WIMP decay as a possible Warm Dark Matter model

Abstract

The Weakly Interacting Massive Particles(WIMPs) have long been the favored CDM candidate in the standard $\Lambda$CDM model. However, owing to great improvement in the experimental sensitivity in the past decade, some parameter space of the SUSY-based WIMP model is ruled out. In addition, WIMP as the CDM particle is also at variance with other astrophysical observables at small scales. We consider a model that addresses both these issues. In the model, the WIMP decays into a massive particle and radiation. We study the background evolution and the first order perturbation theory (coupled Einstein-Boltzmann equations) for this model and show that the dynamics can be captured by a single parameter $r=m_L/q$, which is the ratio of the lighter mass and the comoving momentum of the decay particle. We incorporate the relevant equations in the existing Boltzmann code CLASS to compute the matter power spectra and CMB angular power spectra. The decaying WIMP model is akin to a non-thermal Warm Dark Matter(WDM) model and suppresses matter power at small scales, which could alleviate several issues that plague the CDM model. We compare the predictions of the model with CMB, galaxy clustering, and high-z HI data. Both these data sets yield $r\gtrsim 10^6$, which can be translated into the bounds on other parameters. In particular, we obtain the following lower bounds on the thermally-averaged self-annihilation cross-section of WIMPs $⟨\sigma v⟩$, and the lighter mass $m_L$: $⟨\sigma v⟩\gtrsim 4.9\times 10^{-34}\mathrm{c}{\mathrm{m}}^3\mathrm{se}{\mathrm{c}}^{-1}$ and $m_L\gtrsim 2.4\mathrm{keV}$. The lower limit on $m_L$ is comparable to constraints on the mass of thermally-produced WDM particle. The limit on the self-annihilation cross-section greatly expands the available parameter space as compared to the stable WIMP scenario.

arXiv comment26 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in JCAP

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