Monochromatic neutrinos from dark matter through the Higgs portal

Sep 1, 2023
18 pages
Published in:
  • JCAP 11 (2023) 068
  • Published: Nov 14, 2023
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Abstract: (IOP)
We define a minimalmodel of dark matter with a fermion singletχ coupled to the visible sector through the Higgs portal and with a heavyDirac neutrino N that opens the annihilation channel χχ → Nν.The model provides the observed relic abundance consistently with bounds from direct searches andimplies a monochromatic neutrino signal at 10 GeV–1 TeV in indirect searches. In particular,we obtain the capture rate of χ by the Sun and show that the signal could be above the neutrino floor producedby cosmic rays showering in the solar surface. In mostbenchmark models this solar astrophysical background is above the expected dark matter signal, so the model that we proposeis a canonical example of WIMP not excluded by direct searches thatcould be studied at neutrino telescopes and also at colliders.
Note:
  • 18 pages
  • dark matter theory
  • dark matter experiments
  • neutrino astronomy
  • fermion: singlet
  • model: minimal
  • neutrino: Dirac
  • surface: solar
  • neutrino: detector
  • dark matter: density
  • capture