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Inflation and majoron dark matter in the neutrino seesaw mechanism
Qaisar ShafiStefano MorisiSofiane M. BoucennaJose W.f. Vallesubject
PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physicsSterile neutrinoDark matterHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyFísicaAstrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic AstrophysicsLepton numberSeesaw mechanismBaryon asymmetryLeptogenesisddc:530NeutrinoMajorondescription
We propose that inflation and dark matter have a common origin, connected to the neutrino mass generation scheme. As a model we consider spontaneous breaking of global lepton number within the seesaw mechanism. We show that it provides an acceptable inflationary scenario consistent with the recent cosmic microwave background B-mode observation by the BICEP2 experiment. The scheme may also account for the baryon asymmetry of the Universe through leptogenesis for reasonable parameter choices.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-24 |