Dark Matter interpretation of the neutron decay anomaly
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2022-03-21 v2 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract
We add to the Standard Model a new fermion with minimal baryon number 1/3. Neutron decay into non-relativistic can account for the neutron decay anomaly, compatibly with bounds from neutron stars. can be Dark Matter, and its cosmological abundance can be generated by freeze-in dominated at . The associated processes , hydrogen decay and DM-induced neutron disappearance have rates below experimental bounds and can be of interest for future experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2112.09111,
title = {Dark Matter interpretation of the neutron decay anomaly},
author = {Alessandro Strumia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.09111},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
15 pages, 3 figures. Published version. Associated webinar: https://youtu.be/Q1bUrpQqTQs