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Title: Model of metastable EeV dark matter

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D.

We propose a model where a long-lived pseudoscalar EeV particle can be produced with sufficient abundance so as to account for the cold dark matter density, despite having a Planck mass suppressed coupling to the thermal bath. Connecting this state to a hidden sterile neutrino sector through derivative couplings, induced by higher dimensional operators, allows one to account for light neutrino masses while having a lifetime that can be much larger than the age of the Universe. Moreover, the same derivative coupling accounts for the production of dark matter in the very first instant of the reheating. Given the sensitivity of the IceCube and ANITA collaborations, we study the possible signatures of such a model in the form of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays in the neutrino sector, and show that such signals could be detected in the near future.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (United States); Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-13ER41976; SC0009913; SC0011842
OSTI ID:
1634233
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1801919
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Vol. 101 Journal Issue: 11; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 9 works
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Web of Science

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