Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2004-03-15
Phys.Rev.Lett.93:231805,2004
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
4 pages, 4 figures; v2: some comments added, figures updated; v3: Final version to appear in Phys. Rev. Lett
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.231805
Many extensions of the Standard Model have to face the problem of new unsuppressed baryon-number violating interactions. In supersymmetry, the simplest way to solve this problem is to assume R-parity conservation. As a result, the lightest supersymmetric particle becomes stable and a well-motivated dark matter candidate. In this paper, we show that solving the problem of baryon number violation in non supersymmetric grand unified theories (GUT's) in warped higher-dimensional spacetime can lead to a stable Kaluza-Klein particle. This exotic particle has gauge quantum numbers of a right-handed neutrino, but carries fractional baryon-number and is related to the top quark within the higher-dimensional GUT. A combination of baryon-number and SU(3) color ensures its stability. Its relic density can easily be of the right value for masses in the 10 GeV--few TeV range. An exciting aspect of these models is that the entire parameter space will be tested at near future dark matter direct detection experiments. Other exotic GUT partners of the top quark are also light and can be produced at high energy colliders with distinctive signatures.
Agashe Kaustubh
Servant Geraldine
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