Collider Constraints on Dipole-Interacting Dark Matter
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2013-05-30 v2
Abstract
Dark matter which interacts through a magnetic or electric dipole moment is an interesting possibility which may help to resolve the discrepancy between the DAMA annual modulation signal and the null results of other searches. In this article we examine relic density and collider constraints on such dark matter, and find that for couplings needed to explain DAMA, the thermal relic density is generically in the right ballpark to account for cosmological measurements. Collider constraints are relevant for light WIMPs, but less constraining that direct searches for masses above about 10 GeV.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1103.3289,
title = {Collider Constraints on Dipole-Interacting Dark Matter},
author = {Jean-François Fortin and Tim M. P. Tait},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.3289},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
11 pages, 2 figures, extended discussion, added references, conclusion unchanged