A step in the right direction? Analyzing the Wess Zumino Dark Radiation solution to the Hubble tension

Abstract

The Wess Zumino Dark Radiation (WZDR) model first proposed in arXiv:2111.00014 shows great promise as a well-motivated simple explanation of the Hubble tension between local and CMB-based measurements. In this work we investigate the assumptions made in the original proposal and confront the model with additional independent data sets. We show that the original assumptions can have an impact on the overall results but are usually well motivated. We further demonstrate that the preference for negative ${\Omega }_k$ remains at a similar level as for the $\Lambda$CDM model, while the $A_L$ tension is slightly increased. Furthermore, the tension between Planck data for $\ell <800$ and $\ell \ge 800$ is significantly reduced for the WZDR model. The independent data sets show slightly more permissive bounds on the Hubble parameter, allowing the tension to be further reduced to $2.1\sigma$ (CMB-independent) or $1.9\sigma$ (ACT+WMAP). However, no combination shows a large preference for the presence of WZDR. We also investigate whether additional dark radiation -- dark matter interactions can help in easing the $S_8$ tension as well. Assuming all of the dark matter to be interacting and a temperature-independent scattering rate, we find that the CMB data are too restrictive on this additional component as to allow a significant decrease in the clustering.

arXiv comment25 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables. Any comments and suggestions are welcome! Edit: Citations, update of A_L tension results, and comment relating to S_8 tension

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