MadDM v.1.0: Computation of Dark Matter Relic Abundance Using MadGraph5

Aug 22, 2013
35 pages
Published in:
  • Physics of the Dark Universe 5-6 (2014) 18-28
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We present MadDM v.1.0, a numerical tool to compute dark matter relic abundance in a generic model. The code is based on the existing MadGraph 5 architecture and as such is easily integrable into any MadGraph collider study. A simple Python interface offers a level of user-friendliness characteristic of MadGraph 5 without sacrificing functionality. MadDM is able to calculate the dark matter relic abundance in models which include a multi-component dark sector, resonance annihilation channels and co-annihilations. We validate the code in a wide range of dark matter models by comparing the relic density results from MadDM to the existing tools and literature.
Note:
  • 35 pages, 6 figures
  • dark matter: relic density
  • resonance: annihilation
  • numerical methods
  • programming
  • evolution equation
  • standard model
  • minimal supersymmetric standard model
  • higher-dimensional