Published July 30, 2012 | Version v1
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/10.1088/1742-6596/375/1/012043

Additional details

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