In post-inflation axion-like particle (ALP) models, a stable domain wall network forms if the model's potential has multiple minima. This system must annihilate before dominating the Universe's energy density, producing ALPs and gravitational waves (a process we dub “catastrogenesis,” or “creation via annihilation”). We examine the possibility that the gravitational wave background recently reported by NANOGrav is due to catastrogenesis. For the case of ALP decay into two photons, we identify the region of ALP mass and coupling, just outside current limits, compatible with the NANOGrav signal.
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