A new life for sterile neutrinos: resolving inconsistencies using hot dark matter
- Theory Division, Physics Department CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland)
- Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, Physics Department New York University, New York, NY 10003 (United States)
Within the standard ΛCDM model of cosmology, the recent Planck measurements have shown discrepancies with other observations, e.g., measurements of the current expansion rate H{sub 0}, the galaxy shear power spectrum and counts of galaxy clusters. We show that if ΛCDM is extended by a hot dark matter component, which could be interpreted as a sterile neutrino, the data sets can be combined consistently. A combination of Planck data, WMAP-9 polarisation data, measurements of the BAO scale, the HST measurement of H{sub 0}, Planck galaxy cluster counts and galaxy shear data from the CFHTLens survey yields ΔN{sub eff} = 0.61±0.30 and m{sub s}{sup eff} = (0.41±0.13)eV at 1σ. The former is driven mainly by the large H{sub 0} of the HST measurement, while the latter is driven by cluster data. CFHTLens galaxy shear data prefer ΔN{sub eff}> 0 and a non-zero mass. Taken together, we find hints for the presence of a hot dark matter component at 3σ. A sterile neutrino motivated by the reactor and gallium anomalies appears rejected at even higher significance and an accelerator anomaly sterile neutrino is found in tension at 2σ.
- OSTI ID:
- 22282609
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2013, 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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