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Caron, S.; Eckner, C.; Hendriks, L.; Johannesson, G.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Zaharijas, G. |
Title |
Mind the gap: the discrepancy between simulation and reality drives interpretations of the Galactic Center Excess |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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06 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
013 - 56pp |
Keywords |
dark matter simulations; gamma ray experiments; Machine learning; millisecond pulsars |
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The Galactic Center Excess (GCE) in GeV gamma rays has been debated for over a decade, with the possibility that it might be due to dark matter annihilation or undetected point sources such as millisecond pulsars (MSPs). This study investigates how the gamma-ray emission model (-yEM) used in Galactic center analyses affects the interpretation of the GCE's nature. To address this issue, we construct an ultra-fast and powerful inference pipeline based on convolutional Deep Ensemble Networks. We explore the two main competing hypotheses for the GCE using a set of-yEMs with increasing parametric freedom. We calculate the fractional contribution (fsrc) of a dim population of MSPs to the total luminosity of the GCE and analyze its dependence on the complexity of the ryEM. For the simplest ryEM, we obtain fsrc = 0.10 f 0.07, while the most complex model yields fsrc = 0.79 f 0.24. In conclusion, we find that the statement about the nature of the GCE (dark matter or not) strongly depends on the assumed ryEM. The quoted results for fsrc do not account for the additional uncertainty arising from the fact that the observed gamma-ray sky is out-of-distribution concerning the investigated ryEM iterations. We quantify the reality gap between our ryEMs using deep-learning-based One-Class Deep Support Vector Data Description networks, revealing that all employed ryEMs have gaps to reality. Our study casts doubt on the validity of previous conclusions regarding the GCE and dark matter, and underscores the urgent need to account for the reality gap and consider previously overlooked “out of domain” uncertainties in future interpretations. |
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[Caron, Sascha; Hendriks, Luc] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Theoret High Energy Phys, Heyendaalseweg 135, NL-6525 AJ Nijmegen, Netherlands, Email: scaron@nikhef.nl; |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:001025516000009 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5576 |
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Belchior, F.M.; Moreira, A.R.P.; Maluf, R.V.; Almeida, C.A.S. |
Title |
5D Elko spinor field non-minimally coupled to nonmetricity in f (Q) gravity |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
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843 |
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138029 - 8pp |
Keywords |
Elko field; Dark matter; Thick brane; Symmetric teleparallel gravity |
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This paper aims to investigate the localization of the five-dimensional spinor field known as Elko (dual-helicity eigenspinors of the charge conjugation operator) by employing a Yukawa-like geometrical coupling in which the Elko field is non-minimally coupled to nonmetricity scalar Q. We adopt the braneworld scenarios in which the first-order formalism with sine-Gordon and linear superpotentials is employed to obtain the warp factors. A linear function supports the zero-mode trapping within the geometric coupling, leading to the same effective potential as the scalar field. Moreover, an exotic term must be added to obtain real-valued massive modes. Such modes are investigated through the Schrodinger-like approach. |
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[Belchior, F. M.; Moreira, A. R. P.; Maluf, R. V.; Almeida, C. A. S.] Univ Fed Ceara UFC, Dept Fis, Campus Pico,CP 6030, BR-60455760 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil, Email: belchior@fisica.ufc.br; |
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Elsevier |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:001039072300001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5594 |
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Bombacigno, F.; Moretti, F.; Boudet, S.; Olmo, G.J. |
Title |
Landau damping for gravitational waves in parity-violating theories |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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02 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
009 - 29pp |
Keywords |
Gravitational waves in GR and beyond: theory; modified gravity; gravitational waves / experiments; dark matter experiments |
