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- Title
Scalar singlet dark matter in non-standard cosmologies.
- Authors
Bernal, Nicolás; Cosme, Catarina; Tenkanen, Tommi; Vaskonen, Ville
- Abstract
We study production of dark matter (DM) in models with a non-standard expansion history. We consider both freeze-out and freeze-in mechanisms for producing the observed DM abundance in a model where the DM consists of scalar singlet particles coupled to the Standard Model sector via the Higgs portal. We show that a non-standard expansion phase can lead to a significant change in the DM abundance and therefore to observational ramifications. For example, for DM freeze-in the required portal coupling can be much larger, whereas for DM freeze-out much smaller values become allowed. We evaluate the relevant constraints and discuss prospects for direct detection of such DM.
- Subjects
METAPHYSICAL cosmology; INTERSTELLAR medium; MISSING mass problem (Astronomy); WEAKLY interacting massive particles; MATTER
- Publication
European Physical Journal C -- Particles & Fields, 2019, Vol 79, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1434-6044
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-6550-9