Supersymmetric hybrid inflation and metastable cosmic strings in $SU(4)_c \times SU(2)_L \times U(1)_R$
- Resource Type
- Working Paper
- Authors
- Afzal, Adeela; Mehmood, Maria; Rehman, Mansoor Ur; Shafi, Qaiser
- Source
- Subject
- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Theory
- Language
We construct a realistic supersymmetric model for superheavy metastable cosmic strings (CSs) that can be investigated in the current pulsar timing array (PTA) experiments. We consider shifted $\mu$ hybrid inflation in which the symmetry breaking $SU(4)_c \times SU(2)_L \times U(1)_R\rightarrow SU(3)_c\times SU(2)_L \times U(1)_{B-L}\times U(1)_R$ proceeds along an inflationary trajectory such that the topologically unstable primordial monopoles are inflated away. The breaking of $U(1)_{B-L} \times U(1)_R \rightarrow U(1)_Y$ after inflation ends yields the metastable CSs that generate the stochastic gravitational wave background (SGWB) which is consistent with the current PTA data set. The scalar spectral index $n_s$ and the tensor to scalar ratio $r$ are also compatible with Planck 2018. We briefly discuss both reheating and leptogenesis in this model.
Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures