A collider test of nano-Hertz gravitational waves from pulsar timing arrays

Autor:	Li, Shao-Ping, Xie, Ke-Pan
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	A cosmic first-order phase transition (FOPT) occurring at MeV-scale provides an attractive explanation for the nano-Hertz gravitational wave (GW) background indicated by the recent pulsar timing array data from the NANOGrav, CPTA, EPTA and PPTA collaborations. We propose this explanation can be further tested at the colliders if the hidden sector couples to the Standard Model sector via Higgs portal. Through a careful analysis of the thermal history of the hidden sector, we demonstrate that in order to successfully explain the observed GW signal, the portal coupling must be sizable that it can be probed through Higgs invisible decay at the LHC or future lepton colliders such as CEPC, ILC, and FCC-ee. Our research offers a promising avenue to uncover the physical origin of the nano-Hertz GWs through particle physics experiments. Comment: 6 pages + 2 figures + appendix + references
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/2307.01086 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv