Observational constraints on dark matter decaying via gravity portals
arXiv:2002.09955 · doi:10.1088/1674-1137/abb4d5
Abstract
Global symmetry can guarantee the stability of dark matter particles (DMps). However, the nonminimal coupling between dark matter (DM) and gravity can destroy the global symmetry of DMps, which in turn leads to their decay. Under the framework of nonminimal coupling between scalar singlet dark matter (ssDM) and gravity, it is worth exploring to what extent the symmetry of ssDM is broken. It is suggested that the total amount of decay products of ssDM cannot exceed current observational constraints. Along these lines, the data obtained with satellites such as Fermi-LAT and AMS-02 can limit the strength of the global symmetry breaking of ssDM. Since the mass of many well--motivated DM candidates may be in the GeV--TeV range, we determine a reasonable parameter range for the lifetime in this range. We find that when the mass of the ssDM is around the electroweak scale (246 GeV), the corresponding 3-- lower limits of the lifetime of ssDM is s. Our analysis of ssDM around the typical electroweak scale contains the most abundant decay channels of all mass range, so the analysis of the behaviour of ssDM under the influence of gravity is more comprehensive.
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