Determination of the string scale in D-brane scenarios and dark matter implications

Feb, 2001
33 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 603 (2001) 231-258
e-Print:
Report number:
  • FTUAM-01-03,
  • IFT-UAM-CSIC-01-04,
  • HIP-2000-69-TH,
  • SUSX-TH-01-007

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Abstract:
We analyze different phenomenological aspects of D-brane constructions. First, we obtain that scenarios with the gauge group and particle content of the supersymmetric standard model lead naturally to intermediate values for the string scale, in order to reproduce the value of gauge couplings deduced from experiments. Second, the soft terms, which turn out to be generically non universal, and Yukawa couplings of these scenarios are studied in detail. Finally, using these soft terms and the string scale as the initial scale for their running, we compute the neutralino-nucleon cross section. In particular we find regions in the parameter space of D-brane scenarios with cross sections in the range of 10610^{-6}--10510^{-5} pb, i.e. where current dark matter experiments are sensitive. For instance, this can be obtained for tanβ>5\tan\beta > 5.
Note:
  • Figures improved, misprints corrected, results basically unchanged Report-no: FTUAM 01/03, IFT-UAM/CSIC-01-04, HIP-2000-69/TH, SUSX-TH/01-007 Journal-ref: Nucl.Phys. B603 (2001) 231-258
  • 11.25.Mj
  • 12.10.Kt
  • 95.35.+d
  • 04.65.+e
  • D-branes
  • String scale
  • Soft terms
  • Dark matter
  • membrane model: D-brane
  • string model