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Title: Long-lived light mediator to dark matter and primordial small scale spectrum

Abstract

We calculate the early universe evolution of perturbations in the dark matter energy density in the context of simple dark sector models containing a GeV scale light mediator. We consider the case that the mediator is long-lived, with lifetime up to a second, and before decaying it temporarily dominates the energy density of the universe. We show that for primordial perturbations that enter the horizon around this period, the interplay between linear growth during matter domination and collisional damping can generically lead to a sharp peak in the spectrum of dark matter density perturbation. Finally, as a result, the population of the smallest DM halos gets enhanced. Possible implications of this scenario are discussed.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Walter Burke Inst. for Theoretical Physics
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
OSTI Identifier:
1440978
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0010255; FG02-92ER40701; SC0011632
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2015; Journal Issue: 05; Journal ID: ISSN 1475-7516
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; power spectrum; dark matter theory; particle physics - cosmology connection; cosmological perturbation theory

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Zhang, Yue. Long-lived light mediator to dark matter and primordial small scale spectrum. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2015/05/008.
Zhang, Yue. Long-lived light mediator to dark matter and primordial small scale spectrum. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/05/008
Zhang, Yue. Fri . "Long-lived light mediator to dark matter and primordial small scale spectrum". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/05/008. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1440978.
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abstractNote = {We calculate the early universe evolution of perturbations in the dark matter energy density in the context of simple dark sector models containing a GeV scale light mediator. We consider the case that the mediator is long-lived, with lifetime up to a second, and before decaying it temporarily dominates the energy density of the universe. We show that for primordial perturbations that enter the horizon around this period, the interplay between linear growth during matter domination and collisional damping can generically lead to a sharp peak in the spectrum of dark matter density perturbation. Finally, as a result, the population of the smallest DM halos gets enhanced. Possible implications of this scenario are discussed.},
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journal = {Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics},
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volume = 2015,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Fri May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
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