Sommerfeld enhancement from Goldstone pseudo-scalar exchange

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作者
Bedaque, Paulo F. [1 ]
Buchoff, Michael I. [1 ]
Mishra, Rashmish K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Phys, Maryland Ctr Fundamental Phys, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
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Cosmology of Theories beyond the SM; Phenomenological Models; MINIMAL DARK-MATTER; ENERGIES; EXCESS;
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10.1088/1126-6708/2009/11/046
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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We point out that the exchange of a Goldstone pseudo-scalar can provide an enhancement in the dark matter annihilation rate capable of explaining the excess flux seen in high energy cosmic ray data. The mechanism of enhancement involves the coupling of s and d waves through the tensor force that is very strong and, in fact, singular at short distances. The results indicate that large enhancements require some amount of fine tuning. We also discuss the enhancement due to other singular attractive potentials, such as WIMP models with a permanent electric dipole.
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