Published August 24, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Type II seesaw and the PAMELA/ATIC signals

  • 1. Bartol Research Institute, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 (United States)
  • 2. Theory Group, KEK, Tsukuba 305-0801 (Japan)

Description

We discuss how the cosmic ray signals reported by the PAMELA and ATIC/PPB-BETS experiments may be understood in a Standard Model (SM) framework supplemented by type II seesaw and a stable SM singlet scalar boson as dark matter. A particle physics explanation of the 'boost' factor can be provided by including an additional SM singlet scalar field.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2009.07.035

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2009.07.035;
arXiv
arXiv:0904.2201v1;
PII
S0370-2693(09)00853-3;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
679
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 237-241
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41055525
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BOSONS; COSMIC RADIATION; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; SCALAR FIELDS; SIGNALS; STANDARD MODEL; TELESCOPES
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES; GRAND UNIFIED THEORY; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; PARTICLE MODELS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RADIATIONS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS

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Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.