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A review of the status of axions and axion-like particles is given. Special attention is devoted to the recent results of the PVLAS collaboration, which are in conflict with the CAST data and with the astrophysical constraints. Solutions to the puzzle and the implications for new physics are discussed. The question of axion-like particles being dark matter is also addressed.
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Massó, E. (2008). Axions and Their Relatives. In: Kuster, M., Raffelt, G., Beltrán, B. (eds) Axions. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 741. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73518-2_5
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