Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2007-06-25
JCAP0710:012,2007
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
22 pages. Figure 7 corrected, leading to improved prospects for direct detection. Some clarifying remarks included
Scientific paper
10.1088/1475-7516/2007/10/012
We explore the properties of dark matter in theories with two universal extra dimensions, where the lightest Kaluza-Klein state is a spin-0 neutral particle, representing a six-dimensional photon polarized along the extra dimensions. Annihilation of this 'spinless photon' proceeds predominantly through Higgs boson exchange, and is largely independent of other Kaluza-Klein particles. The measured relic abundance sets an upper limit on the spinless photon mass of 500 GeV, which decreases to almost 200 GeV if the Higgs boson is light. The phenomenology of this dark matter candidate is strikingly different from Kaluza-Klein dark matter in theories with one universal extra dimension. Elastic scattering of the spinless photon with quarks is helicity suppressed, making its direct detection challenging, although possible at upcoming experiments. The prospects for indirect detection with gamma rays and antimatter are similar to those of neutralinos. The rates predicted at neutrino telescopes are below the sensitivity of next-generation experiments.
Dobrescu Bogdan A.
Hooper Dan
Kong Kyoungchul
Mahbubani Rakhi
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