass range. The same framework also forecasts how future MeV telescopes could improve sensitivity to this signal.

Core claim

We develop a comprehensive framework to compute the diffuse gamma-ray flux by modeling axion production in supernovae and, for the first time, consistently accounting for their conversion into photons across all relevant magnetic field environments - progenitor, host galaxy, intergalactic medium, and the Milky Way - together with an updated cosmic star formation rate. Using measurements of the diffuse gamma-ray sky from COMPTEL, EGRET, and Fermi-LAT, we derive competitive constraints on the axion-photon coupling over a wide range of axion masses. We further forecast the sensitivity of upcoming MeV gamma-ray telescopes to this diffuse signal using a Fisher forecast analysis.

What carries the argument

The integrated diffuse gamma-ray flux produced by axion-photon conversion in the sequence of progenitor, host-galaxy, intergalactic, and Milky Way magnetic fields, summed over the cosmic supernova population.

If this is right

  • Competitive upper limits on the axion-photon coupling are obtained across a broad interval of axion masses.
  • The predicted signal strength scales with the adopted cosmic star-formation history.
  • Fisher forecasts show that next-generation MeV telescopes can reach substantially smaller coupling values.
  • Full inclusion of conversion in every magnetic-field stage reduces the uncertainty in the derived bounds.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The approach supplies an independent channel that can be combined with laboratory and stellar-cooling searches to narrow the allowed axion parameter space.
  • Improved maps of galactic and extragalactic magnetic fields would directly tighten or relax the present constraints.
  • If a diffuse excess matching the predicted shape is found, it would constitute evidence for axions independent of any single supernova event.
  • Analogous diffuse signals could be calculated for other light bosons that mix with photons in magnetic fields.

Load-bearing premise

Axion production rates inside supernovae and the photon conversion probabilities in the modeled magnetic fields are accurate enough that any excess or deficit in the observed diffuse gamma-ray background can be attributed directly to the coupling strength.

What would settle it

A measurement of the diffuse gamma-ray intensity in the relevant bands that falls well below the minimum level predicted for any coupling value still allowed by other experiments, or a clear detection whose energy spectrum, angular distribution, and redshift dependence match the calculated axion-conversion component.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2604.01277 by Brijesh Kanodia, Debajit Bose, Ranjan Laha, Subhadip Bouri.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1: Time-integrated axion spectra for the supernova progenitor profiles [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2: Axion–photon conversion probabilities in various magnetic field environments: (a) Progenitor star (upper left), [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3: Fits to the cosmic SFRD in two regimes: a [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5: Constraints on [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6: Projected 95% CL sensitivity on [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7: Comparison of the ROI-averaged MW axion [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8: Same as Fig [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9: Same as Fig [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: FIG. 10: Fisher forecast corner plot for the APT experiment at axion mass [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_10.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Axions produced copiously in core-collapse supernovae can convert into photons as they propagate through various astrophysical magnetic fields. The cumulative emission from the cosmic population of supernovae can therefore generate a diffuse gamma-ray signal through axion-photon conversion. In this work, we develop a comprehensive framework to compute the diffuse gamma-ray flux by modeling axion production in supernovae and, \textit{for the first time}, consistently accounting for their conversion into photons across all relevant magnetic field environments - progenitor, host galaxy, intergalactic medium, and the Milky Way - together with an updated cosmic star formation rate. Using measurements of the diffuse gamma-ray sky from COMPTEL, EGRET, and \textit{Fermi}-LAT, we derive competitive constraints on the axion-photon coupling over a wide range of axion masses. We further forecast the sensitivity of upcoming MeV gamma-ray telescopes to this diffuse signal using a Fisher forecast analysis.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript develops a comprehensive framework to compute the diffuse gamma-ray flux from axions produced in core-collapse supernovae, modeling production and, for the first time, consistent photon conversion across progenitor, host-galaxy, intergalactic-medium, and Milky-Way magnetic fields together with an updated cosmic star-formation rate. The predicted flux is compared to diffuse gamma-ray measurements from COMPTEL, EGRET, and Fermi-LAT to derive competitive constraints on the axion-photon coupling g_{aγ} over a wide range of axion masses; Fisher forecasts for the sensitivity of upcoming MeV telescopes are also presented.

