A Megaxion at 750 GeV as a First Hint of Low Scale String Theory

Abstract

Low scale string models naturally have axion-like pseudoscalars which couple directly to gluons and photons (but not $W$s) at tree level. We show how they typically get tree level masses in the presence of closed string fluxes, consistent with the axion discrete gauge symmetry, in a way akin of the axion monodromy of string inflation and relaxion models. We discuss the possibility that the hints for a resonance at 750 GeV recently reported at ATLAS and CMS could correspond to such a heavy axion state (megaxion). Adjusting the production rate and branching ratios suggests the string scale to be of order $M_s$ ~ $7-10^4$ TeV, depending on the compactification geometry. If this interpretation was correct, one extra $Z^{\prime }$ gauge boson could be produced before reaching the string threshold at LHC and future colliders.

26 pages, 3 figures, 1 Megaxion

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