Universal extra dimensions and the graviton portal to dark matter

Arun, Mathew Thomas and Choudhury, Debajyoti and Sachdeva, Divya (2017) Universal extra dimensions and the graviton portal to dark matter. In: JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS (10).

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Abstract

The Universal Extra Dimension (UED) paradigm is particularly attractive as it not only includes a natural candidate for the Dark Matter particle, but also addresses several issues related to particle physics. Non-observations at the Large Hadron Collider, though, has brought the paradigm into severe tension. However, a particular 5-dimensional UED model emerges from a six dimensional space-time with nested warping. The AdS(6) bulk protects both the Higgs mass as well as the UED scale without invoking unnatural parameter values. The graviton excitations in the sixth direction open up new (co-) annihilation channels for the Dark Matter particle, thereby allowing for phenomenological consistency, otherwise denied to the minimal UED scenario. The model leads to unique signatures in both satellite-based experiments as well as the LHC.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF COSMOLOGY AND ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the IOP PUBLISHING LTD, TEMPLE CIRCUS, TEMPLE WAY, BRISTOL BS1 6BE, ENGLAND
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Centre for High Energy Physics
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2017 05:06
Last Modified:	17 Nov 2017 05:06
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/58279

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