Dark Acoustic Oscillations and the Hubble Tension
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| author | Garny, Mathias Niedermann, Florian Sloth, Martin S. |
| author_facet | Garny, Mathias Niedermann, Florian Sloth, Martin S. |
| contents | The Hubble tension and the recently reported anomaly in data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) are considered to pose serious challenges to the standard $Λ$CDM model of cosmology. In this work, we show that resolving the Hubble tension with a scenario featuring dark radiation-matter decoupling (DRMD) predicts the presence of dark acoustic oscillations (DAO) similar in scale to baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). Using an inference independent of large-scale structure data, relying only on Planck measurements of the cosmic microwave background and SH$0$ES-calibrated supernova data, we find evidence for a DAO signal with drag-horizon scale $r_{d,\mathrm{DAO}} \in[54,65]\,\mathrm{Mpc}/h$ ($68\%\,\mathrm{C.I.}$) and amplitude $A_\mathrm{DAO} \in [0.02,0.05]$ ($68\%\,\mathrm{C.I.}$). These predictions provide a concrete target for current and upcoming large-scale structure surveys, including DESI, Euclid, and the Roman Space Telescope. Remarkably, the predicted DAO properties are consistent with those required to explain the DESI anomaly, offering both an alternative to evolving dark energy and a preliminary validation of the relevance of a dark radiation-matter decoupling scenario for addressing the Hubble tension. |
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| spellingShingle | Dark Acoustic Oscillations and the Hubble Tension Garny, Mathias Niedermann, Florian Sloth, Martin S. Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology The Hubble tension and the recently reported anomaly in data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) are considered to pose serious challenges to the standard $Λ$CDM model of cosmology. In this work, we show that resolving the Hubble tension with a scenario featuring dark radiation-matter decoupling (DRMD) predicts the presence of dark acoustic oscillations (DAO) similar in scale to baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). Using an inference independent of large-scale structure data, relying only on Planck measurements of the cosmic microwave background and SH$0$ES-calibrated supernova data, we find evidence for a DAO signal with drag-horizon scale $r_{d,\mathrm{DAO}} \in[54,65]\,\mathrm{Mpc}/h$ ($68\%\,\mathrm{C.I.}$) and amplitude $A_\mathrm{DAO} \in [0.02,0.05]$ ($68\%\,\mathrm{C.I.}$). These predictions provide a concrete target for current and upcoming large-scale structure surveys, including DESI, Euclid, and the Roman Space Telescope. Remarkably, the predicted DAO properties are consistent with those required to explain the DESI anomaly, offering both an alternative to evolving dark energy and a preliminary validation of the relevance of a dark radiation-matter decoupling scenario for addressing the Hubble tension. |
| title | Dark Acoustic Oscillations and the Hubble Tension |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.23895 |