Impact of Bound State Formation on Baryogenesis
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| author | Becker, Mathias Fridell, Kåre Harz, Julia Hati, Chandan |
| author_facet | Becker, Mathias Fridell, Kåre Harz, Julia Hati, Chandan |
| contents | The mechanism behind the generation of the baryon asymmetry of the Universe (BAU) is one of the biggest open questions of (astro-)particle physics. Popular mechanisms to generate the observed baryon asymmetry include CP-violating out-of-equilibrium decays and scatterings of heavy particles. If these heavy non-relativistic particles feature long-range interactions, the formation of bound states can impact the generation of the baryon asymmetry. We outline the general conditions for when bound states are important for decay and scattering dominated baryogenesis and present the necessary Boltzmann equations for the first time. We demonstrate that bound states can impact baryogenesis in three different ways: They (i) strongly impact abundances of particles sourcing the BAU, (ii) act as a source term of the asymmetry, and (iii) mediate additional washout channels. |
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| spellingShingle | Impact of Bound State Formation on Baryogenesis Becker, Mathias Fridell, Kåre Harz, Julia Hati, Chandan High Energy Physics - Phenomenology The mechanism behind the generation of the baryon asymmetry of the Universe (BAU) is one of the biggest open questions of (astro-)particle physics. Popular mechanisms to generate the observed baryon asymmetry include CP-violating out-of-equilibrium decays and scatterings of heavy particles. If these heavy non-relativistic particles feature long-range interactions, the formation of bound states can impact the generation of the baryon asymmetry. We outline the general conditions for when bound states are important for decay and scattering dominated baryogenesis and present the necessary Boltzmann equations for the first time. We demonstrate that bound states can impact baryogenesis in three different ways: They (i) strongly impact abundances of particles sourcing the BAU, (ii) act as a source term of the asymmetry, and (iii) mediate additional washout channels. |
| title | Impact of Bound State Formation on Baryogenesis |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.08361 |