Heavy dark matter through the Higgs portal
Motivated by Higgs Portal and Hidden Valley models, heavy particle dark matter that communicates with the supersymmetric Standard Model via pure Higgs sector interactions is considered. We show that a thermal relic abundance consistent with the measured density of dark matter is possible for masses...
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| author | March-Russell, J West, S Cumberbatch, D Hooper, D |
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| description | Motivated by Higgs Portal and Hidden Valley models, heavy particle dark matter that communicates with the supersymmetric Standard Model via pure Higgs sector interactions is considered. We show that a thermal relic abundance consistent with the measured density of dark matter is possible for masses up to ∼ 30TeV. For dark matter masses above ∼ 1TeV, non-perturbative Sommerfeld corrections to the annihilation rate are large, and have the potential to greatly affect indirect detection signals. For large dark matter masses, the Higgs-dark-matter-sector couplings are large and we show how such models may be given a UV completion within the context of so-called ''Fat-Higgs" models. Higgs Portal dark matter provides an example of an attractive alternative to conventional MSSM neutralino dark matter that may evade discovery at the LHC, while still being within the reach of current and upcoming indirect detection experiments. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:ca3ff1be-dda5-4575-a0fd-794029fd112e2022-03-27T07:06:00ZHeavy dark matter through the Higgs portalJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:ca3ff1be-dda5-4575-a0fd-794029fd112eEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2008March-Russell, JWest, SCumberbatch, DHooper, DMotivated by Higgs Portal and Hidden Valley models, heavy particle dark matter that communicates with the supersymmetric Standard Model via pure Higgs sector interactions is considered. We show that a thermal relic abundance consistent with the measured density of dark matter is possible for masses up to ∼ 30TeV. For dark matter masses above ∼ 1TeV, non-perturbative Sommerfeld corrections to the annihilation rate are large, and have the potential to greatly affect indirect detection signals. For large dark matter masses, the Higgs-dark-matter-sector couplings are large and we show how such models may be given a UV completion within the context of so-called ''Fat-Higgs" models. Higgs Portal dark matter provides an example of an attractive alternative to conventional MSSM neutralino dark matter that may evade discovery at the LHC, while still being within the reach of current and upcoming indirect detection experiments. |
| spellingShingle | March-Russell, J West, S Cumberbatch, D Hooper, D Heavy dark matter through the Higgs portal |
| title | Heavy dark matter through the Higgs portal |
| title_full | Heavy dark matter through the Higgs portal |
| title_fullStr | Heavy dark matter through the Higgs portal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Heavy dark matter through the Higgs portal |
| title_short | Heavy dark matter through the Higgs portal |
| title_sort | heavy dark matter through the higgs portal |
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