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In anticipation of upcoming gravitational wave experiments, we provide a comprehensive overview of the spectra predicted by phase transitions triggered by states from a large variety of dark sector models. Such spectra are functions of the quantum numbers and (self-) couplings of the scalar that triggers the dark phase transition. We classify dark sectors that give rise to a first order phase transition and perform a numerical scan over the thermal parameter space. We then characterize scenarios in which a measurement of a new source of gravitational waves could allow us to discriminate between models with differing particle content.
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Croon, D., Sanz, V. & White, G. Model discrimination in gravitational wave spectra from dark phase transitions. J. High Energ. Phys. 2018, 203 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP08(2018)203
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