Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10721925 | Physics Letters B | 2011 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
We consider non-minimal λÏ4 inflation in a gauged non-supersymmetric U(1)BâL model containing the gravitational coupling ξRΦâ Φ, where R denotes the Ricci scalar and the standard model singlet inflaton field Φ spontaneously breaks the U(1)BâL symmetry. Including radiative corrections, the predictions 0.956â²nsâ²0.984 and 0.007â²râ²0.1 for the scalar spectral index and tensor to scalar ratio r lie within the current WMAP 1-Ï bounds. If the BâL symmetry breaking scale is of order a TeV or so, one of the three right handed neutrinos is a plausible cold dark matter candidate. Bounds on the dimensionless parameters λ, ξ and the gauge coupling gBâL are obtained.
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Authors
Nobuchika Okada, Mansoor Ur Rehman, Qaisar Shafi,