Parametrically amplified super-radiance towards hot big bang universe

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel preheating mechanism after inflation based on parametrically amplified super-radiance, leading to thermalization and potential dark matter production in the early universe.

Contribution

It proposes a new preheating process using super-radiance, modeling the state with a Dicke-type approach, and addresses the long-standing problem of post-inflation heating.

Findings

Super-radiant pulses occur within a Hubble time, enabling thermalization.

Produced particles interact to form a hot big bang universe.

A new dark matter candidate emerges from the thermalized state.

Abstract

We propose a mechanism of preheating stage after inflation, using a new idea of parametrically amplified super-radiance. Highly coherent state, characterized by macro-coherence of scalar field coupled to produced massless particle in pairs, is created by parametric resonance effects associated with field oscillation around its potential minimum, within a Hubble volume. The state is described effectively by the simple Dicke-type of super-radiance model, and super-radiant pulse is emitted within a Hubble time, justifying neglect of cosmic expansion. Produced particles are shown to interact to change their energy and momentum distribution to realize thermal hot big bang universe. A long standing problem of heating after inflation may thus be solved. A new dark matter candidate produced at the emergence of thermalized universe is suggested as well.