0000000000116992
AUTHOR
David G. Cerdeño
Calculable inverse-seesaw neutrino masses in supersymmetry
4 pages, 3 figures, 1 table.-- PACS numbers: 12.60.Jv; 11.30.Pb; 14.60.Pq; 95.35.+d 14.60.-z, 12.15.-y
Theoretical predictions for the direct detection of neutralino dark matter in the NMSSM
We analyse the direct detection of neutralino dark matter in the framework of the Next-to-Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. After performing a detailed analysis of the parameter space, taking into account all the available constraints from LEPII, we compute the neutralino-nucleon cross section, and compare the results with the sensitivity of detectors. We find that sizable values for the detection cross section, within the reach of dark matter detectors, are attainable in this framework. For example, neutralino-proton cross sections compatible with the sensitivity of present experiments can be obtained due to the exchange of very light Higgses with $m_{h_1^0}\lsim 70$ GeV. Such Higgses…