TY - JOUR AU - Stadler, J. AU - Boehm, C. AU - Mena, O. PY - 2019 DA - 2019// TI - Comprehensive study of neutrino-dark matter mixed damping T2 - J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. JO - Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics SP - 014 EP - 23pp VL - 08 IS - 8 PB - Iop Publishing Ltd KW - CMBR theory KW - cosmological perturbation theory KW - neutrino properties KW - power spectrum AB - Mixed damping is a physical effect that occurs when a heavy species is coupled to a relativistic fluid which is itself free streaming. As a cross-case between collisional damping and free-streaming, it is crucial in the context of neutrino-dark matter interactions. In this work, we establish the parameter space relevant for mixed damping, and we derive an analytical approximation for the evolution of dark matter perturbations in the mixed damping regime to illustrate the physical processes responsible for the suppression of cosmological perturbations. Although extended Boltzmann codes implementing neutrino-dark matter scattering terms automatically include mixed damping, this effect has not been systematically studied. In order to obtain reliable numerical results, it is mandatory to reconsider several aspects of neutrino-dark matter interactions, such as the initial conditions, the ultra-relativistic fluid approximation and high order multiple moments in the neutrino distribution. Such a precise treatment ensures the correct assessment of the relevance of mixed damping in neutrino-dark matter interactions. SN - 1475-7516 UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.00540 UR - https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2019/08/014 DO - 10.1088/1475-7516/2019/08/014 LA - English N1 - WOS:000481534700003 ID - Stadler_etal2019 ER -