Deducing the nature of dark matter from direct and indirect detection experiments in the absence of collider signatures of new physics

Details Deducing the nature of dark matter from direct and indirect detection experiments in the absence of collider signatures of new physics Deducing the nature of dark matter from direct and indirect detection experiments in the absence of collider signatures of new physics

2008-08-25

arxiv.org/abs/0808.3384v2

Phys.Rev.D80:043509,2009

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

19 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.80.043509

Despite compelling arguments that significant discoveries of physics beyond the standard model are likely to be made at the Large Hadron Collider, it remains possible that this machine will make no such discoveries, or will make no discoveries directly relevant to the dark matter problem. In this article, we study the ability of astrophysical experiments to deduce the nature of dark matter in such a scenario. In most dark matter studies, the relic abundance and detection prospects are evaluated within the context of some specific particle physics model or models (e.g. supersymmetry). Here, we attempt to develop a model-independent approach toward the phenomenology of weakly interacting massive particles in the absence of any discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider. In particular, we consider generic fermionic or scalar dark matter particles with a variety of interaction forms, and calculate the corresponding constraints from and sensitivity of direct and indirect detection experiments. The results may provide some guidance in disentangling information from future direct and indirect detection experiments.

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