R-parity preserving super-WIMP decays
| dc.creator | Pospelov, Maxim | |
| dc.creator | Trott, Michael | |
| dc.date | 2008-12-02 | |
| dc.date | 2009-04-14 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T13:04:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T13:04:46Z | |
| dc.description | We point out that when the decay of one electroweak scale super-WIMP state to another occurs at second order in a super-weak coupling constant, this can naturally lead to decay lifetimes that are much larger than the age of the Universe, and create observable consequences for the indirect detection of dark matter. We demonstrate this in a supersymmetric model with Dirac neutrinos, where the right-handed scalar neutrinos are the lightest and next-to-lightest supersymmetric partners. We show that this model produces a super-WIMP decay rate scaling as m_nu^4/(weak scale)^3, and may significantly enhance the fraction of energetic electrons and positrons over anti-protons in the decay products. Such a signature is consistent with the observations recently reported by the PAMELA experiment. | |
| dc.description | 14 pages, v3 JHEP version | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/0812.0432 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.0432 | |
| dc.identifier | JHEP 0904:044,2009 | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2009/04/044 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/227279 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | R-parity preserving super-WIMP decays | |
| dc.type | text |