Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2000-12-11
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
6 pages, no figures. Contribution to the proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter (I
Scientific paper
The question of the nature of the dark matter in the Universe remains one of the most outstanding unsolved problems in basic science. One of the best motivated particle physics candidates is the lightest supersymmetric particle, assumed to be the lightest neutralino. We here describe DarkSUSY, an advanced numerical FORTRAN package for supersymmetric dark matter calculations which we release for public use. With the help of this package, the masses and compositions of various supersymmetric particles can be computed, for given input parameters of the minimal supersymmetric extension of the Standard Model (MSSM). For the lightest neutralino, the relic density is computed, using accurate methods which include the effects of resonances, pair production thresholds and coannihilations. Accelerator bounds are checked to identify viable dark matter candidates. Finally, detection rates are computed for a variety of detection methods, such as direct detection and indirect detection through antiprotons, gamma-rays and positrons from the Galactic halo or neutrinos from the center of the Earth or the Sun.
Baltz Edward A.
Bergstrom Lars
Edsjo Joakim
Gondolo Paolo
Ullio Piero
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