Implications of time-dependent inflaton decay on reheating and dark matter production

We discuss the production of radiation and dark matter assuming a time-dependent inflaton decay rate during the reheating period. It is shown that the time dependence of the inflaton decay rate can substantially modify the reheating dynamics. As an illustration, a leading interaction between the inf...

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Main Authors: Aqeel Ahmed, Bohdan Grzadkowski, Anna Socha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Physics Letters B
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269322003355