Significance. If the astrophysical modeling holds, the work supplies a new, multi-environment probe of axion parameters that links supernova populations directly to the diffuse gamma-ray background. The consistent treatment of conversion probabilities across all relevant magnetic-field environments is a clear advance over prior single-site calculations and could yield genuinely competitive limits. The inclusion of an updated star-formation rate and forward-looking Fisher forecasts further strengthens the paper’s utility for the axion and MeV-astronomy communities.

major comments (2)
  1. [multi-environment conversion framework] The central claim that competitive constraints on g_{aγ} are obtained rests on the photon-conversion probability P_{a→γ} being known to sufficient precision. The framework description adopts fixed central values for IGM and host-galaxy B-field strength and coherence length without marginalization, even though literature values span more than an order of magnitude; because the conversion probability scales as B², this choice can shift the predicted flux (and therefore the derived limits) by factors of several. This issue is load-bearing for the competitiveness assertion and must be addressed by explicit variation of these parameters as nuisance parameters in the likelihood or by a dedicated robustness study.
  2. [§5] §5 (data comparison and likelihood): the comparison to COMPTEL/EGRET/Fermi-LAT diffuse data does not indicate that astrophysical systematics (B-field uncertainties, star-formation-rate variations) are propagated into the final posterior on g_{aγ}. If only instrumental statistical errors are used, the reported bounds may be artificially tight; the manuscript should show the impact of these systematics on the final limits.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract / Introduction] The abstract states that conversion is accounted for “for the first time” across all environments; an explicit side-by-side comparison with earlier single-environment calculations should be added to the introduction to substantiate the novelty claim.
  2. Notation for the conversion probability P_{a→γ} and its dependence on coherence length should be introduced with a dedicated equation early in the text rather than being defined piecewise in the environment-by-environment sections.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the detailed and constructive report. We appreciate the recognition of the novelty in our multi-environment conversion framework and the inclusion of updated star-formation rates and forecasts. We address the major comments below and have made revisions to strengthen the robustness of our results.

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  1. Referee: [multi-environment conversion framework] The central claim that competitive constraints on g_{aγ} are obtained rests on the photon-conversion probability P_{a→γ} being known to sufficient precision. The framework description adopts fixed central values for IGM and host-galaxy B-field strength and coherence length without marginalization, even though literature values span more than an order of magnitude; because the conversion probability scales as B², this choice can shift the predicted flux (and therefore the derived limits) by factors of several. This issue is load-bearing for the competitiveness assertion and must be addressed by explicit variation of these parameters as nuisance parameters in the likelihood or by a dedicated robustness study.

    Authors: We agree with the referee that the uncertainties in the magnetic field parameters are important and should be accounted for to support the competitiveness of the constraints. In the revised manuscript, we have performed a dedicated robustness study by varying the IGM and host-galaxy B-field strengths and coherence lengths over the ranges reported in the literature. We present the resulting variation in the predicted flux and the corresponding shifts in the derived limits on g_{aγ}. While the limits do shift by up to a factor of a few, they remain competitive with existing bounds. We have updated the text to include this analysis and discuss the implications for the final results. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§5] §5 (data comparison and likelihood): the comparison to COMPTEL/EGRET/Fermi-LAT diffuse data does not indicate that astrophysical systematics (B-field uncertainties, star-formation-rate variations) are propagated into the final posterior on g_{aγ}. If only instrumental statistical errors are used, the reported bounds may be artificially tight; the manuscript should show the impact of these systematics on the final limits.

    Authors: We acknowledge that the original analysis used only the statistical uncertainties from the gamma-ray data. In the revised version, we have extended the likelihood analysis to include astrophysical systematics as nuisance parameters, specifically marginalizing over variations in B-field parameters and the star-formation rate. We show the impact on the posterior distributions and the resulting limits, which are mildly weakened but still competitive. This is now explicitly described in §5 and the associated figures. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: flux prediction uses independent astrophysical inputs and external gamma-ray data

full rationale

The derivation computes axion production rates from standard supernova models and conversion probabilities across magnetic fields using literature values for B-fields and star-formation rates, then compares the resulting diffuse flux to independent COMPTEL/EGRET/Fermi-LAT measurements to set limits on g_aγ. No equation reduces the output to a fitted parameter by construction, no self-citation supplies the central uniqueness or ansatz, and the comparison is to external benchmarks. The framework is self-contained against those benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 3 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on standard astrophysical models of axion production and magnetic-field conversion whose detailed implementations are not derived from first principles in the paper.

axioms (3)
  • domain assumption Axion production rates in core-collapse supernovae follow standard calculations based on temperature and density profiles.
    Invoked to compute the initial axion flux before propagation.
  • domain assumption Magnetic field strengths and coherence lengths in progenitor stars, host galaxies, IGM, and Milky Way are known well enough for conversion probability estimates.
    Required for the photon conversion step across all environments.
  • domain assumption The cosmic star formation rate history is accurately described by the updated parametrization used.
    Used to integrate the supernova population over cosmic time.

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