Published October 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

LHC prospects for minimal decaying dark matter

  • 1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, Georg-August University Göttingen, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, Göttingen, D-37077 Germany (Germany)

Description

We study the possible signals at LHC of the minimal models of decaying dark matter. Those models are characterized by the fact that DM interacts with SM particles through renormalizable coupling with an additional heavier charged state. Such interaction allows to produce a substantial abundance of DM in the early Universe via the decay of the charged heavy state, either in- or out-of-equilibrium. Moreover additional couplings of the charged particle open up decay channels for the DM, which can nevertheless be sufficiently long-lived to be a good DM candidate and within reach of future Indirect Detection observations. We compare the cosmologically favored parameter regions to the LHC discovery reach and discuss the possibility of simultaneous detection of DM decay in Indirect Detection

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2014/10/063

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2014
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
p. 063
ISSN
1475-7516

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46081229
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ABUNDANCE; CERN LHC; CHARGED PARTICLES; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COUPLINGS; DECAY; DETECTION; EQUILIBRIUM; INTERACTIONS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; RENORMALIZATION; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; CYCLIC ACCELERATORS; EVALUATION; MATTER; STORAGE RINGS; SYNCHROTRONS