8 papers
Dark Matter-Dark Radiation Interactions and the Hubble Tension
Manuel A. Buen-Abad, Zackaria Chacko, Ina Flood +3
Models in which a subcomponent of dark matter interacts with dark radiation have been proposed as a solution to the Hubble tension. In this framework, the interacting subcomponent…
Stacking the Deck: Gambling on a Light QCD Axion
Abhishek Banerjee, Manuel A. Buen-Abad, Anson Hook
We consider axions lighter than what their QCD couplings might otherwise suggest. Starting with a -axion, we introduce a small explicit symmetry-breaki…
United States Muon Collider Community White Paper for the European Strategy for Particle Physics Update
A. Abdelhamid, D. Acosta, P. Affleck +301
This document is being submitted to the 2024-2026 European Strategy for Particle Physics Update (ESPPU) process on behalf of the US Muon Collider community, with its preparation co…
Atomic Dark Matter, Interacting Dark Radiation, and the Hubble Tension
Manuel A. Buen-Abad, Zackaria Chacko, Ina Flood +3
We present a new class of interacting dark sector models that can address the Hubble tension. Interacting dark radiation (DR) has previously been put forward as a solution to the p…
Dynamical Axion Misalignment from the Witten Effect
Abhishek Banerjee, Manuel A. Buen-Abad
We propose a relaxation mechanism for the initial misalignment angle of the pre-inflationary QCD axion with a large decay constant. The proposal addresses the challenges posed to t…
Light in the Shadows: Primordial Black Holes Making Dark Matter Shine
Kaustubh Agashe, Manuel Buen-Abad, Jae Hyeok Chang +4
We consider the possibility of indirect detection of dark sector processes by investigating a novel form of interaction between ambient dark matter (DM) and primordial black holes…