Oscillons and Dark Matter
arXiv:1906.06352 · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2020/02/006
Abstract
Oscillons are bound states sustained by self-interactions that appear in rather generic scalar models. They can be extremely long-lived and in the context of cosmology they have a built-in formation mechanism - parametric resonance instability. These features suggest that oscillons can affect the standard picture of scalar ultra-light dark matter (ULDM) models. We explore this idea along two directions. First, we investigate numerically oscillon lifetimes and their dependence on the shape of the potential. We find that scalar potentials that occur in well motivated axion-like models can lead to oscillons that live up to cycles or more. Second, we discuss the observational constraints on the ULDM models once the presence of oscillons is taken into account. For a wide range of axion masses, oscillons decay around or after matter-radiation equality and can thus act as early seeds for structure formation. We also discuss the possibility that oscillons survive up to today. In this case they can most easily play the role of dark matter.
arXiv comment42 pages, 12 figures. v2: references added, further minor additions in the text
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