Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays from Axion Stars

We propose a model in which ultra high energy cosmic rays are produced by collisions between neutron stars and axion stars. The acceleration of such a cosmic ray is made by the electric field, $\sim 10^{15} (B/10^{12} {G}) {eV} {cm}^{-1}$,whichisinducedinanaxionstarbythestrongmagneticfield$B>10^{12}$ G of a neutron star. As we have shown previously, similar collisions generate gamma ray bursts when the magnetic field is much smaller, e.g. $\sim {10}^{10}$ G. If we assume that the axion mass is $\sim {10}^{-9}$ eV, we can explain huge energies of the gamma ray bursts $\sim {10}^{54}$ erg as well as the ultra high energies of the cosmic rays $\sim {10}^{20}$ eV. In addition, it turns out that these axion stars are plausible candidates for MACHOs. We point out a possibility of observing monochromatic radiations emitted from the axion stars.