Cosmological tension of ultralight axion dark matter and its solutions

Dror, Jeff A.; Leedom, Jacob M.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.102.115030

Title: Cosmological tension of ultralight axion dark matter and its solutions

Journal Article · Wed Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2020 · Physical Review D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.102.115030· OSTI ID:1742066

Dror, Jeff A.;

A number of proposed and ongoing experiments search for axion dark matter with a mass nearing the limit set by small scale structure [O (10^-21 eV ) ]. We consider the late universe cosmology of these models, showing that requiring the axion to have a matter-power spectrum that matches that of cold dark matter constrains the magnitude of the axion couplings to the visible sector. Comparing these limits to current and future experimental efforts, we find that many searches require axions with an abnormally large coupling to Standard Model fields, independently of how the axion was populated in the early Universe. We survey mechanisms that can alleviate the bounds, namely, the introduction of large charges, various forms of kinetic mixing, a clockwork structure, and imposing a discrete symmetry. We provide an explicit model for each case and explore their phenomenology and viability to produce detectable ultralight axion dark matter.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1742066

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1810789

Journal Information:: Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Vol. 102 Journal Issue: 11; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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