From axion quality and naturalness problems to a high-quality ${\mathbb{Z}}_N$ QCD relaxion

Abstract

We highlight general issues associated with quality and naturalness problems in theories of light QCD-axions, axion-like particles, and relaxions. We show the presence of Planck-suppressed operators generically lead to scalar coupling of axions with the Standard model. We present a new class of ${\mathbb{Z}}_N$ QCD relaxion models that can address both the QCD relaxion CP problem as well as its quality problem. This new class of models also leads to interesting experimental signatures, which can be searched for at the precision frontier.

arXiv comment17 pages, 4 figures; v2: previously ignored effects related to higher harmonics included, available parameter space updated, discussion extended; v3: matches the PRD accepted version

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