Supersymmetric superheavy dark matter
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2010-04-21 v2
Abstract
We propose the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) as a well-suited candidate for superheavy dark matter (SHDM). Various production mechanisms at the end of inflation can produce SHDM with the correct abundance, , if its mass is sufficiently high. In particular, gravitational production requires that the mass of the LSP is above . Weak interactions remain perturbative despite the large mass hierarchy, , because of the special decoupling properties of supersymmetry. As a result the model is predictive and we discuss the relevant cosmological processes for the case of a superheavy neutralino within this scheme.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0810.3012,
title = {Supersymmetric superheavy dark matter},
author = {V. Berezinsky and M. Kachelriess and M. Aa. Solberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0810.3012},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
9 pages; v2: references added, matches version to be published