Moduli decays and gravitinos

Michael Dine, Ryuichiro Kitano, Alexander Morisse, and Yuri Shirman
Phys. Rev. D 73, 123518 – Published 15 June 2006

Abstract

One proposed solution of the moduli problem of string cosmology requires that the moduli are quite heavy, their decays reheating the Universe to temperatures above the scale of nucleosynthesis. In many of these scenarios, the moduli are approximately supersymmetric; it is then crucial that the decays to gravitinos are helicity suppressed. In this paper, we discuss situations where these decays are, and are not, suppressed. We also comment on a possible gravitino problem from inflaton decay.

  • Received 27 April 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.73.123518

©2006 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Michael Dine1, Ryuichiro Kitano2, Alexander Morisse1, and Yuri Shirman3

  • 1Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
  • 2Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94309, USA
  • 3T-8, MS B285, LANL, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA

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Vol. 73, Iss. 12 — 15 June 2006

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