Constraints on metastable superheavy dark matter coupled to sterile neutrinos with the Pierre Auger Observatory
Journal Article
·
· Physical Review. D.
Dark matter particles could be superheavy, provided their lifetime is much longer than the age of the Universe. Using the sensitivity of the Pierre Auger Observatory to ultrahigh energy neutrinos and photons, we constrain a specific extension of the Standard Model of particle physics that meets the lifetime requirement for a superheavy particle by coupling it to a sector of ultralight sterile neutrinos. Our results show that, for a typical dark coupling constant of 0.1, the mixing angle between active and sterile neutrinos must satisfy, roughly, for a mass of the dark-matter particle between and . Published by the American Physical Society 2024
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359; FG02-99ER41107; SC0011689
- OSTI ID:
- 2335503
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 2361063
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 109; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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