Updated predictions for gravitational waves produced in a strongly supercooled phase transition. (arXiv:2007.15586v2 [astro-ph.CO] UPDATED)
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Ellis_J/0/1/0/all/0/1">John Ellis</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Lewicki_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Marek Lewicki</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Vaskonen_V/0/1/0/all/0/1">Ville Vaskonen</a>
We update predictions for the gravitational wave (GW) signal from a strongly
supercooled phase transition in an illustrative classically conformal
U(1)$_{B-L}$ model. We implement $propto gamma^2$ scaling of the friction on
the bubble wall and update the estimates for the efficiency factors for GW
production from bubble collisions and plasma-related sources. We take into
account the fact that a small decay rate of the symmetry-breaking field may
lead to brief matter-dominated era after the transition, as the field
oscillates around its minimum before decaying. We find that a strong bubble
collision signal occurs in a significant part of the parameter space, and that
the modified redshift of the modes that re-enter the horizon during the
matter-dominated period generates a characteristic tilted `plateau’ in the
spectrum. The GW spectrum in this model would be detectable in the
low-frequency range, e.g., by LISA, and in the mid-frequency range, e.g., by
AION/MAGIS and AEDGE, and in the high-frequency range by LIGO and ET. The peak
frequency of the signal is limited from below by collider constraints on the
mass of the U(1)$_{B-L}$ gauge boson, while at high frequencies the slow decay
of the scalar field and the resulting matter-dominated era diminishes the GW
signal.
We update predictions for the gravitational wave (GW) signal from a strongly
supercooled phase transition in an illustrative classically conformal
U(1)$_{B-L}$ model. We implement $propto gamma^2$ scaling of the friction on
the bubble wall and update the estimates for the efficiency factors for GW
production from bubble collisions and plasma-related sources. We take into
account the fact that a small decay rate of the symmetry-breaking field may
lead to brief matter-dominated era after the transition, as the field
oscillates around its minimum before decaying. We find that a strong bubble
collision signal occurs in a significant part of the parameter space, and that
the modified redshift of the modes that re-enter the horizon during the
matter-dominated period generates a characteristic tilted `plateau’ in the
spectrum. The GW spectrum in this model would be detectable in the
low-frequency range, e.g., by LISA, and in the mid-frequency range, e.g., by
AION/MAGIS and AEDGE, and in the high-frequency range by LIGO and ET. The peak
frequency of the signal is limited from below by collider constraints on the
mass of the U(1)$_{B-L}$ gauge boson, while at high frequencies the slow decay
of the scalar field and the resulting matter-dominated era diminishes the GW
signal.
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