SIMPly add a dark photon

Abstract Pions of a dark sector gauge group can be strongly interacting massive particle (SIMP) dark matter, produced by the freeze-out of 3 → 2 interactions, with naturally large self-interactions. We study if adding a dark photon to the set-up can do it all: i) maintain thermalization with the vis...

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Main Authors: Pieter Braat, Marieke Postma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of High Energy Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2023)216