Published July 30, 2012
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Journal article
Dark matter stability from non-Abelian discrete flavor symmetries
Creators
- 1. AHEP Group, Institut de Física Corpuscular – C.S.I.C./Universitat de València Edificio Institutes de Paterna, Apt 22085, E–46071 Valencia (Spain)
Description
We present a mechanism for the dark matter (DM) stability in the framework of a non-Abelian flavour symmetry renormalizable model. The same non-Abelian discrete flavor symmetry which accounts for the observed pattern of neutrino oscillations, spontaneously breaks to a Z2 subgroup which renders DM stable. The simplest scheme leads to a scalar doublet DM potentially detectable in nuclear recoil experiments, inverse neutrino mass hierarchy, hence a neutrinoless double beta decay rate accessible to upcoming searches.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/375/1/012043Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 375
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [4 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- 12. international conference on topics in astroparticle and underground physics
- Acronym
- TAUP 2011
- Dates
- 5-9 Sep 2011
- Place
- Munich (Germany)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43103881
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- DOUBLE BETA DECAY; FLAVOR MODEL; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION; NEUTRINOS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; RECOILS; REST MASS; SCALARS; STABILITY; SYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY; BETA-MINUS DECAY; COMPOSITE MODELS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; NUCLEAR DECAY; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL