Anatomy of Coannihilation with a Scalar Top Partner [CL]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1501.03164


We investigate a simplified model of dark matter where a Majorana fermion $\chi$ coannihilates with a colored scalar top partner $\tilde{t}$. We explore the cosmological history, with particular emphasis on the most relevant low-energy parameters: the mass splitting between the dark matter and the coannihilator, and the Yukawa coupling $y_\chi$ that connects these fields to the Standard Model top quarks. We also allow a free quartic coupling $\lambda_h$ between a pair of Higgs bosons and $\tilde{t}$ pairs. We pay special attention to the case where the values take on those expected where $\tilde{t}$ corresponds to the superpartner of the right-handed top, and $\chi$ is a bino. Direct detection, indirect detection, and colliders are complementary probes of this simple model.

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A. Ibarra, A. Pierce, N. Shah, et. al.
Thu, 15 Jan 15
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Comments: 36 pages, 8 figures