Sterile neutrinos, dark matter, and resonant effects in ultra high energy regimes

Author(s)

Miranda, O. G. ^[1] ; Moura, C. A. ^[2] ; Parada, A. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Dept Fis, Mexico City 07000, DF - Mexico

^[2] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, BR-09210170 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Physics Letters B; v. 744, p. 55-58, MAY 11 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 6

Abstract

Interest in light dark matter candidates has recently increased in the literature; some of these works consider the role of additional neutrinos, either active or sterile. Furthermore, extragalactic neutrinos have been detected with energies higher than have ever been reported before. This opens a new window of opportunities to the study of neutrino properties that were unreachable up to now. We investigate how an interaction potential between neutrinos and dark matter might induce a resonant enhancement in the oscillation probability, an effect that may be tested with future neutrino data. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 13/22079-8 - Physics of particles and fields: standard model and its extensions
• Grantee: Adriano Antonio Natale
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants