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Multipartite dark matter in a gauge theory of leptons

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-03-06 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

The classical conservation of the lepton number is an accidental symmetry present in the Standard Model (SM). Thus, we consider here a scenario where the SM is extended with a U(1) gauge group, promoting the lepton number to a local symmetry. The gauge anomaly cancellations necessitate the extension of the particle spectrum with several beyond the SM (BSM) particle fields. The extended lepton gauge group breaks around the TeV scale via spontaneous symmetry breaking, and a Z2Z_2 symmetry remains, which ensures the stability of the light Z2Z_2 odd BSM particles. Interestingly, the particle spectrum of the model has two distinct dark sectors, with one having a Dirac-type DM and the other one containing a Majorana-type DM, thus resulting in a multipartite dark matter scenario. We have explored the available parameter space consistent with the observed dark matter relic density and direct detection measurements for both of the DM particles. Having a Majorana dark matter, we have also studied for the gamma line signatures to constrain the parameter space from the indirect dark matter detection experiments like FermiLAT and CTA.

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@article{arxiv.2407.06737,
  title  = {Multipartite dark matter in a gauge theory of leptons},
  author = {Utkarsh Patel and Avnish and Sudhanwa Patra and Kirtiman Ghosh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.06737},
  year   = {2025}
}

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Total 42 pages pdf, 19 figures, 5 Tables. Manuscript accepted in JHEP on 25th February 2025