Gravitational lensing of photons coupled to massive particles

J.-F. Glicenstein
Phys. Rev. D 97, 083005 – Published 16 April 2018

Abstract

The gravitational deflection of massless and massive particles, both with and without spin, has been extensively studied. This paper discusses the lensing of a particle which oscillates between two interaction eigenstates. The deflection angle, lens equation and time delay between images are derived in a model of photon to hidden-photon oscillations. In the case of coherent oscillations, the coupled photon behaves as a massive particle with a mass equal to the product of the coupling constant and hidden-photon mass. The conditions for observing coherent photon-hidden photon lensing are discussed.

  • Received 19 October 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.97.083005

© 2018 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Gravitation, Cosmology & AstrophysicsParticles & Fields

Authors & Affiliations

J.-F. Glicenstein*

  • IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

  • *glicens@cea.fr

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Vol. 97, Iss. 8 — 15 April 2018

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