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Strongly broken Peccei-Quinn symmetry in the early Universe

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We consider QCD axion models where the Peccei-Quinn symmetry is badly broken by a larger amount in the past than in the present, in order to avoid the axion isocurvature problem. Specifically we study supersymmetric axion models where the Peccei-Quinn symmetry is dynamically broken by either hidden gauge interactions or the $SU(3)_c$ strong interactions whose dynamical scales are temporarily enhanced by the dynamics of flat directions. The former scenario predicts a large amount of self-interacting dark radiation as the hidden gauge symmetry is weakly coupled in the present Universe. We also show that the observed amount of baryon asymmetry can be generated by the QCD axion dynamics via spontaneous baryogenesis. We briefly comment on the case in which the PQ symmetry is broken by a non-minimal coupling to gravity.

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Counting axions with IAXO

hep-ph · 2026-06-18 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Projections for IAXO in two-axion parameter space plus spectral analysis of flavor oscillations show where the experiment can discriminate multi-axion signals from single-axion ones, extending to N-axion cases.

Type II Seesaw Leptogenesis in a Majoron background

hep-ph · 2025-06-29 · unverdicted · novelty 5.0

Spontaneous wash-in leptogenesis in Type II Seesaw with Majoron pNGB background enables baryon asymmetry generation alongside dark matter cogenesis for specific v_T, v_sigma and m_j ranges.

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  • Phenomenology of Inflaton-Driven Early QCD Confinement and Solution to Axion Isocurvature Problem astro-ph.CO · 2026-06-04 · unverdicted · none · ref 28 · internal anchor

    Inflaton-gluon coupling induces early QCD confinement to suppress axion isocurvature perturbations and enable axion dark matter production in alpha-attractor inflation models.

  • Counting axions with IAXO hep-ph · 2026-06-18 · unverdicted · none · ref 34 · internal anchor

    Projections for IAXO in two-axion parameter space plus spectral analysis of flavor oscillations show where the experiment can discriminate multi-axion signals from single-axion ones, extending to N-axion cases.

  • Type II Seesaw Leptogenesis in a Majoron background hep-ph · 2025-06-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 154 · internal anchor

    Spontaneous wash-in leptogenesis in Type II Seesaw with Majoron pNGB background enables baryon asymmetry generation alongside dark matter cogenesis for specific v_T, v_sigma and m_j ranges.