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Folgado, M.G.; Gomez-Vargas, G.A.; Rius, N.; Ruiz de Austri, R. |
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Probing the sterile neutrino portal to Dark Matter with gamma rays |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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002 - 20pp |
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dark matter theory; particle physics – cosmology connection; neutrino theory |
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Sterile neutrinos could provide a link between the Standard Model particles and a dark sector, besides generating active neutrino masses via the seesaw mechanism type I. We show that, if dark matter annihilation into sterile neutrinos determines its observed relic abundance, it is possible to explain the Galactic Center gamma-ray excess reported by the Fermi-LAT Collaboration as due to an astrophysical component plus dark matter annihilations. We observe that sterile neutrino portal to dark matter provides an impressively good fit, with a p-value of 0.78 in the best fit point, to the Galactic Center gamma-ray flux, for DM masses in the range (40-80) GeV and sterile neutrino masses 20 GeV less than or similar to M-N < M-DM. Such values are compatible with the limits from Fermi-LAT observations of the dwarfs spheroidal galaxies in the Milky Way halo, which rule out dark matter masses below similar to 50 GeV ( 90 GeV), for sterile neutrino masses M-N less than or similar to MDM ( M-N << M-DM). We also estimate the impact of AMS-02 anti-proton data on this scenario. |
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[Folgado, Miguel G.; Rius, Nuria; Ruiz de Austri, Roberto] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, C-Catedratico Jose Beltran 2, E-46980 Paterna, Spain, Email: migarfol@ific.uv.es; |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000440591500002 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3681 |
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Cabrera, M.E.; Casas, J.A.; Ruiz de Austri, R. |
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The health of SUSY after the Higgs discovery and the XENON100 data |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2013 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
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182 - 47pp |
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Supersymmetry Phenomenology |
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We analyze the implications for the status and prospects of supersymmetry of the Higgs discovery and the last XENON data. We focus mainly, but not only, on the CMSSM and NUHM models. Using a Bayesian approach we determine the distribution of probability in the parameter space of these scenarios. This shows that, most probably, they are now beyond the LHC reach. This negative chances increase further (at more than 95% c.l.) if one includes dark matter constraints in the analysis, in particular the last XENON100 data. However, the models would be probed completely by XENON1T. The mass of the LSP neutralino gets essentially fixed around 1TeV. We do not incorporate ad hoc measures of the fine-tuning to penalize unnatural possibilities: such penalization arises automatically from the careful Bayesian analysis itself, and allows to scan the whole parameter space. In this way, we can explain and resolve the apparent discrepancies between the previous results in the literature. Although SUSY has become hard to detect at LHC, this does not necessarily mean that is very fine-tuned. We use Bayesian techniques to show the experimental Higgs mass is at similar to 2 sigma off the CMSSM or NUHM expectation. This is substantial but not dramatic. Although the CMSSM or the NUHM are unlikely to show up at the LHC, they are still interesting and plausible models after the Higgs observation; and, if they are true, the chances of discovering them in future dark matter experiments are quite high. |
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[Cabrera, Maria Eugenia] Univ Amsterdam, Inst Theoret Phys, GRAPPA, NL-1012 WX Amsterdam, Netherlands, Email: M.E.CabreraCatalan@uva.nl; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000323202900095 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1572 |
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Feroz, F.; Cranmer, K.; Hobson, M.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Trotta, R. |
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Challenges of profile likelihood evaluation in multi-dimensional SUSY scans |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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06 |
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6 |
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042 - 23pp |
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Supersymmetry Phenomenology |
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Statistical inference of the fundamental parameters of supersymmetric theories is a challenging and active endeavor. Several sophisticated algorithms have been employed to this end. While Markov-Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and nested sampling techniques are geared towards Bayesian inference, they have also been used to estimate frequentist confidence intervals based on the profile likelihood ratio. We investigate the performance and appropriate configuration of MULTINEST, a nested sampling based algorithm, when used for profile likelihood-based analyses both on toy models and on the parameter space of the Constrained MSSM. We find that while the standard configuration previously used in the literarture is appropriate for an accurate reconstruction of the Bayesian posterior, the profile likelihood is poorly approximated. We identify a more appropriate MULTINEST configuration for profile likelihood analyses, which gives an excellent exploration of the profile likelihood (albeit at a larger computational cost), including the identification of the global maximum likelihood value. We conclude that with the appropriate configuration MULTINEST is a suitable tool for profile likelihood studies, indicating previous claims to the contrary are not well founded. |
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[Feroz, F; Hobson, M] Univ Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge CB3 0HE, England, Email: f.feroz@mrao.cam.ac.uk |
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1126-6708 |
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WOS:000293136500042 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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745 |
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Casas, J.A.; Gomez Vargas, G.A.; Moreno, J.M.; Quilis, J.; Ruiz de Austri, R. |
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Extended Higgs-portal dark matter and the Fermi-LAT Galactic Center Excess |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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06 |
Issue |
6 |
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031 - 16pp |
| Keywords |
dark matter theory; dark matter experiments |
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In the present work, we show that the Galactic Center Excess (GCE) emission, as recently updated by the Fermi-LAT Collaboration, could be explained by a mixture of Fermi bubbles-like emission plus dark matter (DM) annihilation, in the context of a scalar-singlet Higgs portal scenario (SHP). In fact, the standard SHP, where the DM particle, S, only has renormalizable interactions with the Higgs, is non-operational due to strong constraints, especially from DM direct detection limits. Thus we consider the most economical extension, called ESHP (for extended SHP), which consists solely in the addition of a second (more massive) scalar singlet in the dark sector. The second scalar can be integrated-out, leaving a standard SHP plus a dimension-6 operator. Mainly, this model has only two relevant parameters (the DM mass and the coupling of the dim-6 operator). DM annihilation occurs mainly into two Higgs bosons, SS -> hh. We demonstrate that, despite its economy, the ESHP model provides an excellent fit to the GCE (with p-value similar to 0.6-0.7) for very reasonable values of the parameters, in particular, ms similar or equal to 130 GeV. This agreement of the DM candidate to the GCE properties does not clash with other observables and keep the S – particle relic density at the accepted value for the DM content in the universe. |
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[Casas, J. A.; Moreno, J. M.; Quilis, J.] Univ Autonoma Madrid, Inst Fis Teor, CSIC, E-28049 Madrid, Spain, Email: j.alberto.casas@gmail.com; |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000435710700001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3626 |
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Gomez, M.E.; Lola, S.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Shafi, Q. |
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Confronting SUSY GUT With Dark Matter, Sparticle Spectroscopy and Muon (g – 2) |
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Journal Article |
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2018 |
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Frontiers in Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
Front. Physics |
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6 |
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127 - 9pp |
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grand unification; supersymmetry; dark matter; LHC; sparticle spectroscopy |
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We explore the implications of LHC and cold dark matter searches for supersymmetric particle mass spectra in two different grand unified models with left-right symmetry, SO(10) and SU(4)(c) x SU(2)(L) x SU(2)(R) (4-2-2). We identify characteristic differences between the two scenarios, which imply distinct correlations between experimental measurements and the particular structure of the GUT group. The gauge structure of 4-2-2 enhances significantly the allowed parameter space as compared to SO(10), giving rise to a variety of coannihilation scenarios compatible with the LHC data, LSP dark matter and the ongoing muon g-2 experiment. |
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[Gomez, Mario E.] Univ Huelva, Fac Ciencias Expt, Dept Ciencias Integradas, Huelva, Spain, Email: mario.gomez@dfa.uhu.es |
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2296-424x |
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WOS:000450940000001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3808 |
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