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Pseudomoduli dark matter and quiver gauge theories

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We investigate supersymmetric models for dark matter which is represented by pseudomoduli in weakly coupled hidden sectors. We propose a scheme to add a dark matter sector to quiver gauge theories with metastable supersymmetry breaking. We discuss the embedding of such scheme in string theory and we describe the dark matter sector in terms of D7 flavour branes. We explore the phenomenology in various regions of the parameters.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Milano Bicocca and INFN, Sezione di Milano-Bicocca, piazza della Scienza 3, I-20126, Milano, Italy

    Antonio Amariti & Luciano Girardello

  2. Theoretische Natuurkunde, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and The International Solvay Institutes, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium

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Amariti, A., Girardello, L. & Mariotti, A. Pseudomoduli dark matter and quiver gauge theories. J. High Energ. Phys. 2010, 72 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP07(2010)072

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