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Self-interacting vectorial dark matter in a SM-like dark sector

Van Que Tran, Thong T. Q. Nguyen, Tzu-Chiang Yuan

2024Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics13 citationsDOI

Abstract

Abstract A dark SU(2) D × U(1) D gauge-Higgs sector, an exact copy of the Standard Model (SM) one, is proposed. It is demonstrated that the dark gauge bosons 𝒲 (p,m) , in analogous to the SM W ± , can fulfill the role as a self-interacting vector dark matter candidate, solving the core versus cusp and missing satellites problems faced by the conventional paradigm of collisionless weakly interacting massive particle. Constraints from collider, astroparticle and cosmology on such a self-interacting vector dark matter candidate are scrutinized. Implications for the future searches of 𝒲 (p,m) in direct detection experiments are discussed.

Topics & Concepts

PhysicsDark matterHidden sectorDark energyDark fluidMixed dark matterHot dark matterScalar field dark matterAstrophysicsWarm dark matterParticle physicsAstronomyCosmologyDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaCosmology and Gravitation TheoriesParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies