Precision predictions for dark matter with DM@NLO in the MSSM

Dec 28, 2023
15 pages
Published in:
  • Eur.Phys.J.C 84 (2024) 4, 342,
  • Eur.Phys.J.C 84 (2024) 342
  • Published: Apr 1, 2024
e-Print:
Report number:
  • MITP-23-084,
  • MS-TP-23-52,
  • LAPTH-062/23

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Abstract: (Springer)
We present DM@NLO, a Fortran 77 based program with a C++ interface dedicated to precision calculations of dark matter (DM) (co)annihilation cross-sections and elastic dark matter-nucleon scattering amplitudes in the minimal supersymmetric (SUSY) Standard Model (MSSM) at next-to-leading order (NLO) in perturbative (SUSY) QCD. If the annihilating initial particles carry an electric or colour charge, the Sommerfeld enhanced cross section is included as well and can be matched to the NLO cross section. We review these calculations including technical details relevant for using the code. We illustrate their impact by applying DM@NLO to an example scenario in the constrained MSSM.
Note:
  • 15 pages, 3 figures;
  • new physics
  • supersymmetry: dark matter
  • minimal supersymmetric standard model
  • neutralino: dark matter
  • neutralino: annihilation
  • neutralino: relic density
  • WIMP nucleon: elastic scattering
  • cross section: annihilation
  • quantum chromodynamics: correction
  • correction: higher-order