Dark matter from a classically scale-invariant SU(3)X

In this work we study a classically scale-invariant extension of the Standard Model in which the dark matter and electroweak scales are generated through the Coleman-Weinberg mechanism. The extra SU(3)X gauge factor gets completely broken by the vacuum expectation values of two scalar triplets. Out...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review. D 2016-09, Vol.94 (5)
Hauptverfasser: Karam, Alexandros, Tamvakis, Kyriakos
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In this work we study a classically scale-invariant extension of the Standard Model in which the dark matter and electroweak scales are generated through the Coleman-Weinberg mechanism. The extra SU(3)X gauge factor gets completely broken by the vacuum expectation values of two scalar triplets. Out of the eight resulting massive vector bosons the three lightest are stable due to an intrinsic Z2×Z2′ discrete symmetry and can constitute dark matter candidates. We analyze the phenomenological viability of the predicted multi-Higgs sector imposing theoretical and experimental constraints. We perform a comprehensive analysis of the dark matter predictions of the model solving numerically the set of coupled Boltzmann equations involving all relevant dark matter processes and explore the direct detection prospects of the dark matter candidates.
ISSN:2470-0010
2470-0029
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.94.055004