Journal of High Energy Physics

, 2013:149 | Cite as

WIMP dark matter as radiative neutrino mass messenger

  • M. Hirsch
  • R. A. Lineros
  • S. Morisi
  • J. Palacio
  • N. Rojas
  • J. W. F. Valle
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Abstract

The minimal seesaw extension of the Standard SU(3) c ⊗SU(2) L ⊗U(1) Y Model requires two electroweak singlet fermions in order to accommodate the neutrino oscillation parameters at tree level. Here we consider a next to minimal extension where light neutrino masses are generated radiatively by two electroweak fermions: one singlet and one triplet under SU(2)L. These should be odd under a parity symmetry and their mixing gives rise to a stable weakly interactive massive particle (WIMP) dark matter candidate. For mass in the GeV-TeV range, it reproduces the correct relic density, and provides an observable signal in nuclear recoil direct detection experiments. The fermion triplet component of the dark matter has gauge interactions, making it also detectable at present and near future collider experiments.

Keywords

Beyond Standard Model Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM Neutrino Physics 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • M. Hirsch
    • 1
  • R. A. Lineros
    • 1
  • S. Morisi
    • 2
  • J. Palacio
    • 1
  • N. Rojas
    • 3
  • J. W. F. Valle
    • 1
  1. 1.AHEP Group, Institut de Física Corpuscular — C.S.I.C./Universitat de ValènciaEdificio Institutos de PaternaValenciaSpain
  2. 2.Institut für Theoretische Physik und AstrophysikUniversität WürzburgWürzburgGermany
  3. 3.Facultad de FísicaPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileSantiago de ChileChile

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