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# Neutrino Portal to FIMP Dark Matter with an Early Matter Era

02 Mar 2021-Journal of High Energy Physics (Springer Berlin Heidelberg)-Vol. 2021, Iss: 3, pp 1-41
Abstract: We study the freeze-in production of Feebly Interacting Massive Particle (FIMP) dark matter candidates through a neutrino portal. We consider a hidden sector comprised of a fermion and a complex scalar, with the lightest one regarded as a FIMP candidate. We implement the Type-I Seesaw mechanism for generating the masses of the Standard Model (SM) neutrinos by introducing three heavy neutrinos which are assumed to be degenerated, for simplicity, and are also responsible for mediating the interactions be- tween the hidden and the SM sectors. We assume that an early matter-dominated (EMD) era took place for some period between inflation and Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, making the Universe to expand faster than in the standard radiation-dominated era. In this case, the hidden and SM sectors are easily decoupled and larger couplings between FIMPs and SM particles are needed from the relic density constraints. In this context, we discuss the dynamics of dark matter throughout the modified cosmic history, evaluate the relevant constraints of the model and discuss the consequences of the duration of the EMD era for the dark matter production. Finally, we show that if the heavy neutrinos are not part of the thermal bath, this scenario becomes testable through indirect detection searches.

Topics: Hidden sector (59%), Dark matter (58%), Neutrino (55%) ... read more
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Abstract: Within the framework of canonical type-I seesaw, a feebly interacting massive particle (FIMP) $\chi$ is introduced as a dark matter candidate. The leptogenesis mechanism and dark matter relic density share a common origin via decays of Majorana neutrinos $N$. Provided an additional species $\varphi$ whose energy density red-shifts as $\rho_{\varphi}\propto a^{-(4+n)}$, the Hubble expansion rate is larger than the standard scenario, i.e., the Universe expands faster. The consequences of such a fast expanding Universe on leptogenesis as well as FIMP dark matter are investigated in detail. We demonstrate a significant impact on the final baryon asymmetry and dark matter abundance due to the existence of $\varphi$ for the strong washout scenario. While for the weak washout scenario, the effects of FEU are relatively small. We introduce scale factors $F_L$ and $F_\chi$ to describe the corresponding effects of FEU. A semi-analytical approach to derive the efficiency factors $\eta_L$ and $\eta_\chi$ in FEU is also discussed. The viable parameter space for success thermal leptogenesis and correct FIMP DM relic density is obtained for standard cosmology and FEU. Our results show that it is possible to distinguish different cosmology scenarios for strong washout cases.

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