Update on Hidden Sectors with Dark Forces and Dark Matter
arXiv:1211.5160
Abstract
Recently there has been much interest in hidden sectors, especially in the context of dark matter and dark forces, since they are a common feature of beyond standard model scenarios like string theory and SUSY and additionally exhibit interesting phenomenological aspects. Various laboratory experiments place limits on the so-called hidden photon and continuously further probe and constrain the parameter space; an updated overview is presented here. Furthermore, for several hidden sector models with light dark matter we study the viability with respect to the relic abundance and direct detection experiments.
4 pages, 3 figures, contribution to the proceedings of the "8th Patras Workshop on Axions, WIMPs and WISPs", Chicago USA, 18 - 22 July 2012
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