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| Autor(es): |
Belyaev, Alexander S.
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Thomas, Marc C.
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Shapiro, Ilya L.
Número total de Autores: 3
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| Tipo de documento: | Artigo Científico |
| Fonte: | PHYSICAL REVIEW D; v. 95, n. 9, p. 10-pg., 2017-05-31. |
| Resumo | |
Torsion is a metric-independent component of gravitation, which may provide a more general geometry than the one taking place within general relativity. On the other hand, torsion could lead to interesting phenomenology in both particle physics and cosmology. In the present work it is shown that a torsion field interacting with the SM Higgs doublet and having a negligible coupling to standard model (SM) fermions is protected from decaying by a Z(2) symmetry, and therefore becomes a promising dark matter (DM) candidate. This model provides a good motivation for Higgs portal vector DM scenario. We evaluate the DM relic density and explore direct DM detection and collider constraints on this model to understand its consistency with experimental data and establish the most up-to-date limits on its parameter space. We have found in the model when the Higgs boson is only partly responsible for the generation of torsion mass, there is a region of parameter space where torsion contributes 100% to the DM budget of the Universe. Furthermore, we present the first results on the potential of the LHC to probe the parameter space of minimal scenario with Higgs portal vector DM using mono-jet searches and have found that LHC at high luminosity will be sensitive to the substantial part of model parameter space which cannot be probed by other experiments. (AU) | |
| Processo FAPESP: | 11/11973-4 - ICTP Instituto Sul-Americano para Pesquisa Fundamental: um centro regional para física teórica |
| Beneficiário: | Nathan Jacob Berkovits |
| Modalidade de apoio: | Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático |