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In a minimal model of leptogenesis, the observed baryon asymmetry is realized after high-scale reheating into the lightest sterile neutrino. We consider constraints on this scenario from the stability of the Higgs vacuum during pre-heating. Depending on the reheat temperature, the lightest sterile neutrino may be in or out of thermal equilibrium at production. Demanding stability of the Higgs vacuum during pre-heating, we find strong constraints which primarily impact the parameter space of thermal leptogenesis.
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Croon, D., Fernandez, N., McKeen, D. et al. Stability, reheating, and leptogenesis. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 98 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2019)098
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