Dark atoms and composite dark matter
James M. Cline
Abstract
I selectively review the theoretical properties and observational limits pertaining to dark atoms, as well as composite dark matter candidates bound by a confining gauge interaction: dark glueballs, glueballinos, mesons and baryons. Emphasis is given to cosmological, direct and indirect detection constraints. Lectures given at Les Houches Summer School 2021: Dark Matter.
Topics & Concepts
Dark matterPhysicsDark fluidParticle physicsMixed dark matterScalar field dark matterBaryonic dark matterBaryonAstrophysicsHot dark matterLight dark matterWarm dark matterCold dark matterDark energyCosmologyDark Matter and Cosmic PhenomenaParticle physics theoretical and experimental studiesCosmology and Gravitation Theories