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Dark matter spectra from the electroweak to the Planck scale

Authors :
Christian W. Bauer
Nicholas L. Rodd
Bryan R. Webber
Source :
Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol 2021, Iss 6, Pp 1-48 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
SpringerOpen, 2021.

Abstract

Abstract We compute the decay spectrum for dark matter (DM) with masses above the scale of electroweak symmetry breaking, all the way to the Planck scale. For an arbitrary hard process involving a decay to the unbroken standard model, we determine the prompt distribution of stable states including photons, neutrinos, positrons, and antiprotons. These spectra are a crucial ingredient in the search for DM via indirect detection at the highest energies as being probed in current and upcoming experiments including IceCube, HAWC, CTA, and LHAASO. Our approach improves considerably on existing methods, for instance, we include all relevant electroweak interactions.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10298479
Volume :
2021
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of High Energy Physics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.347dad551aa94bd49ccfa35fa16418bd
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP06(2021)121