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Main Authors: Cao, Qing-Hong, Hashino, Katsuya, Li, Xu-Xiang, Yu, Jiang-Hao
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Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.07756
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author Cao, Qing-Hong
Hashino, Katsuya
Li, Xu-Xiang
Yu, Jiang-Hao
author_facet Cao, Qing-Hong
Hashino, Katsuya
Li, Xu-Xiang
Yu, Jiang-Hao
contents Multi-step phase transition provides a paradigm in which a broken symmetry during phase transition can be restored, enriching the phenomena of both dark matter and baryon asymmetry. We study the dynamics of the multi-step phase transition in the standard model extension with additional isospin $N$-plet scalar field $Φ_2$ under a discrete $\mathbb{Z}_2$ symmetry. We find that the multi-step phase transition could be triggered if there is a moderately large coupling between the Higgs and the $Φ_2$ and this coupling is required to be larger as the mass of the $Φ_2$ and/or isospin increase. The first-order phase transition at the first (second) step can be realized by the thermal loop (tree-level barrier) effects. Thus it is more likely that a detectable spectrum of gravitational waves can be produced at the second step of the phase transition.
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spellingShingle Multi-step phase transition and gravitational wave from general $\mathbb{Z}_2$ scalar extensions
Cao, Qing-Hong
Hashino, Katsuya
Li, Xu-Xiang
Yu, Jiang-Hao
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Multi-step phase transition provides a paradigm in which a broken symmetry during phase transition can be restored, enriching the phenomena of both dark matter and baryon asymmetry. We study the dynamics of the multi-step phase transition in the standard model extension with additional isospin $N$-plet scalar field $Φ_2$ under a discrete $\mathbb{Z}_2$ symmetry. We find that the multi-step phase transition could be triggered if there is a moderately large coupling between the Higgs and the $Φ_2$ and this coupling is required to be larger as the mass of the $Φ_2$ and/or isospin increase. The first-order phase transition at the first (second) step can be realized by the thermal loop (tree-level barrier) effects. Thus it is more likely that a detectable spectrum of gravitational waves can be produced at the second step of the phase transition.
title Multi-step phase transition and gravitational wave from general $\mathbb{Z}_2$ scalar extensions
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2212.07756