Precise WIMP Dark Matter Abundance and Standard Model Thermodynamics
arXiv:2005.03544 · doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2020/08/011
Abstract
A weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) is a leading candidate of the dark matter. The WIMP dark matter abundance is determined by the freeze-out mechanism. Once we know the property of the WIMP particle such as the mass and interaction, we can predict the dark matter abundance. There are, however, several uncertainties in the estimation of the WIMP dark matter abundance. In this work, we focus on the effect from Standard Model thermodynamics. We revisit the estimation of the WIMP dark matter abundance and its uncertainty due to the equation of state (EOS) in the Standard Model. We adopt the up-to-date estimate of the EOS of the Standard Model in the early Universe and find nearly 10% difference in the 1-1000 GeV dark matter abundance, compared to the conventional estimate of the EOS.
14 pages, 4 figures. Version accepted for publication in JCAP. The cross section and EOS data are available at https://member.ipmu.jp/satoshi.shirai/DM2020/
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