Dark matter phenomenology and phase transition dynamics of the next to minimal composite Higgs model with dilaton

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Main Authors: Zhang, Borui, Zhang, Zhao, Cai, Chengfeng, Zhang, Hong-Hao
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author Zhang, Borui
Zhang, Zhao
Cai, Chengfeng
Zhang, Hong-Hao
author_facet Zhang, Borui
Zhang, Zhao
Cai, Chengfeng
Zhang, Hong-Hao
contents In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive study of the Next-to-Minimal Composite Higgs Model (NMCHM) extended with a dilaton field $χ$ (denoted as NMCHM$_χ$). A pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone boson (pNGB) $η$, resulting from the SO(6)$\to$SO(5) breaking, serves as a dark matter (DM) candidate. The inclusion of the dilaton field is helpful for evading the stringent constraints from dark matter direct detection, as it allows for an accidental cancellation between the amplitudes of DM-nucleon scattering, an outcome of the mixing between the dilaton and Higgs fields. The presence of the dilaton field also enriches the phase transition patterns in the early universe. We identify two types of phase transitions: (i) a 1-step phase transition, where the chiral symmetry and electroweak symmetry breaking (EWSB) occur simultaneously, and (ii) a 2-step phase transition, where the chiral symmetry breaking transition takes place first, followed by a second phase transition corresponding to EWSB. Since the first-order phase transitions can be strong due to supercooling in our model, we also examine the stochastic background of gravitational waves generated by these phase transitions. We find that these gravitational waves hold promise for detection in future space-based gravitational wave experiments, such as LISA, Taiji, BBO, and DECIGO.
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spellingShingle Dark matter phenomenology and phase transition dynamics of the next to minimal composite Higgs model with dilaton
Zhang, Borui
Zhang, Zhao
Cai, Chengfeng
Zhang, Hong-Hao
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive study of the Next-to-Minimal Composite Higgs Model (NMCHM) extended with a dilaton field $χ$ (denoted as NMCHM$_χ$). A pseudo-Nambu-Goldstone boson (pNGB) $η$, resulting from the SO(6)$\to$SO(5) breaking, serves as a dark matter (DM) candidate. The inclusion of the dilaton field is helpful for evading the stringent constraints from dark matter direct detection, as it allows for an accidental cancellation between the amplitudes of DM-nucleon scattering, an outcome of the mixing between the dilaton and Higgs fields. The presence of the dilaton field also enriches the phase transition patterns in the early universe. We identify two types of phase transitions: (i) a 1-step phase transition, where the chiral symmetry and electroweak symmetry breaking (EWSB) occur simultaneously, and (ii) a 2-step phase transition, where the chiral symmetry breaking transition takes place first, followed by a second phase transition corresponding to EWSB. Since the first-order phase transitions can be strong due to supercooling in our model, we also examine the stochastic background of gravitational waves generated by these phase transitions. We find that these gravitational waves hold promise for detection in future space-based gravitational wave experiments, such as LISA, Taiji, BBO, and DECIGO.
title Dark matter phenomenology and phase transition dynamics of the next to minimal composite Higgs model with dilaton
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.05332