207 research outputs found
Decoding the Origin of Dark Matter
We discuss the interplay between LHC signatures and the mechanism by which
dark matter is generated in the early universe in supersymmetric theories. The
LHC signatures of two of the major mechanisms for such generation of dark
matter which are known to be the Stau Coannihilation (Stau-Co) region and
annihilation on the Hyperbolic Branch (HB) are exhibited in detail. By
analyzing the various LHC signatures, including multi leptons, hadronic jets,
b-tagging, and missing transverse momentum, one can discriminate between the
Stau-Co region and the HB region for the mSUGRA model. Interestingly, there are
some regions of the parameter space which are beyond the current and near
future reach of the dark matter direct detection experiments but will be
accessible at the LHC, and vise versa.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, based on a talk presented at SUSY 09; Boston,
5-10 June, 200
Two-mediator dark matter models and cosmic electron excess
The cosmic electron energy spectrum recently observed by the DAMPE experiment
exhibits two interesting features, including a break around 0.9 TeV and a sharp
resonance near 1.4 TeV. In this analysis, we propose a dark matter explanation
to both exotic features seen by DAMPE. In our model, dark matter annihilates in
the galaxy via two different channels that lead to both a narrow resonance
spectrum near 1.4 TeV and electron excess events over an extended energy range
thus generating the break structure around TeV. The two annihilation channels
are mediated by two gauge bosons that interact both with dark matter and with
the standard model fermions. Dark matter annihilations through the s-channel
process mediated by the heavier boson produce monoenergetic electron-positron
pairs leading to the resonance excess. The lighter boson has a mass smaller
than the dark matter such that they can be on-shell produced in dark matter
annihilations in the galaxy; the lighter bosons in the final state subsequently
decay to generate the extended excess events due to the smeared electron energy
spectrum in this process. We further analyze constraints from various
experiments, including HESS, Fermi, AMS, and LHC, to the parameter space of the
model where both excess events can be accounted for. In order to interpret the
two new features in the DAMPE data, dark matter annihilation cross sections in
the current galaxy are typically much larger than the canonical thermal cross
section needed for the correct dark matter relic abundance. This discrepancy,
however, is remedied by the nonperturbative Sommerfeld enhancement because of
the existence of a lighter mediator in the model.Comment: 23 pages, 21 figure
LHC searches for the CP-odd Higgs by the jet substructure analysis
The LHC searches for the CP-odd Higgs boson is studied (with masses from 300
GeV to 1 TeV) in the context of the general two-Higgs-doublet model. With the
discovery of the 125 GeV Higgs boson at the LHC, we highlight one promising
discovery channel of the hZ. This channel can become significant after the
global signal fitting to the 125 GeV Higgs boson in the general
two-Higgs-doublet model. It is particularly important in the scenario where two
CP-even Higgs bosons in the two-Higgs-doublet model have the common mass of 125
GeV. Since the final states involve a Standard-Model-like Higgs boson, we apply
the jet substructure analysis of the fat Higgs jet in order to eliminate the
Standard Model background sufficiently. After performing the kinematic cuts, we
present the LHC search sensitivities for the CP-odd Higgs boson with mass up to
1 TeV via this channel.Comment: 26 pages, 12 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
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