http://arxiv.org/abs/2005.00490
A light CP-even Standard Model (SM) gauge-singlet scalar $S$ can be produced abundantly in the supernova core, via the nucleon bremsstrahlung process $N N \to N N S$, due to its mixing with the SM Higgs boson. Including the effective $S$ coupling to both nucleons and the pion mediators, we evaluate the production amplitude for the $S$ particle and point out a key difference with the well-known light CP-odd scalar (axion) and vector boson (dark photon) cases. Taking the subsequent decay and re-absorption of $S$ into account, we present a complete calculation of the energy loss rate for the $S$ particle. We then use the SN1987A luminosity constraints to derive an updated limit on the mixing of the scalar $S$ with the SM Higgs boson. We find that the mixing angle $\sin\theta$ with the SM Higgs is excluded only in the narrow range of $3.5 \times 10^{-7}$ to $2.5 \times 10^{-5}$, depending on the scalar mass up to the two-pion threshold, beyond which the supernova limit disappears. This result has important consequences for the laboratory searches for light scalars.
P. Dev, R. Mohapatra and Y. Zhang
Mon, 4 May 20
52/55
Comments: 21 pages, 6 figures