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We discuss how tensor polarizations of gravitational waves can suffer Landau damping in the presence of velocity birefringence, when parity symmetry is explicitly broken. In particular, we analyze the role of the Nieh-Yan and Chern-Simons terms in modified theories of gravity, showing how the gravitational perturbation in collisionless media can be characterized by a subluminal phase velocity, circumventing the well-known results of General Relativity and allowing for the appearance of the kinematic damping. We investigate in detail the connection between the thermodynamic properties of the medium, such as temperature and mass of the particles interacting with the gravitational wave, and the parameters ruling the parity violating terms of the models. In this respect, we outline how the dispersion relations can give rise in each model to different regions of the wavenumber space, where the phase velocity is subluminal, superluminal or does not exist. Quantitative estimates on the considered models indicate that the phenomenon of Landau damping is not detectable given the sensitivity of present-day instruments. |
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[Bombacigno, F.; Moretti, F.; Olmo, Gonzalo J.] Ctr Mixto Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, Carrer Doctor Moliner 50, Valencia 46100, Spain, Email: flavio2.bombacigno@uv.es; |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:001040875600002 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5624 |
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Portillo-Sanchez, D.; Escribano, P.; Vicente, A. |
Title |
Ultraviolet extensions of the Scotogenic model |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
08 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
023 - 35pp |
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Baryon; Lepton Number Violation; Specific BSM Phenomenology; New Light Particles; Particle Nature of Dark Matter |
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The Scotogenic model is a popular scenario that induces radiative Majorana neutrino masses and includes a weakly-interacting dark matter candidate. We classify all possible ultraviolet extensions of the Scotogenic model in which (i) the dark DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL Z(2) parity emerges at low energies after the spontaneous breaking of a global U(1)(L) lepton number symmetry, and (ii) the low-energy effective theory contains a naturally small lepton number breaking parameter, suppressed by the mass of a heavy mediator integrated out at tree-level. We find 50 such models and discuss two of them in detail to illustrate our setup. We also discuss some general aspects of the phenomenology of the models in our classification, exploring possible lepton flavor violating signals, collider signatures and implications for dark matter. The phenomenological prospects of these scenarios are very rich due to the presence of additional scalar states, including a massless Goldstone boson. |
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[Portillo-Sanchez, Diego] Inst Politecn Nacl, Ctr Invest & Estudios Avanzados, Dept Fis, Ave Inst Politecn Nacl 2508, Mexico City E-07360, Mexico, Email: pablo.escribano@ific.uv.es |
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Springer |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:001044764300006 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5614 |
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Garcia-Barcelo, J.M.; Melcon, A.A.; Diaz-Morcillo, A.; Gimeno, B.; Lozano-Guerrero, A.J.; Monzi-Cabrera, J.; Navarro-Madrid, J.R.; Navarro, P. |
Title |
Methods and restrictions to increase the volume of resonant rectangular-section haloscopes for detecting dark matter axions |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
Volume |
08 |
Issue |
8 |
Pages |
098 - 37pp |
Keywords |
Axions and ALPs; Particle Nature of Dark Matter |
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Haloscopes are resonant cavities that serve as detectors of dark matter axions when they are immersed in a strong static magnetic field. In order to increase the volume and improve space compatibility with dipole or solenoid magnets for axion searches, various haloscope design techniques for rectangular geometries are discussed in this study. The volume limits of two types of haloscopes are explored: those based on single cavities and those based on multicavities. In both cases, possibilities for increasing the volume of long and/or tall structures are presented. For multicavities, 1D geometries are explored to optimise the space in the magnets. Also, 2D and 3D geometries are introduced as a first step in laying the foundations for the development of these kinds of topologies. The results prove the usefulness of the developed methods, evidencing the ample room for improvement in rectangular haloscope designs nowadays. A factor of three orders of magnitude improvement in volume compared with a single cavity based on the WR-90 standard waveguide is obtained with the design of a long and tall single cavity. Similar procedures have been applied for long and tall multicavities. Experimental measurements are shown for prototypes based on tall multicavities and 2D structures, demonstrating the feasibility of using these types of geometries to increase the volume of real haloscopes. |
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[Garcia-Barcelo, J. M.; Melcon, A. Alvarez; Diaz-Morcillo, A.; Lozano-Guerrero, A. J.; Monzo-Cabrera, J.; Navarro-Madrid, J. R.; Navarro, P.] Univ Politecn Cartagena, Dept Tecnol Informac & Comun, Pl Hosp 1, Cartagena 30302, Spain, Email: josemaria.garcia@upct.es; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:001050076700002 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
Serial |
5611 |
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