Staff profile

I am a theoretical particle physicist and a science comedian. My research focuses on discovering new fundamental physics through astrophysical observations. My comedy takes an irreverent and occasionally surreal look at what theoretical physicists do all day.

Journal Article

• ALP anarchy
  Chadha-Day, F., Maxwell, J., & Turner, J. (2024). ALP anarchy. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2024(09), https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2024/09/056
• Updated bounds on axion-like particles from X-ray observations
  Schallmoser, S., Krippendorf, S., Chadha-Day, F., & Weller, J. (2022). Updated bounds on axion-like particles from X-ray observations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 514(1), 329-341. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stac1224
• Axion dark matter: What is it and why now?
  Chadha-Day, F., Ellis, J., & Marsh, D. J. (2022). Axion dark matter: What is it and why now?. Science Advances, 8(8), https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abj3618
• Axion-like particle oscillations
  Chadha-Day, F. (2022). Axion-like particle oscillations. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2022(01), Article 013. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2022/01/013
• Superradiance in stars: non-equilibrium approach to damping of fields in stellar media
  Chadha-Day, F., Garbrecht, B., & McDonald, J. (2022). Superradiance in stars: non-equilibrium approach to damping of fields in stellar media. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2022(12), https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2022/12/008
• Axion quasiparticles for axion dark matter detection
  Schütte-Engel, J., Marsh, D. J., Millar, A. J., Sekine, A., Chadha-Day, F., Hoof, S., Ali, M. N., Fong, K. C., Hardy, E., & Šmejkal, L. (2021). Axion quasiparticles for axion dark matter detection. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2021(08), Article 066. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2021/08/066