Early dark energy by dark Higgs, and axion-induced non-thermal trapping

Abstract

We propose a new scenario of early dark energy (EDE) with a dark Higgs trapped at the origin. To keep this dark Higgs trapped until around the matter-radiation equality, we use dark photons produced non-thermally by coherent oscillations of axions, which have a much stronger trapping effect than thermal mass. When the trapping ends, the dark Higgs quickly decays into dark photons, which are then red-shifted as radiation. The dark Higgs EDE scenario works well for an ordinary Mexican-hat potential, and the dark Higgs naturally sits at the origin from the beginning, since it is the symmetry-enhanced point. Thus, unlike the axion EDE, there is no need for elaborate potentials or fine-tuning with respect to the initial condition. Interestingly, the axion not only produces dark photons, but also explains dark matter. We find the viable parameter region of the axion decay constant and the axion mass where dark matter and the $H_0$ tension can be simultaneously explained. We also discuss the detectability of the axion in the presence of axion-photon coupling, and show that the axion can be the QCD axion.

arXiv comment27 pages, 4 figures

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