Supernova Constraints on MeV Dark Sectors from e+ e- Annihilations
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2014-05-21 v1 Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract
Theories with dark forces and dark sectors are of interest for dark matter models. In this paper we find the region in parameter space that is constrained by supernova cooling constraints when the models include dark sector particles with masses around 100 MeV or less. We include only interactions with electrons and positrons. The constraint is important for small mixing parameters.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1310.3826,
title = {Supernova Constraints on MeV Dark Sectors from e+ e- Annihilations},
author = {Herbert K. Dreiner and Jean-François Fortin and Christoph Hanhart and Lorenzo Ubaldi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1310.3826},
year = {2014}
}
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18 pages, 3 figures