Co-interacting dark matter and conformally coupled light scalars
arXiv:2112.12264 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.105.103015
Abstract
The increasing observational pressure on the standard cosmological model motivates analyses going beyond the paradigm of the collision-less cold dark matter (DM). Since the only clear evidence for the existence of DM is based on gravitational interactions, it seems particularly fitting to study them in this sector where extensions to the standard model can be naturally introduced. A promising avenue can be obtained using modifications of the space-time metric coupled to DM and induced by the presence of a new ultra-light scalar field . The field can contribute to the DM density and can couple all the matter species universally, including additional heavy DM particles. We present a simple two-component DM model employing derivative conformal interactions between the two DM species. This can simultaneously: 1) guarantee the necessary symmetries to stabilize the dark species, 2) predict a subdominant thermal relic density of the heavy DM component, and 3) alleviate small-scale structure tensions of the cold DM scenario due to the possible co-interactions in the dark sector. The scenario is highly predictive with future observational prospects ranging from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to gravitational-wave searches, and can be generalized to more rich and realistic dark sector models.
arXiv comment17 pages, 4 figures, v2: references and minor discussion added, version published in PRD
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