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Non-Abelian Vector Boson as FIMP Dark Matter

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2020-03-04 v2

Abstract

In this analysis we demonstrate the freeze-in realization of a non-abelian vector boson dark matter (DM). We choose to elaborate an existing SU(2)NSU(2)_N extension (NN stands for neutral) of the Standard Model (SM) with an additional U(1)=SU(1)=S^{'} global symmetry, which stabilizes the vector boson (X,XˉX,\bar{X}) as DM through unbroken S=T3N+SS=T_{3N}+S^{'} and as lightest odd SS particle. The analysis reveals that the contribution to the freeze-in production of DM from the decay of a heavier scalar bidoublet ζ10,±ζ20,±X\zeta_1^{0,\pm} \to \zeta_2^{0,\pm}X is important even after the freeze-out of ζ10,±\zeta_1^{0,\pm} in equilibrium with thermal bath. Moreover, the neutral component of SU(2)NSU(2)_N scalar triplet (Δ\Delta), responsible for neutrino mass generation in this framework, turns out to serve as additional DMs in the model and offers a multipartite freeze-in DM set up to explore. The allowed parameter space is obtained after estimating constraints from CMB, BBN and AMS-02 bound. This exercise nicely complements the freeze-out realization of (X,XˉX,\bar{X}) as weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) and distinguishes it through stable charge track signature at collider compared to leptonic signal excess as found in WIMP scenario.

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@article{arxiv.1905.07236,
  title  = {Non-Abelian Vector Boson as FIMP Dark Matter},
  author = {Basabendu Barman and Subhaditya Bhattacharya and Mohammadreza Zakeri},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1905.07236},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

32 pages, 11 figures, 6 tables, version accepted in JCAP for publication

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