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micrOMEGAs2.0: a program to calculate the relic density of dark matter in a generic model

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2008-11-26 v1

Abstract

micrOMEGAs2.0 is a code which calculates the relic density of a stable massive particle in an arbitrary model. The underlying assumption is that there is a conservation law like R-parity in supersymmetry which guarantees the stability of the lightest odd particle. The new physics model must be incorporated in the notation of CalcHEP, a package for the automatic generation of squared matrix elements. Once this is done, all annihilation and coannihilation channels are included automatically in any model. Cross-sections at v=0v=0, relevant for indirect detection of dark matter, are also computed automatically. The package includes three sample models: the minimal supersymmetric standard model (MSSM), the MSSM with complex phases and the NMSSM. Extension to other models, including non supersymmetric models, is described.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0607059,
  title  = {micrOMEGAs2.0: a program to calculate the relic density of dark matter in a generic model},
  author = {G. Belanger and F. Boudjema and A. Pukhov and A. Semenov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0607059},
  year   = {2008}
}

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