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Sneutrino Dark Matter in Low-scale Seesaw Scenarios
Valentina De RomeriMartin Hirschsubject
PhysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsGauge bosonParticle physics010308 nuclear & particles physicsDark matterHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyFísicaFOS: Physical sciencesInverse01 natural sciencesHigh Energy Physics - PhenomenologyHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)Seesaw molecular geometry13. Climate action0103 physical sciencesHiggs bosonHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNeutrino010306 general physicsLeptonMinimal Supersymmetric Standard Modeldescription
We consider supersymmetric models in which sneutrinos are viable dark matter candidates. These are either simple extensions of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model with additional singlet superfields, such as the inverse or linear seesaw, or a model with an additional U(1) group. All of these models can accomodate the observed small neutrino masses and large mixings. We investigate the properties of sneutrinos as dark matter candidates in these scenarios. We check for phenomenological bounds, such as correct relic abundance, consistency with direct detection cross section limits and laboratory constraints, among others lepton flavour violating (LFV) charged lepton decays. While inverse and linear seesaw lead to different results for LFV, both models have very similar dark matter phenomenology, consistent with all experimental bounds. The extended gauge model shows some additional and peculiar features due to the presence of an extra gauge boson Z' and an additional light Higgs. Specifically, we point out that for sneutrino LSPs there is a strong constraint on the mass of the Z' due to the experimental bounds on the direct detecton scattering cross section.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-09-18 |