Unveiling dark forces with measurements of the Large Scale Structure of the Universe

Abstract

Cosmology offers opportunities to test Dark Matter independently of its interactions with the Standard Model. We study the imprints of long-range forces acting solely in the dark sector on the distribution of galaxies, the so-called Large Scale Structure (LSS). We derive the strongest constraint on such forces from a combination of Planck and BOSS data. Along the way we consistently develop, for the first time, the Effective Field Theory of LSS in the presence of new dynamics in the dark sector. We forecast that future surveys will improve the current bound by an order of magnitude.

arXiv comment5+18 pages, 4 figures; v2: minor modifications, matches version published in PRL; v3: fixed some coefficients in analytical sub-horizon solutions, all results unaffected

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