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We investigate cosmological constraints on phenomenological models with discrete gauge symmetries by discussing the radiation of standard model particles from Aharonov-Bohm strings. Using intersecting D-brane models in Type IIA string theory, we demonstrate that Aharonov-Bohm radiation, when combined with cosmological observations, imposes constraints on the compactification scales.
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Ookouchi, Y. Discrete gauge symmetry and Aharonov-Bohm radiation in string theory. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 49 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2014)049
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