Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2010-10-11
Phys.Rev.D83:036008,2011
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
15 pages, 11 figures; minor quantitative differences wrt v1 due to the correction of a numerical problem, main results unchang
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.83.036008
In theories with Universal Extra-Dimensions (UED), the gamma_1 particle, first excited state of the hypercharge gauge boson, provides an excellent Dark Matter (DM) candidate. Here we use a modified version of the SuperBayeS code to perform a Bayesian analysis of the minimal UED scenario, in order to assess its detectability at accelerators and with DM experiments. We derive in particular the most probable range of mass and scattering cross sections off nucleons, keeping into account cosmological and electroweak precision constraints. The consequences for the detectability of the gamma_1 with direct and indirect experiments are dramatic. The spin-independent cross section probability distribution peaks at ~ 10^{-11} pb, i.e. below the sensitivity of ton-scale experiments. The spin-dependent cross-section drives the predicted neutrino flux from the center of the Sun below the reach of present and upcoming experiments. The only strategy that remains open appears to be direct detection with ton-scale experiments sensitive to spin-dependent cross-sections. On the other hand, the LHC with 1 1/fb of data should be able to probe the current best-fit UED parameters.
Bertone Gianfranco
Kong Kyoungchul
Ruiz de Austri Roberto
Trotta Roberto
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