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Light neutralino dark matter in light Higgs scenario related with the CoGeNT and DAMA/LIBRA results

  • Seoul National University

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Abstract

Recently, the CoGeNT collaboration reported the WIMP candidate signal events exceeding the known backgrounds where the light WIMP with large cross section is supported. Motivated by this issue, we analyze a light neutralino dark matter scenario with a very light CP-even Higgs mediation in the elastic scattering process, which provides the mass and direct detection cross section to explain the CoGeNT result. To be compatible with the result of other experiments such as LEP and B-factories, the light CP-even Higgs is favored to be in 9 to 10 GeV. Such a scenario can be realized in the "Beyond the MSSM" context. The relic abundance consistent with the WMAP result can be obtained when twice of neutralino mass is close to the light Higgs mass via the resonance enhancement of the annihilation cross section. As a result, the neutralino mass is predicted to be at around 5 to 6 GeV.

Original languageEnglish
JournalProceedings of Science
StatePublished - 2010
Event8th International Workshop on Identification of Dark Matter, IDM 2010 - Montpellier, France
Duration: 2010.07.262010.07.30

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