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Title: Axion domain wall baryogenesis

Abstract

We propose a new scenario of baryogenesis, in which annihilation of axion domain walls generates a sizable baryon asymmetry. Successful baryogenesis is possible for a wide range of the axion mass and decay constant, m≃10{sup 8}–10{sup 13} GeV and f≃10{sup 13}–10{sup 16} GeV. Baryonic isocurvature perturbations are significantly suppressed in our model, in contrast to various spontaneous baryogenesis scenarios in the slow-roll regime. In particular, the axion domain wall baryogenesis is consistent with high-scale inflation which generates a large tensor-to-scalar ratio within the reach of future CMB B-mode experiments. We also discuss the gravitational waves produced by the domain wall annihilation and its implications for the future gravitational wave experiments.

Authors:
;  [1];  [1]
  1. Department of Physics, Tohoku University,Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
SCOAP3, CERN, Geneva (Switzerland)
OSTI Identifier:
22458355
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2015; Journal Issue: 07; Other Information: PUBLISHER-ID: JCAP07(2015)046; OAI: oai:repo.scoap3.org:11256; Article funded by SCOAP3. Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1475-7516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; ANNIHILATION; ASYMMETRY; AXIONS; BARYONS; DECAY; DISTURBANCES; GEV RANGE; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; PERTURBATION THEORY

Citation Formats

Daido, Ryuji, Kitajima, Naoya, Takahashi, Fuminobu, and Kavli IPMU, TODIAS, University of Tokyo,Kashiwa 277-8583. Axion domain wall baryogenesis. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2015/07/046.
Daido, Ryuji, Kitajima, Naoya, Takahashi, Fuminobu, & Kavli IPMU, TODIAS, University of Tokyo,Kashiwa 277-8583. Axion domain wall baryogenesis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/07/046
Daido, Ryuji, Kitajima, Naoya, Takahashi, Fuminobu, and Kavli IPMU, TODIAS, University of Tokyo,Kashiwa 277-8583. 2015. "Axion domain wall baryogenesis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/07/046.
@article{osti_22458355,
title = {Axion domain wall baryogenesis},
author = {Daido, Ryuji and Kitajima, Naoya and Takahashi, Fuminobu and Kavli IPMU, TODIAS, University of Tokyo,Kashiwa 277-8583},
abstractNote = {We propose a new scenario of baryogenesis, in which annihilation of axion domain walls generates a sizable baryon asymmetry. Successful baryogenesis is possible for a wide range of the axion mass and decay constant, m≃10{sup 8}–10{sup 13} GeV and f≃10{sup 13}–10{sup 16} GeV. Baryonic isocurvature perturbations are significantly suppressed in our model, in contrast to various spontaneous baryogenesis scenarios in the slow-roll regime. In particular, the axion domain wall baryogenesis is consistent with high-scale inflation which generates a large tensor-to-scalar ratio within the reach of future CMB B-mode experiments. We also discuss the gravitational waves produced by the domain wall annihilation and its implications for the future gravitational wave experiments.},
doi = {10.1088/1475-7516/2015/07/046},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22458355}, journal = {Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics},
issn = {1475-7516},
number = 07,
volume = 2015,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}