Let there be Light Dark Matter: The gauged $U(1{)}_{L_{\mu }-L_{\tau }}$ case

Abstract

As experimental null results increase the pressure on heavy weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) as an explanation of thermal dark matter (DM), it seems timely to explore previously overlooked regions of the WIMP parameter space. In this work we extend the minimal gauged $U(1{)}_{L_{\mu }-L_{\tau }}$ model studied in \cite{Bauer:2018onh} by a light (MeV-scale) vector-like fermion $\chi$. Taking into account constraints from cosmology, direct and indirect detection we find that the standard benchmark of $M_V=3m_{\chi }$ for DM coupled to a vector mediator is firmly ruled out for unit DM charges. However, exploring the near-resonance region $M_V\gtrsim 2m_{\chi }$ we find that this model can simultaneously explain the DM relic abundance $\Omega h^2=0.12$ and the $(g-2{)}_{\mu }$ anomaly. Allowing for small charge hierarchies of $\lesssim \mathcal{O}(10)$, we identify a second window of parameter space in the few-GeV region, where $\chi$ can account for the full DM relic density.

arXiv comment7 pages, 2 figures; v2: added limits from CMS four-muon search, updated references; v3: matches journal version

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