Dark Matter from a Radiative Inverse Seesaw Majoron Model

Cesar Bonilla; A. E. CÃ¡rcamo HernÃ¡ndez; BastiÃ¡n DÃ­az SÃ¡ez; Sergey Kovalenko; Juan Marchant GonzÃ¡lez

doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138282

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Dark Matter from a Radiative Inverse Seesaw Majoron Model

arXiv:2306.08453 · doi:10.1016/j.physletb.2023.138282

Abstract

We propose a Majoron-like extension of the Standard Model with an extra global $U (1)_{X}$ -symmetry where neutrino masses are generated through an inverse seesaw mechanism at the 1-loop level. In contrast to the tree-level inverse seesaw, our framework contains dark matter (DM) candidates stabilized by a residual $Z_{2}$ -symmetry surviving spontaneous breaking of the $U (1)_{X}$ -group. We explore the case in which the DM is a Majorana fermion. Furthermore, we provide parameter space regions allowed by current experimental constraints coming from the dark matter relic abundance, (in)direct detection, and charged lepton flavor violation.

15 pages, 6 figures