WIMP Dark Matter from a Natural Discrete Gauge Symmetry in the Standard Model

Abstract

The internal structure of the Standard Model implies a natural ${\mathbb{Z}}_4\times {\mathbb{Z}}_3$ discrete gauge symmetry. Cancellation of the corresponding Dai--Freed anomalies requires the introduction of three right-handed neutrinos and three additional Majorana fermions ${\chi }_i$. This gauge symmetry forbids the decay of the lightest fermion ${\chi }_1$ into Standard Model particles, rendering it automatically stable and providing a dark matter candidate without introducing an ad hoc stabilizing symmetry and domain-wall problem. The mass of ${\chi }_1$ is generated by the vacuum expectation value of a singlet scalar near the electroweak scale, naturally realizing a weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) freeze-out scenario. Dark matter annihilation proceeds through scalar mediation, allowing the observed relic abundance to be reproduced while remaining consistent with current direct-detection constraints. It naturally realizes the secluded dark matter scenario and can be further tested in the next generation of experiments.

12 pages, 4 figures; aligned withe the version accpeted in JHEP

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