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Title: Indirect and direct signatures of Higgs portal decaying vector dark matter for positron excess in cosmic rays

Journal Article · · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
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  1. School of Physics, Korea Institute for Advanced Study, Seoul 130-722 (Korea, Republic of)

We investigate the indirect signatures of the Higgs portal U(1){sub X} vector dark matter (VDM) X{sub μ} from both its pair annihilation and decay. The VDM is stable at renormalizable level by Z{sub 2} symmetry, and thermalized by Higgs-portal interactions. It can also decay by some nonrenormalizable operators with very long lifetime at cosmological time scale. If dim-6 operators for VDM decays are suppressed by 10{sup 16} GeV scale, the lifetime of VDM with mass ∼ 2 TeV is just right for explaining the positron excess in cosmic ray observed by PAMELA and AMS02 Collaborations. The VDM decaying into μ{sup +}μ{sup −} can fit the data, evading various constraints on cosmic rays. We give one UV-complete model as an example. This scenario for Higgs portal decaying VDM with mass around ∼ 2 TeV can be tested by DM direct search at XENON1T, and also at the future colliders by measuring the Higgs self-couplings.

OSTI ID:
22373505
Journal Information:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2014, Issue 06; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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