Leptogenesis, Dark Matter and Gravitational Waves from Discrete Symmetry Breaking

Abstract

We analyse a model that connects the neutrino sector and the dark sector of the universe via a mediator $\hat{I}¦$, stabilised by a discrete $Z_4$ symmetry that breaks to a remnant $Z_2$ upon $\hat{I}¦$ acquiring a non-zero vacuum expectation value ($v_{\ddot{I}}•$). The model accounts for the observed baryon asymmetry of the universe via additional contributions to the canonical Type-I leptogenesis. The $Z_4$ symmetry breaking scale ($v_{\ddot{I}}•$) in the model not only establishes a connection between the neutrino sector and the dark sector, but could also lead to gravitational wave signals that are within the reach of current and future experimental sensitivities.

24 pages, 9 figures, 2 tables; v2: Title changed; Published in JCAP