Gamma-ray observations impose an upper bound of order 1 GeV on the mass of a photon-coupled scalar dark matter candidate produced via thermal misalignment.
Dilaton Destabilization at High Temperature
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Many compactifications of higher-dimensional supersymmetric theories have approximate vacuum degeneracy. The associated moduli fields are stabilized by non-perturbative effects which break supersymmetry. We show that at finite temperature the effective potential of the dilaton acquires a negative linear term. This destabilizes all moduli fields at sufficiently high temperature. We compute the corresponding critical temperature which is determined by the scale of supersymmetry breaking, the beta-function associated with gaugino condensation and the curvature of the K"ahler potential, T_crit ~ (m_3/2 M_P)^(1/2) (3/\beta)^(3/4) (K'')^(-1/4). For realistic models we find T_crit ~ 10^11-10^12 GeV, which provides an upper bound on the temperature of the early universe. In contrast to other cosmological constraints, this upper bound cannot be circumvented by late-time entropy production.
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Examines thermal effects on moduli in perturbatively stabilized LVS, deriving T_max dependence on loop corrections and showing thermal metastability is sensitive to post-inflationary history while favoring high-scale inflation.
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Gamma-Ray Signatures of Thermal Misalignment Dark Matter
Gamma-ray observations impose an upper bound of order 1 GeV on the mass of a photon-coupled scalar dark matter candidate produced via thermal misalignment.
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Thermal effects and finite-temperature cosmology in perturbatively stabilized large volume scenarios
Examines thermal effects on moduli in perturbatively stabilized LVS, deriving T_max dependence on loop corrections and showing thermal metastability is sensitive to post-inflationary history while favoring high-scale inflation.