The galactic halo in mixed dark matter cosmologies
- Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Zürich, Winterthurerst. 190, 8057 Zürich (Switzerland)
- GRAPPA Institute, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1090 GL Amsterdam (Netherlands)
A possible solution to the small scale problems of the cold dark matter (CDM) scenario is that the dark matter consists of two components, a cold and a warm one. We perform a set of high resolution simulations of the Milky Way halo varying the mass of the WDM particle (m{sub WDM}) and the cosmic dark matter mass fraction in the WDM component ( f-bar {sub W}). The scaling ansatz introduced in combined analysis of LHC and astroparticle searches postulates that the relative contribution of each dark matter component is the same locally as on average in the Universe (e.g. f{sub W,s}un = f-bar {sub W}). Here we find however, that the normalised local WDM fraction (f{sub W,s}un / f-bar {sub W}) depends strongly on m{sub WDM} for m{sub WDM} < 1 keV. Using the scaling ansatz can therefore introduce significant errors into the interpretation of dark matter searches. To correct this issue a simple formula that fits the local dark matter densities of each component is provided.
- OSTI ID:
- 22279656
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2012, Issue 10; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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