Categorisation and detection of dark matter candidates from string/M-theory hidden sectors

Acharya, Bobby S.; Ellis, Sebastian A. R.; Kane, Gordon L.; Nelson, Brent D.; Perry, Malcolm

doi:10.1007/jhep09(2018)130

Title: Categorisation and detection of dark matter candidates from string/M-theory hidden sectors

Journal Article · Mon Sep 24 00:00:00 UTC 2018 · Journal of High Energy Physics (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/jhep09(2018)130 · OSTI ID:1506439

Acharya, Bobby S. ^[1]; Ellis, Sebastian A. R. ^[2]; Kane, Gordon L. ^[2]; Nelson, Brent D. ^[3]; Perry, Malcolm ^[4]

King's College London, London (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics; The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (Italy); Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics
Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics
Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge (United Kingdom). Dept. of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Center for Mathematical Sciences

We study well-motivated dark matter candidates arising from weakly-coupled hidden sectors in compactified string/M-theory. Imposing generic top-down constraints greatly restricts allowed candidates. By considering the possible mechanisms for achieving the correct dark matter relic density, we compile categories of viable dark matter candidates and annihilation mediators. We consider the case where supersymmetry breaking occurs via moduli stabilization and is gravitationally mediated to the visible and other hidden sectors, without assuming sequestering of the sector in which supersymmetry is broken. We find that in this case, weakly-coupled hidden sectors only allow for fermionic dark matter. Additionally, most of the mechanisms for obtaining the full relic density only allow for a gauge boson mediator, such as a dark Z'. Given these considerations, we study the potential for discovering or constraining the allowed parameter space given current and future direct detection experiments, and direct production at the LHC. We also present a model of a hidden sector which would contain a satisfactory dark matter candidate.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0007859

OSTI ID:: 1506439

Journal Information:: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online), Journal Name: Journal of High Energy Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 2018; ISSN 1029-8479

Publisher:: Springer BerlinCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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